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London Design Festival 2024

Hello: It’s me again. My review from Paris (here) got some attention. And so did my review from London last year (here). I have been saving up for my review on London Design Festival this year. Where to start? LDF…

September 23, 2024

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Next week I will be in Shanghai. I will be there to hold two seminars on the future (and fun) of retail. Of course I will talk about the new launch from Netflix where you go to a mall to engage and interact with your favorite tv show (like Bridgerton or Squid Game).

If you’re in Shanghai - come and give me a holler.

Picture from last time I was in Shanghai which is before the pandemic. And picture two is the seminar programme.

@interiorlifestylechina #shanghai #retail @messefrankfurtsverige @messefrankfurt

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Christmas trends 2024 on national TV. In Swedish.

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New or relaunched Japanese restaurant in Stockholm. Fancy interior that should make you feel like a Japanese jazz club. Smack in the middle of Stockholm at Grev Turegatan 1. Called Tako. (And for my Swedish friends look at what you can get on the menue)

@restaurangtako #stockholm

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This month’s spread in LGBTQ magazine QX. Talking about ”Bear in Underwear”, drunk elephants and homo icon Henry Holland. And this month’s no, no, no - the strange folding of t-shirts. Especially on your back. Don’t get it…

Out now. Also at online at qx.se.

Tags in pictures.

#lgbt #lgbtq #gay #homo

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Beagle date in Stockholm. #beagle

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Talking about the future of homes in magazine Borätt. Unfortunately all in Swedish.

Link here: https://borattforum.se/no-place-like-home/

Thanks for sending pic @oscarnojd

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Design exhibition in Stockholm.

@cream.objects

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@cream.objects @bioskandia

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The museum of Architecture and Design in Stockholm opens today after a year of renovation. Everything is made of reused and upcycled materials. Except for the curtains and wheels on podiums and signs.

I find it interesting that a museum dares to make durable and long lasting solutions of pre used materials.

@arkdesc

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Sweden’s most prominent department store launches a second collection. Bags, notebooks and scents. Inspirered by old floors and hemlines.

Designed by local design star Clara von Zweigbergk.

@nordiskakompaniet @claravonzweigbergk

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Stora Trenddagen 2026. Had to change location because of renovation but found a new hangar to do my presentation.

Four more months to plan. First draft of trend report is done. Colours will be set on October 8th. Then testing and testing the material. Workshop and reading about the future of retail.

The launch will be quite different from previous years. We’ll see how that goes. ;)

So look out for January 20th or 27th…

#storatrenddagen #trends2026

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My review for London Design Festival 2024. www.trendstefan.se

@l_d_f_official

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A Juli Saturday. Never ever ever ever still. #beagle

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One week ago. A huge thanks to Lynx Wines who helped celebrate with us. @lynxcalifornia

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Opening of a new hotel in Stockholm. Villa Foresta.

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New exhibition about Wiener Werkstätte in Stockholm at Millesgården. Nice and educational. Full score. Could of course have dealt with neighboring issues but an educational and nice thing.

@millesgarden

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Good morning Stockholm.

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A good and fruitful day at Shoreditch during London Design Festival.

I started at SCP and they always have nice things. Picture one and two are from them. I had to remove one of the paintings because it had too much purple in it. I don’t see purple trending.

And pic 3 is also from SCP. I love how John Wilkinson makes the chair sit in thin air. Is it floating?

Four and five from the collab between Paul Smith and Artek. I like how Smith used his iconic stripes for the room divider.

Pic six is from Yinka Ilori.

Seven is Fernando Laposse who uses loofah in a new way. At Dezeen and Asus.

London Design Week would be NOTHING with our Two Lovely Gays. Here at an exhibition they curate. With glass from Swedish Hanna Hannsdotter.

Pic nine. Raw Edges and their amazing lamp. Love this.

Pic ten. Best of the lot. Christopher Farr showed dadaist designer Sophie Tauber-Arp. The rugs and textiles are by her. So gorgeous.

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@l_d_f_official @shoreditchdt

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@l_d_f_official @rawedgesdesignstudio

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@l_d_f_official @dezeen @asus

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@l_d_f_official @artek

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Colourful at SCP

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Just some mixed images from my second day at London Design Festival.

Tags in pictures.

@l_d_f_official