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Love Icons at Designgalleriet

At Designgalleriet in Stockholm we made a love installation. Graphical design and glass designed by Straight Design Studio and with me as a curator. Here is the story of Love Icons. The diverse LGBQTI-world is full of rainbows, unicorns, bears…

May 29, 2022

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Weekend work. Had a seminar on design, trends and repair for 200 French kitchen designers. Thanks for picture @toolspace

No… that is not cilantro… Still trying to learn how to cook. Don’t worry @robertnehmecom - there is always the pizza option. @what_stefan_ate #cilantro #parsley

14 pages on outdoor in latest issue of Plaza Interiör.

My spread in LGBTQ magazine QX. Talking about butt tableware, new scents by Gucci and this month’s no, no, no… of course the enormous belt buckle. #lgbtq #qx #gay

As per usual, I have listed all the events for Milan Design Week. This is what I have so far. It is all at www.trendstefan.se.#isalone2022 #salonedelmobile2022 #mdw2022 #milandesignweek2022

Seminar in Copenhagen today. I am here to talk about Gen Z and their behavioir and choices. @pejgruppen #genz

Painting for a photo shoot next week. Really like these combinations of green. Mint and olive.

My report from Malmstens, Beckmans and Konstfack. A new generation of designers are here. At trendstefan.se@beckmanscollegeofdesign @malmstens_liu @konstfack

A brief summary of Stockholm Creative Edition at trendstefan.se@stockholmcreativeedition@contemfurniture @bonnibonne @bebo.objects @cream.objects @designgalleriet @straightdesignstudio @swedeseab @toniton_colours @malmstens_liu @beckmanscollegeofdesign #swedishdesign

Sunday, fun day.

A bit of country house living. #saturday #hasselbacken

New gallery space @cream.objects. A platform for designers and galleries. Stockholm have right now a very lively gallery scene. Here you find galleries like @coulisse_gallery, @designgalleriet and @galleriglas and more. Designers are tagged in pics. Cream is a pop up and will close this weekend so hurry up.

Konstfack master’s graduates. Some of my favourites. Amazing woodwork by John Andersson. He found a way to bump wood and then add water. The wood fibers will then rise. And he made all natural patterns. Beautiful. Pic 3 is Nadia Smedeland. Beautiful chairs. Pic 4 a lamp with only joints. Add your own things instead of buying a new lamp. Pic 7 is an outdoor chair made in stone. Nice. Pic 9 is speedy intarsia or woodwork. I like how this generation is curious and innovative. Tags in pics. @konstfack

Beckmans school of design. A lot of forwardthinking. First picture is Simon Mattisson. His pieces are 3d printed in wood (and resin). Wood was grounded to a powder because damaged by insects (barkborre), then made into a pasta and 3d printed. 2nd picture, student Elias Berg made lamps out of solar cells, 3d pic is Maria Nyholm who worked with ancient clay for indoor room dividers. Pic 4 is Tora Kirchmeir who made a collection about grief. Pic 5 is Mikaela Midell who made a coatrack that is also a room… Pic 6 is Fanny Axner who wants to take the urban city inside (beams, concrete etc). @beckmanscollegeofdesign @stockholmcreativeedition

Checking out the graduates of Malmsten’s school of design. A lot of benches and furniture that are like freestanding islands. Full report later. Tags in picture. Notice the beautiful woodwork and the hand in picture three. Chair in picture six is an easy chair for an orch in World of Warcraft. Superfun. @malmstens_liu @stockholmcreativeedition

A woody morning. Running around to look at installations for Stockholm Creative Edition. Dyed wood by ElakForm and wood details for the home by BonniBonne and Norm Architects. @stockholmcreativeedition @elakform @bonnibonne @normarchitects

Tonight we open the exhibition Love Icons at Västmannagatan 47. Come see us. @straightdesignstudio @designgalleriet @stockholmcreativeedition #love

A fun night. Lets do it again tomorrow. @straightdesignstudio @designgalleriet @enzobartoliwines

Gays and wine tonight. Prelaunch for the exhibition Love Icon. Happy International Day against Homophobia.@designgalleriet @straightdesignstudio @enzobartoliwines @seveninches.se @stockholmcreativeedition

Happy international day against homophobia. May 17.Straight Design Studio and I have identified ten new areas in LGBTQ that need new symbols. Why? If you have a symbol, you are represented and someone to count on.One exempel. Some LGBTQ couples really look like twinks. But some don’t. And they really love their other half that look different. It could be ethnicity, height, bodyshape or that someone is physically challanged. This other person looks different - and that is something they are proud of.So here is ”Olika tillsammans” or in English ”Different Together”.Wear it as a badge on social media. We have also interpreted the ten symbols as glass sculptures. Yes, two legs holding a cup together…@designgalleriet @straightdesignstudio @stockholmcreativeedition #lgbtq #endhomophobia

Hosting a lunch for the launch of Stockholm Creative Edition. @stockholmcreativeedition @beaszenfeld @contemfurniture @bebo.objects @shaneschneck @grandrelations

Design & Dessert with Cecilie Molvaer Jörgensen.We talk about Norwegian design and chocolate.