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Botanikern Housing, Architect: Axelroth arkitekter, photo: David Valldeby
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On September 8, the Sara Cultural Centre was inaugurated in Skellefteå in northern Sweden. The spectacular 20-story wooden building is one of the world’s highest timber structures. New ways of building high and using wood in other innovative ways is gaining wide international interest, and architects and city planners across the globe are eager to exchange knowledge on these topics. One of the indicators of this is the big interest in Woodlife Sweden – a new exhibition around contemporary wood architecture and building in Sweden, displaying 40 projects in different scales from all over the country. The exhibition was recently on display in Paris and Nairobi and will shortly be popping up as both physical and digital events in New York, Istanbul and Dubai.
Stay updated here: https://si.se/en/swedish-design-movement-2/ |
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Lindesberg Health center, Architect: White arkitekter, photo: Åke Eson Lindman
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During New York City’s Design and Architecture Festival, Archtober, Swedish Design Movement will host a weeklong programme addressing the challenges of sustainable development and the important role wood can play in solving them. On October 18-22, the programme will present Woodlife Sweden that highlights how this renewable building material plays a key role in tackling the looming paradigm shift in the construction industry. With five seminars, the program will highlight wood by touching on topics such as circular interior design, sustainable housing, networks for innovation, systemic change within the building industry and global cooperation.
The seminars will be held digitally and are open and accessible for all.
For more information and links to the seminars, click here: https://si.se/en/woodlife-sweden-at-archtober-2021/ |
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Swedish companies in the cultural and creative industries together account for more than SEK 20.5 billion of goods exports. For the fourth time in a row, the Swedish government prizes prominent actors within these industries with an award that is to be handed out by Anna Hallberg, Minister for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs. On October 14, the award will be presented to a company that has successfully contributed to Swedish exports and the promotion of Sweden as an innovative and creative country. The nominated for the 2020 edition of the award are: White Architects, Lars Wingefors, Above, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg and Storytel.
More information in Swedish about the prize can be found here: https://www.regeringen.se/artiklar/ |
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The Swedish Design Movement homepage has now been freshly updated with information about the current headings and sightings of forward-thinking and innovative Swedish design, with new events and activities ready to be marked in your calendars! We invite all to drop in on the site for a closer look at the current happenings, creative projects and new interesting voices driving the movement forward. Welcome!
Click here to reach our homepage: https://si.se/en/swedish-design-movement-2/ |
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Swedish Design Movement brings together Swedish design companies that believe design can accelerate progress to a sustainable society. Showcasing innovators in design, architecture and fashion inspires interest in Swedish design and spurs demand for sustainable products and services from Sweden. Swedish Design Movement is a Swedish government initiative and is managed by the Swedish Institute in collaboration with Architects Sweden, the Swedish Fashion Association, the Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry, the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design (Svensk Form), Swedish cities, regions and other partners
Swedish Design Movement brings together Swedish design companies that believe design can accelerate progress to a sustainable society. Showcasing innovators in design, architecture and fashion inspires interest in Swedish design and spurs demand for sustainable products and services from Sweden. Swedish Design Movement is a Swedish government initiative and is managed by the Swedish Institute in collaboration with Architects Sweden, the Swedish Fashion Association, the Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry, the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design, as well as representatives of Gothenburg, West Sweden, Malmö, Stockholm, Umeå, Business Sweden och Visit Sweden. Contact and more information |
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