Markus Form is a contemporary furniture company, founded with the intention of revitalising Sweden’s furniture industry, and with an ambition to produce relevant, practical and easy to match designs that are durable and sustainable. The company’s furniture will also draw on a significant Swedish and Scandinavian design culture and heritage that unites ergonomics, functionality, craftsmanship and a good working knowledge of materials, whilst also...
Sushi & Co. is a restaurant and cafe on-board a cruise ship taking guests to destinations along the Baltic Sea. It has a modern interior design that mixes dark and light wood furniture, features warm low hanging lights, organic patterned upholstery, cool grey walls, exposed brick panels, slate floors and a visual identity developed by Helsinki based graphic design studio Bond. Extending...
Designtorget is a Swedish design store and brand founded by architect Jerry Hellström in 1993 with the intention of making the very best contemporary furniture, arts and design from across the country available to the mass market. It now has 16 stores throughout Norway and Sweden and a broad catalogue of functional, high-quality products, selected by jury, produced by both unknown...
Karuizawa 1984 is a vintage Japanese single malt and single cask whisky imported and bottled exclusively for the Norwegian market. The first batch, a run of 577 bottles, sold out immediately. Karuizawa’s packaging, created by Scandinavian graphic design studio Metric Design, effectively conveys the age and provenance of the whisky, is sensitive to the Western market, and aware of and largely...
Fosnavåg is a city on the island of Bergsøya, situated off the west coast of Norway not far from the Altantic Ocean. It is home to a variety of maritime businesses including fishing, logistics and shipbuilding, and now the location of Fosnavaag Cultural Centre, a new concert hall founded by the local community. Fosnavaag Cultural Centre’s brand identity, created by Scandinavian graphic design studio...
Adisgladis is a Swedish clothing, accessories, outdoor gear and gadget retailer with premises on Stockholm’s Wollmar Yxkullsgatan street. It has a distinctive interior of copper pipe racks, die cut card hangers, wood fibre and chipboard surfaces, and a philosophy that embraces organic, up-cycled and positive living. Adisgladis’ new visual identity, developed by Stockholm based graphic design studio Bedow, draws on the...
Ogeborg is a Swedish, family-owned, manufacturer and supplier of high-quality carpet to the commercial sector, partnering with real estate owners, architects and interior designers since 1968. Stockholm based graphic design studio Kurppa Hosk worked with Ogeborg to develop a new strategy, visual identity treatment and website that would not only reflect some of the culture of the business but would help them...
Lycka is a 100% natural hand filled frozen yoghurt brand from Germany that donates 11 cents from each sale to Welthungerhilfe, a humanitarian aid project tackling issues such as world hunger, land grabbing in Cambodia and displacement across Syria and Iraq, amongst many other issues. Lycka’s brand identity and packaging, a mix of bright geometric forms which appears to draw some of...
Hemslöjden is a non-profit organisation promoting craft across Sweden through courses, talks and activities. Set up as a response to the advance of industrialisation, Hemslöjden has a significant 100 year history, fostering strong relationships between culture and industry to ensure the survival and development of handicraft. It is also a publisher, events organiser and acts as an umbrella for Sweden’s handicraft societies with the understanding that these, and their activities, contribute...
Bildmuseet is a centre for visual culture and a museum dedicated to the exhibition of modern international art, architecture, design and photography, as well as retrospectives, and is described as a place for experiences, reflection and discussion. Opened in 2012, Bildmuseet is part of the arts campus at Umeå University, Stockholm, and housed within a distinctive building designed by Henning Larsen Architects...
Korshags is a family-owned seafood company located in Falkenberg on the Swedish west coast. Previously named Falkenbergs Lax (Falkenberg’s Salmon), Korshags has grown from a small local company specialising in smoked salmon, into an international player with a variety of products. With this in mind the company commissioned Stockholm-based Kurppa Hosk to establish a new name and brand identity that would better position...
Ninjaplast is a Swedish plastic food wrap product with a unique packaging solution that addresses the difficulties often associated with cutting similar products effectively from a roll. Rather than a serrated card bar, Ninjaplast comes with a built-in and safe to use cutting blade that makes wrapping food a “fumble free” experience. The close relationship between product and packaging is enhanced by,...