Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023
The Show Unsurprisingly, most of the companies showing were from the Nordic region— 360 out of 500—with only a smattering from each of 34 other countries, including Italy, Spain, Belgium and Eastern Europe. After a relatively slow start on the opening day, the crowds, mainly from Scandinavia, picked up considerably for the rest of the week, and the queues for cloakrooms and the many eateries were very long. In keeping with the Scandinavian aesthetic, the exhibition stands and their displays were decidedly unfussy and devoid of gratuitous embellishment, and quality of presentation and the perfect choice of lighting and colors made everything easy on the eye. There were a few stands where product finishes were chosen to shock and attract attention, but they were in the minority, and the visitor was left with a sense of having absorbed many examples of consistent, high quality, original design, outstanding manufacturing skills, and …
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