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Ny Svensk Slöjd (Contemporary Swedish Handicraft)
Stockhom Design Week: Ny Svensk Slöjd, which means Contemporary Swedish Handicraft, was a group show at the Greenhouse young designers showcase at Stockholm Furniture Fair earlier this month.
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The booth displayed work by Stockholm designers Tim Alpen, Erik Björk and Mattias Karlsson.
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Here's a bit of text from the group:
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Ny Svensk Slöjd (Contemporary Swedish Handicraft)
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Ny Svensk Slöjd is the collective name of designers Tim Alpen, Erik Björk and Mattias Karlsson all based in Stockholm, Sweden.
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With inspiration from traditional Swedish techniques, aesthetics and materials they create contemporary furniture and interiors.
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At the Stockholm furniture fair 2008 the group displayed the first collection of everyday objects, a birch log strip light, a Windsor loveseat, shelf system, chairs, a lamp, and a coat hanger all made by the concept of bringing new design out of old handicraft.
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