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Trending: 10 hot picks from the 2017 Stockholm Furniture Fair

Scandi-design lovers will delight in some of the latest furniture pieces to come out of the recent 2017 Stockholm Furniture Fair. Considered the place to discover the latest in Scandinavian design, our friends at Fred International have compiled their round-up of the hottest pieces from this year’s celebration.

The Jord sofa

The Jord sofa, designed by Luca Nichetto for Fogia, is a next-level modular system with built-in table too. Offering endless seating configurations, we love this piece!

The Sturdy stool

Designed by Studioilse for Made by Hand, the Sturdy stool pays homage to traditional Danish design details – the splayed legs for one. It’s a lovely, timeless design.

La Pipe lounge

The La Pipe lounge chair, designed by Ida Linea Hildebrand from Friends & Founders has a stunning silhouette. Elegant from all angles, the chair has a beautiful rounded shape, gorgeous detailing and is comfortable to boot. This is our favourite pick.

Big Sur table

Made from glass sheets and timber, the Big Sur table, designed by Simon Klenell and Kristoffer Sundin for Fogia, has mix and match glass layers for an unexpected twist.

Vouge floor lamp

Designed by Niclas Hoflin for Rubn Lighting, the Vouge floor lamp boasts an industrial-style perforated steel cylinder design that casts lovely, even light across the room. While we’ve seen perforated steel table lamps, this is the first floor one and it’s certainly a statement piece.

Guest chair

Perhaps the most retro of our picks, the Guest chair by Mönica Forster for Swedese uses elegant blonde bentwood combined with super soft leather to great effect.

Conekt table

Minimal and clean, the Conekt table by Mogen Lassen from by Lassen, features custom-made, visible L-shaped brackets that add an industrial edge to this solid design.

Teelo 8020 table lamp

An unusual design, the Teelo 8020 table lamp by Secto Design is a sculptural piece that combines beautiful clean lines with blonde wood. The design means you won’t be blinded by a bare light bulb either.

Dini sofa

Designed by Andreas Engesvik for Fogia, the elegant and timeless Dini sofa was inspired by sports cars – its moniker is a tribute to Marcello Gandini, the man behind the iconic Lamborghini Miura.

Pond table

The Pond table, designed by Mönica Forster for Swedese, has a gorgeous organic shaped top that contrasts with its four reedy, straight legs.

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Bedrooms Furniture

Alisa and Lysandra add furniture designer to their resume

They may have been known as The Block’s kitchen and bathroom queens, but twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser are taking their design flair to another area of the home, creating a four piece bedroom suite exclusively for Forty Winks.

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“The bedroom is such an integral part of our living and it’s the one room where we spend more than a third of our life resting, sleeping, rejuvenating and connecting,” explains Alisa. “So we were excited to design a bedroom range that marries flexibility, innovation, and our design style!”

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Entitled Asta by Alisa and Lysandra, the Scandinavian inspired, Australian made suite features a queen bed, two bedside tables and a tallboy. Combining the rawness of timber mixed with the softness of fabric and the elegance of rose copper, the end result is contemporary, sophisticated and timeless.

“These days more than ever, bedrooms are getting updated every few years,” says Lysandra. “Taking that into consideration we were intentional with designing a bedroom suite that is dateless and incredibly flexible with complementing multiple interiors styles and trends. We offer customers the ability to choose between colours and the option to remove the rose copper element if they wish. The entire bedroom suite can also be adapted for a kids bedroom!”

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Veterans when it comes to designing and styling, Asta by Alisa and Lysandra now joins a long list of ventures; with the sisters continuing to run their successful styling business and online shop. So with all this experience, I would be remiss not to ask the newly anointed bedroom queens some decorating advice! “Creating a mood board is important,” explains Alisa. “Start with your hero pieces — your bed and side tables, and then one by one add other stylistic elements such as wall colour, rugs and accessories. Ideally, your bedroom should pass the ‘Sunday morning test’. It should entice you to stay in bed until midday, enjoying more than one cup of coffee, reading, listening to music and chilling out. Sure, if you have children that can be a far-fetched dream, but if they want to join you too, you know you have done a great job of styling your bedroom.”

