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Top 5 Design & Artwork Shops in Stockholm

Stockholm offers great design and artwork shops and galleries. The Scandinavian functionalist artwork style with its clean lines dates back to architect Gunnar Asplund in the 1930s. The design evolved later with designer and architect Bruno Mathsson.

Today, the furniture design in Swedish homes are synonymous with Ikea, and events like the Stockholm Furniture Fair are very popular. Find out where to go in Stockholm...

1. Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm


When lifestyle magazine Wallpaper visits Sweden, this is where they will end up: in the interior design store where designer Josef Frank worked for more than thirty years. The world was aghast at his modernist furniture and floral patterns in the 1920s. Today they are eagerly sought-after collectors items and are presented together with other design collections.

Location: Strandvägen 5 A, Stockholm. Phone: 6 70 16 00.

2. R.O.O.M. Design Shop in Stockholm


Exclusively designed chairs in classic wood have become the trademark output of this Swedish interior design chain. This former industrial estate harbours about a dozen inspirational rooms for all tastes, as well as a big department for designer textiles, and a restaurant for shoppers.

Location: Alströmergatan 20, Stockholm. Phone: 6 92 50 00.

3. Stockholm's Nordiska Galleriet


Verner Panton's plastic chair, Le Corbusier's black leather couch, Alvar Aalto's Savoy vase - at the Nordiska galleriet you will find the best architect-designed furniture from Scandinavia and the rest of the world. At Stockholm's Riddargatan 20 around the corner, you'll find their branch devoted exclusively to beds.

Location: Nybrogatan 11, Stockholm. Phone: 4 42 83 60.

4. Asplund Design Shop in Stockholm


Asplund offers Nordic glass from Iittala and Skruf glassworks, furniture by designers Jonas Bohlin and Thomas Sandell from Sweden, as well as international hotshots like Tom Dixon and Jasper Morrison. The selection here is outstanding and provides for every taste.

Location: Sibyllegatan 31, Stockholm. Phone: 6 62 52 84.

5. Stockholm Modern


Here you will find carefully selected 20th century design in a store with a wide range of opportunities for bargains. The assortment of Stockholm Modern is continually updated by owner Christian Björk, so you see different things each time you visit.

Location: Karlavägen 26, Stockholm. Phone: 10 14 13.


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