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Hotel room at Fabriken Furillen, Gotland
Fabriken Furillen is a hotel and restaurant located in a former limestone factory on the island of Gotland, offering an excellent design experience in a dramatic environment.
Photo credit: Fabriken Furillen Hotel & Restaurant
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.
Last updated 18 March 2022
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.
Venturo cottage at Kivik Art Centre, Skåne
Futuristic plastic cottage Venturo by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen at the sculpture park Kivik Art Centre in Österlen, Skåne.
Photo: Kivik Art Centre
Kivik Art Centre
Kivik Art Centre combines nature, architecture and design in a unique way, with artworks by world-renowned artists on display.
Kivik Art CentreIKEA Museum, Småland
The IKEA museum in Älmhult, Småland, tells the story of Sweden's famous home furnishing brand.
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IKEA Museum in Älmhult
Ingvar Kamprad’s idea of making good design affordable for many people grew from being a small mail order company in the forests of Småland to the global phenomenon that is IKEA. Few furniture companies are popular enough to have their own dedicated museum.
IKEA Museum in ÄlmhultVandalorum, Småland
Vandalorum is a museum for regional, Swedish and international contemporary art and design set in four barns in Småland.
Photo: John Nelander/Smålands Turism
Vandalorum Art and Design Museum, Värnamo
With up to fifteen exhibitions per year, this prominent art museum set in four barns in Småland will not disappoint.
Vandalorum Art and Design Museum, VärnamoThe garden of RIAN Design Museum, Halland
RIAN Design Museum showcases historic, contemporary and futuristic design in an interseting way. You'll find the museum in an old granary in Falkenberg, Halland.
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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.
Rian Design MuseumTextile Museum, West Sweden
Le musée national du textile est situé à Borås, centre historique de la production textile en Suède.
Photo: Anna Sigge
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.
The Textile Museum of Sweden, BoråsThe public sauna, Gothenburg
The public sauna in Frihamnen, Gothenburg, is created from recycled materials and highlights the change of the area, from an industrial port to a hip and up-and-coming area.
Photo: Peter Kvarnström/Göteborg & Co
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.
The Sauna in Frihamnen, GothenburgRöhsska Museum
The Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg.
Photo: Hendrik Zeitler
The Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg
Design surrounds us all and influences our daily lives. Gothenburg’s Röhsska Museum highlights people and perspectives focusing on the many varied concepts of design, craft and society in general.
The Röhsska Museum in GothenburgThe Cherry Garden, Gotland
The Cherry Garden on the island of Gotland has been a meeting point for artists since the 1940s, today it boasts a sculpture garden, art exhibitions and an cosy café.
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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.
The Cherry Garden, GotlandHotel room at Fabriken Furillen, Gotland
Fabriken Furillen is a hotel and restaurant located in a former limestone factory on the island of Gotland, offering an excellent design experience in a dramatic environment.
Photo: Fabriken Furillen Hotel & Restaurant
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.
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