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Asta by Alisa and Lysandra is now available at participating Forty Winks stores for a limited time only. For more information.

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Designers Furniture Interviews

Scandi-inspired timber and marble furniture designed in Melbourne

Inspired by the Scandinavian mantra ‘Buy once, buy well,’ online furniture business Harpers Project, was born.

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With a love of the clean raw timber used in Scandinavian furniture and the timeless versatility of marble favoured by the Europeans, Harpers Project decided to create a range of marble furniture and raw timber pieces that reflected current furniture trends. “We are a lifestyle brand that was created to bring people a collaboration of cutting edge timber and marble pieces that bring life to interior spaces,” explains Nathan Jackson, director of sales and marketing. “We use 100% authentic marble across the entire collection and all the timber we use stems from Hardwood, made in an eco-friendly manner.”

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All designed in Melbourne, the family run business began in 2014 with the goal of bringing aspirational designs into the homes of people — much like themselves — who could previously not afford them. Selling everything from coffee tables and dining chairs to sofas and stools, the furniture is raw, natural, minimal and one-of-a-kind. “We believe that each piece has its own unique characteristics that can only come from handmade furniture,” says Nathan. “Proudly, our furniture is not mass-produced in large factories. It is all delicately handmade by highly experienced carpenters.”

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Gaining inspiration from everything — from nature through to fashion — the design process is constantly evolving. “For us the design process starts from the moment we wake up and never really ends. We gain inspiration from the natural elements of life and aspects of fashion and use that to develop pieces that are versatile enough to fit into different design spaces. Once our designs are sketched we follow them through the entire process right up until they are delivered to our customers.”

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Currently working on a new collection, it will be launching online next month. However until then, you can shop their current pieces online, with all their products being shipped nationwide in Australia, Untied States and Singapore.

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Designers Furniture Homewares Interviews

Huset on why you should shop original not replica

Wanting to bring high-quality, original design pieces to Australia, brothers Ryan, Charlie and Brett Parnham opened Huset in 2012.

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With both a showroom in Cheltenham, Victoria (20 minutes south of Melbourne) and an online store; Huset stock original furniture from around the world, including TON, Normann Copenhagen and Brokis. With a strong anti-replica stance, the brothers came into business wanting to give the high-end furniture space a good shake up, with a great range of products and exceptional service. “Huset is a proud supplier of original furniture,” explains Ryan. “That meaning it is manufactured under licence by the designer. Most of our manufacturers are located in Europe and have been around for many years, TON for example have been around since 1861!”

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Also engaging various artists as in store pop up guests, Huset are particularly interested in giving global designers an Australian audience. “Our biggest thing is giving our designers a chance to display their wares, reach a greater audience and be enjoyed by people Australia wide,” says Ryan. “Products like the hand blown glass range by Brokis definitely blew our minds. We loved it, so why wouldn’t we want everyone else to enjoy it? That’s what we are about and where our inspiration comes from.”

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In a world that is rife with replica furniture it can be tempting to go for the cheaper version, especially if from a quick glance it looks the same. But the brothers are vehemently against it, and here’s why: “You really can’t compare originals to replicas,” explains Ryan. “They are worlds apart in terms of quality, and sometimes they look worlds apart in their aesthetic. An original piece will stand the test of time. Something to pass down to the next generation to be enjoyed for years to come. A replica will eventually break and end up in your hard rubbish.”

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Hoping to continue to import original pieces, as well as focusing on developing their Australian made range, Huset’s future looks bright. “We know we produce great stuff right here at home and want to work with more designers and craftsmen locally,” says Ryan. “We are working closely with local Melbourne design firm Bent Design Studio to develop a range of furniture to meet the local market’s demands and help keep the jobs here. Stay tuned for the next big thing from us and we hope you will love it as much as we do.”

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Art Furniture Homewares

Beautiful illustrations by Homedrawn provide a sneak peak of furniture brand SKETCH

Providing an exclusive first look at Scandinavian furniture brand SKETCH, GlobeWest has partnered with Christina Banos, the talented illustrator behind Homedrawn.

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Creating a series of artworks that fuse together the product designs of SKETCH’s highly skilled Danish designers with Christina’s delicate and distinctive style, the illustrations focus on highlights from the 33-piece SKETCH collection.

