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Arkad – the new design festival

Thursday August 27 we saw the birth of a new kind of festival of design. Was it good? Bad? Enough content? Here is the full story of Arkad. Haven’t heard of this design festival yet? Don’t worry. Here is your…

August 31, 2026

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John Rainey at Berg Gallery

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My report from Maison&Objet is out.

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Start up meeting for new designer at Designgalleriet at Stockholm Design Week 2026.

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Munch Museum.

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From Designer’s Saturday in Oslo. Tags in pictures.

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Studio visit at Peter Opsvik. Love his cabinets!!!

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Experiencing Norwegian design during Designer’s Saturday in Oslo. @peteropsvik @varierfurniture @designerssaturday_oslo

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Loved this. A coat rack with space for leaning. At Designer’s Saturday in Oslo. By Marie Viola Fjelde.

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Starting my days in Oslo at Hos Paul. Set design by Per Olav Sølvberg and Kirsten Visdal.

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The seminar is officially open!!
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Colour of the year 2026 by Akzo Nobel (Nordsjö) is based on blue hues.

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Doing Swedish national radio and talking about Maison&Objet and trends. This time I want to talk about historical flower prints.

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Looking at the new flagship store by Restoration Hardware. At the old Abercrombie & Fitch ”palace”.

Everything is grand and luxurious. No price tags. Nothing is stacked. Everything is ”champagne”.

But HOW can they miss details. It is soooooooo bad. Super ugly sockets everywhere. For god’s sake - hide them. Air vent is clearly visible. Ugly lighting that should have been hidden.

It all feels so shallow. This is an attempt to be luxury - but it all feels cheap.

Zero points.

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Back at Maison&Objet. Best find of the day, so far. Cookut makes aprons that doubles as art. I just thought it was clever. When you don’t use it - hang it.

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Soft , sculptural wood from my walk in Paris today. And I had to add two more things from the fair. But soft wood is absolutely a thing.

1. A stool by Pia Scheiber. @_piascheiber
2. Room divider. Looks like the wood pieces are put together like a piece of puzzle. By @marie.judth
3. Norwegian wood…, by Norwegian craft star Sigve Knutson. @sigveknutson
4. At Boon Room. Previous marble is now replaced by wood.
5. Coat rack in round wood. By Fabien Colomines. @atelier.senimo
6. At the fair we saw this bench by Versmissen. @versmissen.nl
7. Taiwanese design at the fair.

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Lovely installation at Friends with Benefits. Norwegian star Signe Knutson is part of this group that consists of couples and friends. So yes, friends with benefits.

I really want to emphasize the work by Lola Mayeras. The shirt in first picture is a vase. Fun! And also the plate made me think of ”eat the rich”. The lamp and podium is actually ONE PIECE. Amazing. Saw her stool for the bedroom that looks like a stack of shirts at the fair too.

A new star in the making.

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Tiles, tiles, tiles. I need to update my bathroom.

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Merci Shop going all in for maritime and nostalgic theme.

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Deep chunky reds. Interior design by India Mahdavi in Paris. #parisdesignweek

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Colours at Maison&Objet.

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That Friday feeling in Paris. View from my hotel.

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