- 278 results for sweden
Design / Interior design
Isolated state
On a trip to the northern Swedish archipelago, with just a few essentials, Monocle discovers an island bolthole perfect for recharging depleted batteries.
Design / Craft
Turning the tables
Carl Malmsten was one of Sweden’s greatest furniture designers and thanks to his grandson, Jerk Malmsten, his legacy continues. Last year at the Carl Malmsten shop, 96 per cent of sales were in Sweden.
Culture / Manufacturing
Mix in the right circles
Four enthusiastic Swedes believe that the future of music doesn’t have to end in …Pod. Their Pacemaker – a palm-sized DJ system that promises fresh new pastures of musical discovery, pitch-perfect audio quality and instant…
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 6 September
Monocle In association with Left holding the baby
I recently got back to work after having a baby in March.
Edits / Property
Kungsholmen
Traditionally the favourite of academics and young families, Kungsholmen runs as a small town within Stockholm. For decades it’s been a neighbourhood waiting to be discovered, but now the young creatives and entrepreneurs…
Edits / Automotive
Expo 31: Road to salvation
In Trollhättan, you feel those who work for Saab – many of whom have done so for their entire working lives – would do it for free, such is their loyalty to the company. But with Saab’s future in the balance, the town is…
Business / Urbanism
The living is easy
Sweden’s second city is fertile soil for small businesses thanks to its history of maritime adventure, the population’s can-do attitude and its intimate size, which helps keep the co-operative spirit alive and well.
Edits / Society
Monocolumn
Sunday 19 August
Is Sweden’s paternity leave breeding flagging fathers?
I’ve just returned from a week’s trip to Sweden, further convinced that there are few places more pleasant to while away a balmy summer evening than Stockholm.
Business / CEOs
All about eve
What are the essential elements that make a great manager? In the first of a series profiling the management styles of key figures, Monocle gets an insight from Eva Hamilton, head of Swedish public service broadcaster SVT…
Design / Hotels
Home Sweede home
A dream team of owner, architect, designer has created this 12-room hotel in a residence, reminding us, and the industry, what hotels should be: places that feel like home but are 10 times better.
Edits / Industry
Rupert Marine
Often used as lifeboats and by the military, RIBs are tough, sea-worthy and flexible. Spotting their business potential, Thomas Rönnberg set up the first Swedish RIB company, and is now preparing to take his boats to the…
Design / Retail
Breaking the chains
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.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Peace by piece
Stockholm-based SIPRI is one of the world’s leading military thinktanks, advising governments all over the world. Yet behind its success is a uniquely Swedish approach.
Edits / Manufacturing
Scrubbed up
Iris Hantverk makes brushes that are as good-looking as they are hard-working, using methods that date back to the late 1800s.
Design / Architecture
Lay your hat
Tasked with transforming an old building on Kungsholmen island into apartments, architect Andreas Martin-Löf went back to its roots as a hat factory. And he was so pleased with the results, he moved in.
Affairs / Automotive
Monocolumn
Wednesday 13 January
Sweden kills wolves ‘for their own good’
I have never seen a wolf, except at Skansen, the outdoor zoo in Stockholm, where most of the wild Nordic animals are represented.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 11 December
Sweden’s lost neutrality becomes official
The two weeks following Wikileaks’ release of secret US embassy cables have been intensive ones for Sweden.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 15 January
Sweden’s embassy cuts cause hot debate
Being a Swedish ambassador used to be an enviable job, something that politicians or officials were awarded with after years of loyal service, with any luck in some warm but important capital.