Misschiefs – Paola Bjäringer

January 23, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Paola Bjäringer by Kimberly Ihre. V Söderqvist blog.

Misschiefs is an all women exhibition born out of a concept by Paola Bjäringer. Ten women designers and a guest artist create a functional art object that comes in a limited edition of 3 pieces. It is to be revealed at Stockholm Design Week in a historical building from 1883 , the Bångska Palace in […]

Designer Interview – Färg & Blanche

December 3, 2018.Reading time 15 minutes.

Emma Blanche and Fredrik Färg of Färg & Blanche. Photo: Lennart Durehed. V Söderqvist Blog.

Partners both in work and in private, French born Emma Marga Blanche and Swede Fredrik Färg are a design match made in heaven. Known as Färg & Blanche they work out of their sprawling studio in Södermalm, with all manner of tools and machines that help them to experiment and constantly push the boundaries within the […]

Designer Interview – Eva Eklöf

March 23, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Eva Eklöf, designer. V. Söderqvist Blog.

New York based Swedish designer Eva Eklöf started her own company Les Few after spending 5 years as head product designer for Zara Home in Spain. Creating a small range of accessories in a very clean, modernist Scandinavian style, her products are all made by craftsmen in Sweden. The focus here is on fine quality […]

House of Dagmar AW16

February 3, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Stockholm Fashion Week is in full swing and the House of Dagmar had their Autumn/Winter 2016 collection unveiled yesterday. Soft sensual fabrics, brushed mohair, leather, turtle necks, pencil skirts and their signature knits. Elegant yet edgy, a look that Swedish designers do so well. I asked Kristina Tjäder, designer and Creative Director and one of the 3 […]

Designer Interview – Anna Kraitz

December 15, 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

Anna Kraitz‘s designs have a Swedish minimalist and functionalist stamp but with a touch of whimsy. Having first studied Fine Art, she made a gradual shift to design, the studies in Art being an advantage in her profession as a designer. Anna has won several prestigious awards, among them the Bruno Mathsson Prize in 2008 […]

Designer Interview – House of Dagmar

September 10, 2015.Reading time 11 minutes.

Swedish Fashion Label, House of Dagmar was the winner of the prestigious Elle Designer of the Year Award 2015. The driving force behind this 10 year old label are the coolest sisters in town, Karin Söderlind, Kristina Tjäder and Sofia Wallenstam. Combining their talents in the fields of Economics, Design and Marketing, and adding to that a […]

Designer Interview – Eva Lilja Löwenhielm

April 20, 2015.Reading time 12 minutes.

Eva Lilja Löwenhielm - V Söderqvist Blog

Eva Lilja Löwenhielm is a multi faceted designer. Growing up she was influenced by her grandfather who was an established name in the world of Shop Window Displays and later building Stage and Film Sets. Studying Set Design and Advertising in High School Eva then went on to work for NK, the city’s largest and […]

Designer Interview – Gunnel Sahlin

March 22, 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

Gunnel Sahlin belongs in the top echelon of glass artists in Sweden. Having studied textiles at Konstfack, Gunnel’s first job was designing textiles at Katja of Sweden in New York, after which by an unexpected turn of events led her to design glass for Kosta Boda for the next 22 years. The first thing that […]

Designer Interview – Eva Schildt

March 3, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Eva Schildt is an exciting designer to follow as she is an extremely versatile artist, with work ranging from furniture to glass to textiles. There is a touch of the whimsical along with functionality in her designs. Her Äng Vase won Design of The Year at the Elle Decoration Design Awards 2014. Graduating in 2001 from […]