Design Stories at Nationalmuseum

Design Stories takes an inquisitive dive into current Swedish contemporary design in which the “story” constitutes the basis of form and expression in one way or another.

The exhibition presents ten subjectively selected designers and design firms for whom stories play a central role in various ways.

Anna Kraitz
Anna von Schewen
Bolon (the two sisters Annika and Marie Eklund)
Front /Anna Lindgren och Sofia Lagerkvist)
Iman Aldebe
Louise Linderot
Monica Förster
Petra Wadström
Pia Wallén

OCTOBER 13, 2018–FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Ida Wessel, graphic material, photo: BankerWessel

Iman Aldebe, Happy Turbans, photo: Carl Johan Engberg

Design Monica Förster, Nera. Manufacturer Zanat, photo: Almin Zrno

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