The Beach

More prizes! Another prize by the Swedish Assiciation of Architecs is The Siena Prize. This prize is for outdoor environment architecture. This year's winner is "the Beach" made in the Rosenlund Park in the middle of Stockholm, Södermalm. Architect is Bernstrand & Co. Just love the idea of a beach in the middle of a city.

Kalmar Art Museum

The Kasper Salin Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Swedish Association of Architects to a Swedish building "of high architectural standard". Tham Videgård Hansson is the architects behind the winning building this year, Kalmar Art Museum. Photos by Åke E:son Lindman.

It's snowing in Stockholm

It's winter in Stockholm, here is the morning view from my window. Sorry for the grey mobile photo.

Ernst Billgren for Kosta Boda

The artist Ernst Billgren's collection for Kosta Boda is called New Friends.

Skorder

School of Design and Crafts (HDK) in Gothenburg student Johanna Eliason presented this conceptual piece of furniture at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2008. Skorder is a decorative shoe rack with inspiration from display cases, stacked shoeboxes and the mess in the designer's own wardrobe.

ABC3D

A really cool pop-up book

Jackie

I really really like the glass Jackie designed by Åsa Jungnelius for Kosta Boda.

Straight Lines Design

Straight Lines Designs Inc. design mostly childrens furniture and describe their design as "whimsical and unusual". I'm not sure if I would like to have their furniture in my home but they make you smile. Like the table "Bad table".

Ida Sjöstedt

The Swedish designer Ida Sjöstedt just made a beautiful collection in collaboration with Monki. Here are some images of her own autumn collection. Her clothes are a mix between kitsch and elegance and are "for women who don’t take dressing up too seriously".

Abigail Ahern at home

Stylist and interior designer Abigail Ahern has worked across Europe, America and the Middle East. From her travels around the world spent finding beautiful products, Atelier Abigail Ahern was launched in 2002. These images are from her own eclectic and creative home in London. Via Style Files, via Design Sponge.

Stickkontakt

The guerilla knitters of Stickkontakt has made autumn a bit more agreeable for this young lady at Åsögatan in Stockholm.

Proenza Schouler a/w 08

The reports from the spring/summer fashion shows don't get a lot of attention from me. With cold rain outside the window it is hard to imagine I will ever desire a short floral dress again. The autumn/winter collection from Proenza Schouler on the other hand is easy to love. It is filled with jewel-toned jackets, dresses worn with contrast colour stockings and suede pumps, and baggy trousers.

Karl Lagerfeld for Rosenthal

The new Rosenthal campaign is called "Ego - the Karl Lagerfeld selection". The fashion designer picked out his favourite pieces and photographed them with his favourite model Brad Kroenig.

Adorable, Milan

Her haircut is so chic, her Marni outfit just perfect but the smile is what really makes her stand out. Photo by The Sartorialist.

DEX

A friend of a friend of mine dealt with her breast cancer in a fantastic way. Victoria Dexback is a Swedish girl who was diagnosed and treated last winter. During her illness she came up with the idea to create a necklace to support breast cancer research. She contacted the designer Myrica Bergqvist who created DEX, an angular silver heart with a tree shaped hole and a water drop to symbolise life. The though was to create something different than what can already be found on the American market. In Sweden there is only the pink ribbon symbol but no real piece of jewellery. DEX can be worn by anyone, with or without a connection to breast cancer. DEX will be available soon at Svenskt Tenn.

Filippa K's Paris apartment

The latest issue of Elle Interiör shows the elegant Paris apartment of Swedish fashion designer Filippa K. Photos by Per Ranung.

Flacons by Carina Seth Andersson

Swedish glass artist Carina Seth Andersson has been collecting beautiful glass knobs for bottles for more than 20 years. One day she came up with the idea to create small flacons. She brought the knobs to her glass studio and blew a small bottle for each one. The result is gorgeous unique pieces of art.

Candle season

Some great ideas to make those autumn nights more beautiful. From Sköna Hem.

Persephone Vintage

The etsy shop Persephone Vintage offers beautiful pieces mainly from the 70's. The store is worth checking out both for the clothes and the minimalistic, cleanly styled photos. The store has been featured on glamour.com and lyckymag.com. Via Style Files.