Design
Retail
Report
Breaking the chains— Stockholm
Preface
A concept store featuring fashion, interiors and art has been set up by five entrepreneurs to challenge the might of the multiples with their unique take on the retail experience.
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01Jonas Findell, Minna Gunner, Ulrika Halvardsson, barista Johan Ahlgren and Susanne Beskow in front of the store
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02Bowls and vases by Hello Industry, designed by Jonas Wagell
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03Interiors, bathroom and fashion
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04The café space used to be a car park
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05‘About a chair’, by Danish firm Hay
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06Original wooden door by the entrance
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07The entrance café
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08‘Krenit’ bowls by Normann Copenhagen
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09The Chemex coffeemaker and da Matteo coffee beans
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