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“As a distributor of the impressive new Scandinavian collection, we wanted to preview SKETCH in a memorable and creative way,” explains GlobeWest marketing leader, Kirsten Thompson. “Given the obvious connection of illustration to the brand name, Homedrawn was a natural choice for collaboration. The artworks created combine highly anticipated arrivals from the new SKETCH range, alongside complimentary GlobeWest homewares.”

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With the collection launching at Melbourne’s Decor + Design (16-18 July), SKETCH takes a simple design approach and features meticulous joinery and detailing, as well as bold, curvy sofas and the occasional chair. The furniture is for everyday use, with functionality and quality at the forefront of the designer’s mind.

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SKETCH will be available to purchase in late July and will join GlobeWest’s stable of aspirational furniture brands, complimenting GlobeWest’s own extensive collection.

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Homewares

Online shopping fix: Pappa Sven

Having spent a year living in the small town of Skellefteå in northern Sweden, Libby Helinski fell well and truly in love with everything about the culture, environment, lifestyle and of course, design.

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Deciding she wanted to bring part of that back to her hometown of Newcastle, she — with the help of her husband — opened Scandinavian homewares store, Pappa Sven.

With both a bricks and mortar and online store, Pappa Sven aims to be truly Scandinavian, rather than just a shop filled with Scandinavian-inspired products. Brands include Marimekko, Kähler Design, Ferm Living, Fine Little Day, By Lassen and OyOy Living Design, to name just a few; with the range including candles, cushions, blankets, baskets, rugs and small furniture pieces, as well as Marimekko bags and fashion.

Wanting their customers to feel like they’ve stepped into a cozy little shop in Stockholm or Copenhagen, the beautiful store is located in an old warehouse with exposed rafters and a big glass frontage. If you’re in the area, definitely check it out! Otherwise…

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Furniture

New online shop inspired by the Scandinavian ethos

Inspired by the Scandinavian ethos that furniture should be sleek, minimalist and last a lifetime, new furniture and homewares retailer Barnaby Lane, has curated a collection of scandi influenced pieces sourced from around the globe.

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All handcrafted or lovingly restored, all furniture is made from sustainably sourced materials and sold through Barnaby Lane’s online shop.

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This month, their feature piece is a gorgeous range of Tanner chairs (above). This classic armchair is the perfect companion for curling up your feet and getting stuck into a good book. Featuring a light teak frame and thickly woven cow hide leather seat and back, it is available in polished black, white or raw tan.

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Clothes airers that you’ll be proud to have on show

Who would have thought it was possible, but these clothes airers from Miss Glass Home actually make me want to leave my washing out for everyone to see!

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Offering a new perspective on the care and presentation of your belongings, the contemporary Scandinavian inspired range consists of three designs that don’t just help your clothes dry but showcase them as well.

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Priced from $139 to $367, each design offers high quality construction made out of solid ash wood, large rungs to reduce drying lines on clothes (and eliminate the need for ironing!) and rubber feet providing extra stability.

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There’s the slim-line Airer #1, which is purpose-built to lean against walls or existing furniture; freestanding Airer #2 featuring special bullet-shaped ends especially designed to cater for the smaller treasure in your life; and Airer #3, which is big enough to care for your more substantial items (including sheets) for when you need it most.

Miss Glass Home is based in Melbourne and sold exclusively online. Explore the collection here.

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Interiors Addict

Win tickets to Great Dane’s Muuto launch party with stylist Mr Jason Grant

Great Dane Furniture is having parties in Sydney and Melbourne next week to celebrate the launch of the world’s first Muuto concept stores in Australia. Two lucky Interiors Addicts readers get to go along and take a friend.

The Muuto concept stores will be within the Great Dane showrooms in Sydney’s Redfern and Melbourne’s Prahran & Fitzroy. Great Dane Sydney launched the first Muuto concept store in July, followed by Fitzroy in August and finishing off the year in the Prahran showroom by next month.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning party tickets is comment below, stating why you’d love to go along, by midnight Wednesday. The parties are at the Great Dane showrooms in Sydney (Tuesday 16 October) and Melbourne (Thursday 18 October) from 6.30 to 8.30pm.