Swedesign

Swedish designers are infiltrating everything from fashion to furniture

Implications - Sweden is a country clearly on the forefront of hip innovations, the country’s prestigious design portfolio spanning various industries. Aside from home design (Ikea) and internationally reknowned fashion (H&M), Sweden is being recognized for cutting-edge architecture and unique product design.

Trend Themes

  1. Swedish Design — Sweden's prestigious design portfolio is infiltrating various industries, presenting opportunities for Scandinavian-influenced design innovations.
  2. Sustainable Alternative Materials — Olle Hemmendorff's vinyl flooring and Hanna Nyman's interactive wallpaper highlight an emergent trend in sustainable materials that are versatile and customized.
  3. Personalized Products and Marketing — The personalized Swedish furniture name generator and T-Post's subscription model demonstrate an uptick in customer-centric marketing that presents opportunities for businesses to create unique, exclusive offerings for niche markets.

Industry Implications

  1. Home Furnishings and Interior Design — Swedish design's international reputation and influence shines in this industry, signaling opportunities for international and local companies to incorporate Scandinavian design elements into their products.
  2. Transport and Logistics — Innovations such as Coming Through's Goldwing motorcycles and Ikea's Kobe Portliner Monorail demonstrate opportunities for the optimization of transportation and logistics solutions with out-of-the-box thinking.
  3. Sustainability and Eco-friendly Products — The emergence of sustainable materials and alternative production processes in products such as the Nordic Rocks and Bosign Blow Up hangers promotes opportunities for companies to establish themselves as environmentally-conscious brands.
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12 Featured, 26 Examples:
852,720 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Apr 08 — Sep 08
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Featured Examples

T-Shirt Subscriptions
T-Shirt Subscriptions
Special Delivery from T-Post in Sweden
Many people, including me, love to get packages in the mail. By subscribing to T-Post, every six weeks a new exclusively designed t-shirt ‘magically’ appears in your mailbox. T-Post, based in Sweden,… MORE
Motorcycle Tow Trucks
Motorcycle Tow Trucks
Honda Goldwings Coming Through
Swedish firm Coming Through has employed specially modified Honda Goldwing motorcycles to quickly travel through traffic and rescue stranded vehicles. The specially designed bike takes little over a… MORE
Mobile Show Rooms
Mobile Show Rooms
Ikea Designed Kobe Portliner Monorail
The Kobe Portliner Monorail in Japan has been decked out in all things Ikea, creating a very Swedish, mobile showroom. Ikea, known for its affordable, flat-pack furniture, is using the train as an advertising… MORE
3D Wall Coverings
3D Wall Coverings
Hanna Nyman Peel-Back Wallpaper
Swedish designer Hanna Nyman’s floral inspired wallpaper patterns are not like other wallpapers. They are completely interactive--users can peel back sections of the wallpapers to customize and create… MORE
play_circle_filledAirplane Hotels
Airplane Hotels
The Jumbo Hostel
If you’ve ever wanted to have a mile-high experience without leaving the airport, Oscar Diös’ Jumbo Hostel fits the bill. This hostel is made from a converted 747 formerly owned and operated by Transjet… MORE
play_circle_filledCatamaran Cars
Catamaran Cars
The Lexus Nuareo Concept
The Lexus Nuareo (pronounced "no-ero") which means 'new aerodynamics', is a catamaran-inspired design by Jon Radbrink, a Swedish graduate of automotive design. The Lexus Nuearo concept was Radbrink's thesis… MORE
Graphic Art Pillowcases
Graphic Art Pillowcases
HZL by Henzel
The Luxury Art Pillowcase Collection, HZL by Henzel, provides not only a place to rest your weary head after a long hard day at work, but a place to do so in style. Internationally famed, Swedish designer… MORE
Personalized Kitchen Floors
Personalized Kitchen Floors
Vinyl Contact Paper Makes Any Surface Your Canvas
Swedish artist Olle Hemmendorff has created a unique flooring solution in his home. He didn’t want wooden floors, but also didn’t want to remove them either as this would make his flat lose value. Rather… MORE
Personalised Swedish Furniture Name Generator
Personalised Swedish Furniture Name Generator
Blogadilla
Fans of Ikea will surely love this fun online name generator. The creators of the Blogadilla name generator say “This is the kind of stuff you dream up while waiting around in IKEA for 2 hours.” Just… MORE
Eco-Friendly Ice Cubes
Eco-Friendly Ice Cubes
Nordic Rocks
Those who are drawn to hermetically-sealed French ice cubes should delight in Nordic Ice Rocks. Nordic Rocks have been mined from pollution-free Swedish rocks, formed into cubes, and brought to market… MORE
Closet Inflatables
Closet Inflatables
Bosign Blow Up Hangers
These Bosign Blow Up hangers are for people who hate the jarring sound of hangers hitting each other or closet doors and racks. Their puffy design helps garments hang better without the extra bulk of traditional… MORE
Opportunistic Charging
Opportunistic Charging
The iYo-Yo
As much as yo-yos are fun, they are now also a very green and hip way to charge your electronics. The Apple iYo comes from Swedish designer Peter Thuvander. The lithium ion cell wind-up remote is based… MORE