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Minimalistically designed hotel room with a limestone factory reflected in a window at Furillen Fabriken, Gotland.
Hotel room at Fabriken Furillen, Gotland, Gotland
Photo: Fabriken Furillen Hotel & Restaurant

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Top design places to visit in southern Sweden

Curious of Swedish design, arts and crafts on your holiday in Sweden? Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design) has put together this list of the Top design places to visit in southern Sweden.

Svensk Form aims to demonstrate the benefits of good design to social development, to stimulate the development of design in Sweden, to increase respect for the value of design work and to expand and deepen attitudes towards issues of form and design.

Minimalistic design at restaurant Daniel Berlin, Skåne, with tables and chairs in wood and leather. 01

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Daniel Berlin Krog

Besides serving outstanding food, this Michelin restaurant exhibits modern arts and crafts in order to enhance the gastronomic experience.
Small cottage made of orange and white plastic set in a green area of Kivik Art Centre. 02

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Kivik Art Centre

Kivik Art Centre combines nature, architecture and design in a unique way, with artworks by world-renowned artists on display.
Visitors at the IKEA museum viewing an exhibition with an upside down room in the cieling. 03

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Ikea Museum

Ikea was once a small mail order company in the forests of Småland, which grew to become one of the world’s largest furniture shops – find out how it all began at the Ikea Museum in Småland.
Exhibition of furniture, guitars, sculptures and paintings in a modern barn housing Vandalorum museum in Småland. 04

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Vandalorum Art and Design Museum

With up to fifteen exhibitions per year, this prominent art museum set in four barns in Småland will not disappoint.
Two café tables in the garden of a large brick building housing RIAN Design Museum, Halland. 05

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Rian Design Museum

With the notion that design affects everyone, RIAN Design Museum exhibits a vast collection of historic, contemporary and futuristic design.
Visitors approaching the colourful entrance of the Textile Museum in Borås, West Sweden. 06

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The Textile Museum of Sweden, Borås

Many Swedish fashion brands are sought after worldwide. Learn more about the history and future of Swedish textile and fashion at the Textile Museum in Borås.
Tall sauna in gray made of recycables, standing on a platform above the water in Frihamnen, Gothenburg. 07

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The Sauna in Frihamnen, Gothenburg

Cool down in the pool or heat up in the sauna in Frihamnen, Gothenburg, as you witness how the former industrial port is transformed into one of the hippest areas on the West Coast.
Visitors moving around a fashion design exhibition at Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg. 08

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The Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg

Ideas about design and society are challenged at Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, where carefully selected items created by both Swedish and international designers are exhibited.
Lush garden with a little path outside a white building housing the Cherry Garden on Gotland. 09

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The Cherry Garden, Gotland

The Cherry Garden is a cultural hot spot on the island of Gotland and has been popular among Swedish artists since the 1940’s.
Minimalistically designed hotel room with a limestone factory reflected in a window at Furillen Fabriken, Gotland. 10

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Fabriken Furillen Hotel & Restaurant

For a true island escape, head to the island of Gotland and check into Fabriken Furillen for a beautiful design experience in tune with nature.