• Designer Martin Bergström x Lapponia

    Written by Fashion Tales

    Designer Martin Bergström joins the respected group of Lapponia designers with his first ever jewelry collection for Lapponia. To be launched in April this year, The Kuu Collection –  a collection named after the Finnish word for moon - is a manifestation of Bergström’s eye-catching style, and a perfect fit to Lapponia, known for its convention-breaking designs. Pale moon and dark Nordic skies are the inspiration behind Bergström’s collection: “I’ve always been attracted by the Moon - this mystical element that greatly affects our daily lives. the Moon orchestrates a constant circle of tides, seasons and moods that affect Life on Earth more than we realize”, states Bergström.

    The Kuu Collection is a crossover of organic shapes and contemporary fashion. “The collection is composed of several separate pieces, all combinable in multiple ways. I want the consumer to give the final touch to the collection by deciding how to wear and combine it.”, says Bergström. The Kuu Collection includes e.g. five separately sold and freely combinable earrings. The collection also includes Lapponia’s signature chain, originally designed by jewelry artist and sculptor Björn Weckström, who originally developed Lapponia’s unique design language. “With this selection, I wanted to pay my respect to Lapponia’s heritage and the work of Mr. Weckström.”

    For Bergström, it always begins from hand-drawing; two-dimensional surfaces and shapes inspired by the weirdness of Nature. Roots, decomposition and organic elements develop in his hands into breath-taking abstract forms that have become Bergström’s signature. The Designer works with several international brands in the fashion and interior industry, creating intriguing prints and collections for them. 

    The Kuu Collection is available from selected Lapponia Jewelry retailers and www.lapponia.com from April 30. For items made by order delivery time is 6 weeks.

  • SVENSKT TENN'S SUSTAINABILITY PHILOSOPHY

    Written by Fashion Tales

    Svenskt Tenn has reviewed its range of products from a sustainability point of view, investigating the environmental impact of manufacturing processes and materials. The results are presented in a booklet, Svenskt Tenn’s Sustainability Philosophy, which is available in the Stockholm store as well as online.

    Svenskt Tenn works towards the vision of contributing to society in as many ways as possible. For example, manufacturing goods locally helps to keep Swedish craftsmanship alive and it creates jobs. The surplus generated from the sales of the design products benefits important research within ecology and medicine, through grants from the foundation that owns Svenskt Tenn. But CEO Maria Veerasamy wants to go even further:

    ”We are proud of our contribution to crafts and research in Sweden, but we want to become even more sustainable as a company, and raising the knowledge levels is an important aspect of this. This review is a starting point. A source of knowledge that will help ourselves, our suppliers and our customers along the way”, she says.

    To assist in the review, Svenskt Tenn has retained Renée Andersson, one of Sweden’s most experienced experts in sustainable production and human rights, with an honorary doctorate at Lund University. In the auditing process, Renée Andersson has worked her way down the chain of suppliers and subcontractors to identify the materials’ origin and how they are processed in the creation of the final product. The reader can learn about such things as ”conflict minerals”, processes used in the production of linen, cotton and tanning of leather, and how a combination of barium and zinc has made the production of crystal glass more friendly to the environment than using lead – just to name a few examples.

    To read the sustainability review in full - go here!

  • & Other Stories present art brand The Ode To

    Written by Fashion Tales

    & Other Stories proudly presents a collaboration with art brand The Ode To, through an exhibition on the 18th of April and a pop-up exhibition in store the 19th to the 22nd of April.

    The Ode To was founded by Helena Carlberg Anna Lakins, with the vision of creating a space where unique and creative work can be found for those wanting things that not everybody else has. Limited prints and handmade art objects for reasonable prices makes it possible for art enthusiasts to express their personal style in their homes. Several creators from & Other Stories’ network are now a part of The Ode To, not to mention Helena Carlberg.

    Since their launch in 2013, & Other Stories have supported female creativeness. Carlberg and Lukins share the same passion, as the majority of the brand’s work is created by female artists in order to balance the underrepresentation of women in the design and art industry.

