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Cozy lambskin throws, cushions and poufs from Shepherd

Cute posters, books, puzzles and bags from Littlephant

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Here are some of the goodies I found on Formex, please click over to the designers respective homepages for more info!

Love is in the air, textile pattern by Karin Mannerstål for Frösö Handtryck





Modern Folklore adhesive tile decor by Fuldesign



Dinner Stories CTC Cotton Cloth and Weft Porcelain Bowl by Chen Karlsson (Please read more about these on the homepage, the products have very interesting stories behind them)




Braid stackable chair, Elsa easy chair and Cubelight table lamp by Fagerström & Abrahamsson




Ester, Inga and Rolf candleholders by Freemover


Kyoto and Istanbul window panels by Josefine Wiel Fredén



Porcelain bird jars and piggybank Pinklady by Camilla Engdahl


Silicone coaster by KG Design

That was all for now, but I have more coming!

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These first four photos are from the Handmade exhibit created by designer Synnöve Mork together with K.H.V.C; The Swedish Arts and Craft Centre.

“The exhibition is based on things that have been made by hand. The focus is on the power of the hand, the physical and the beautiful. But it’s not just about beautiful things; there is also humour, folklore and colourfulness, such as crocheted messages and embroidered stories. The craftsmanship embodies both pleasure and attitude,” says Synnöve Mork.

The exhibition includes material such as birch-bark, woodchip, iron, glass, ceramics, textiles and wood; classic handicraft materials, but in a different context. Gossamer versus thick, twisted material; the roughly-hewn contrasting with the ornate.

These two pictures above are from the Creative Flow exhibition which is really the theme of the whole fair this year. I copied the whole text below from  the Formex site, because I think it is so inspiring and well written:

"We’re embracing the workrooms and studios of designers and creators – settings that get ideas moving and really fire the imagination. It could be industrial premises, converted shops or loft spaces, the gardener’s greenhouse, the author's den or the artist's studio.
It’s about exciting, inspiring spaces; places where people go to create. Or where creativity and living space merge. The kitchen table becomes a sewing corner; the living room a painter’s studio. Sketches, notes, collages lend atmosphere to the interior decor. Natural, raw surfaces blend with bright colours and high finish. Upmarket designer items live alongside unusual jumble-sale bargains.

Recycled classics meet innovation and revolutionary ideas. Shelves that are heavy with books. Tables strewn with decorative piles of coffee table books. Walls covered with frames. Artist paraphernalia such as brushes, cutting tools, frames, penknives, desk tidies, canvases are interesting product groups, as are gardening tools and products from industry.
The natural feeling is mixed with cast-offs; things that used to be thrown out are transformed into something new.

Textiles and patterns are important, particularly graphic and organic patterns.  Art has recently been given an increasing amount of attention in interior décor, both in terms of traditional paintings on the wall or perhaps a huge illustration direct on the wallpaper. Sculptures and purely decorative figurines are now reclaiming our homes. Individual, personal interior design has never been so important.

All photos were taken from Formex press image gallery

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With a bright white base this family home from Sköna Hem is warmed up by antique furniture and fun colorful art and toys placed in unexpected places and some oriental influences like rugs and lacquer boxes. It's a classic Stockholm flat, but the quirky details made me fall for it.

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Photos by Per-Magnus Persson

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Pictures: Livingetc, Rum and Sköna Hem

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Ps. Remember this post, where I saw a vintage highchair I loved, and thought I'd have to search forever for one? Well, now I have one, just like the one in the pic! Someone was giving one away, for FREE on Blocket, the Swedish equivalent to Craig's list! Can you belive the luck?! Lo is still too small to sit in it, but in a month or so I hope she will be just as happy about it as I am.

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Second is Grey, a Canadian blog about "beauty in all forms: fashion, architecture, interiors, products".

Last up today is Varpunen, a Finnish blog which I can't read without google translate, but the pictures totally make up for that!

This is her kid's room, see what I mean about the pics make it worth looking at without knowing a word of Finnish?

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Norwegian writer and photographer Elisabeth Aarhus Hudson has a blog called Inspirational Spaces, and that is truly what it is! She takes pictures of her friends homes for Norwegian magazines Elle Interiør, Design Interiør and Maison, and some of them are posted on her blog as well, so hop on over there to be inspired!

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