Picking favourites

After a week in a Scandinavian design induced euphoria in Stockholm, VISI’s Alma Viviers returns to share some of her favourite designs spotted in the city and at the 2012 Stockholm Furniture and Lighting Fair.

The Fair took place during Stockholm Design week, where Alma witnessed how the Nordic regions are interpreting 2012’s trends.

Here are her top picks:

Spin by Staffan Holm for Swedese flirts with the classic Alvar Alto three-legged stool. The nifty reinpretation is also stackable.

www.swedese.se

Kaleido by Clara von Zweigbergk for Dannish design house Hay is a collection of gorgeous geometric steel containers.

www.hay.dk

Thomas Bernstrand’s Kajen Planka for Nola. The idea is that the Kajen Planka doubles-up as a fench but also as street furniture. Clever and beautiful.

www.bernstrand.com

Inga Sempé designed a new light for Swedish production company Wästberg. The w103 suspension light can be used as a single hanging shade or as a combination of shades.

www.wastberg.com

Inspired by the materials and forms of traditional showshoes, Jonas Lyndby Jensen’s Snowshoe chair is a real ode to what we have come to expect from Scandinavian design.

www.jonaslyndbyjensen.dk

South African’s are also currently picking (local) favourites. Design Indaba’s hunt for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa is in full swing, have you voted for your favourite yet?