    For more information, check out the webbpage: https://www.theodeto.com/

  • Arper : KIIK design by Iwasaki Design Studio

    Written by Fashion Tales

    Islands for gathering. Constellations for activity. Kiik is created for the spaces between entry and departure, between waiting and doing. This modular collection of seating, tables, ottomans, and consoles creates moments for working, gathering, or relaxation in graphic forms with myriad
    configurations.

    Kiik has been created to address the needs of waiting rooms, university lounges, workspaces, meeting areas, and mixed-use spaces. Its modular nature and material finish specification options make it a complementary addition to any context. Kiik’s fundamental structures can be created with seats with and without backrests and tables in triangular, circular, square or rectangular shapes and completed with ottomans and low or raised consoles. Upholstery options in a variety of textures and colors create a unique expression appropriate to the space. Combine diverse configurations together for a dynamic effect, or create patterns with a repeated form. Kiik is ideally suited for any contract use to create bespoke spaces, to pause, to work, to meet.

    Kiik is a modular system consisting of frames of various dimensions which can be combined with pads, available with or without a 63x63 cm backrest, and a seat height of 45 cm. Kiik tables come in different shapes and dimensions (rectangular, square, triangular, quarter round) thus allowing linear and L-shaped modules (120° and 90°). The collection is complemented by a console with a 252x40 cm top in three heights: 58, 72 e 105 cm, and by a 126x157.5 cm ottoman with a seat height of 36 cm.

  • Sneakersnstuff X Converse One Star

    Written by Fashion Tales

    Sneakersnstuff is the latest sneaker boutique to interpret Converse One Star. The Converse One Star continues to show up across global street culture, with celebrated sneaker boutique Sneakersnstuff (SNS) creating a limited-edition capsule in collaboration with Converse. 

    Fueled by a desire to modernize the Camo print, a staple on the scene, Converse x Sneakersnstuff introduces a bold twist on ERDL, a print developed by US Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory in the 60s. 

    The One Star take on the military print comes to life through texture and color. Translating a traditionally graphic application into a unique patchwork of suede and leather, Converse and SNS focused on two palettes – the classic “canteen” palette, and an audacious “deep lavender” palette, which is exclusively available from Sneakersnstuff. The sneaker’s foxing tape features a military laundry tag and heel stay displays a debossed SNS logo. Additional features include goat leather lining, vintage cotton laces, co-branded sock liners, and the silhouette’s iconic star in Nappa leather.

    The deep lavender palette also informed a capsule collection of apparel, which includes a GORE-TEX Coaches Jacket with wind and water-resistant fabric, silk screen reflective logo and adjustable draw cord at the hem. Rounding out the collection, a deep lavender Converse Essentials long-sleeve tee and egret short-sleeve feature military-inspired spec graphics and dual-branded logos.

    Originating in Stockholm circa 1999, Sneakersnstuff has helped define street-style through distinct product curation and collaborations ever since. The collection will be available starting April 12, 2018 at Sneakersnstuff, Sneakersnstuff.com, Converse.com and select retailers.

  • Design: Kristina Stark

    Written by Fashion Tales

    During 2018 Kristina Stark celebrates 25 years as a designer and 10 years as her own producer. In January, Kristina launched her new brand Stark, and presented the first collection under the new brand; Cylinder, a series of mouth-blown vases that Kristina produced at Bergdala glass mill in Småland, Sweden.

    The Series Cylinder consists of cylindrical vases of various sizes, all based on the same proportions and expressions. In the bottom of the vases, Kristina Stark has placed elevated three-dimensional rings - a seemingly small detail but adding a big and important function. The rings are meant to create support that causes both solitary twigs and stems as well as entire bouquets to be stable and beautiful in the vases.

    In addition to support, the rings also give a poetic expression to the vases as they create a reflection and are reflected on the water surface in a similar way as when releasing a stone in still water.

    Kristina Stark's new collection is featured during the spring exhibition “Glasklart” at the Malmstensbutiken on Strandvägen in Stockholm. In the shop there are also Kristina's beautiful paintings of the Cylinder vases. In conjunction with this, the vases will start selling in the store.

    The exhibition will take place in the Malmsten store until 8 April 2018.
    Strandvägen 5B, Stockholm

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