The annual Southern Sweden Design Days festival in Malmö, Sweden, has announced that it will not hold an event in 2026, instead taking a year off to refine its format and "build on the strong foundation" it has created. More about Southern Sweden Design Days to take break in 2026 before 2027 return
Stockholm-based studio Goldin+Senneby has created the Spruce Time installation in Sweden, a climate-controlled chamber that houses a clone of one of the world's oldest trees. More about Goldin+Senneby designs climate-controlled chamber for "oldest spruce in the world"
A series of finely crafted artworks, ranging from colourful abstract sculptures to wooden installations and swings, were on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Playful installations explore care at Southern Sweden Design Days
Fashion garments made from airbags and furniture crafted from "unattractive" materials are among the projects on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days in Malmö. More about Five projects that highlight circular design at Southern Sweden Design Days 2024
Local studio Lab La Bla sourced diabase rock from a nearby mine and created seating from MDF and recycled cork for the interior of energy company E.ON's headquarters in Malmö, Sweden. More about Lab La Bla uses "hyper-ordinary materials" for energy operator HQ interior
British studio Haworth Tompkins and Swedish firm White Arkitekter have given the 19th-century Hippodromen theatre in Sweden a contemporary update that draws attention to its original circus design. More about Refurbishment of Hippodromen theatre in Malmö "equips the building for another century of life"
Swedish studio Förstberg Ling has completed Twelve Houses in Malmö, a series of three townhouse blocks with gridded brick facades and an exposed cross-laminated timber structure. More about Förstberg Ling completes redbrick townhouse blocks in Sweden
Design collective Andra Formen has created the E-metabolism collection of lamps, chairs and vases made from electric scooters fished out of the canals of Malmö, Sweden, which was recently shown at Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters
Sheets of pre-rusted red steel cover the new extension to a dilapidated freight depot in Malmö, which has been converted into a covered food market by Swedish studio Wingårdh. More about Wingårdh transforms roofless freight depot into Malmö Market Hall
A spiral staircase provides an eye-catching feature inside this minimal white house completed by Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall in a seaside town outside Malmö (+ slideshow). More about Sculptural staircase features inside minimal Swedish house by Jonas Lindvall
A disused grain silo in Malmö is converted into a crematorium and "vertical cemetery" in this proposal by Swedish architecture students Fredrik Thornström and Karolina Pajnowska. More about Lund University students envision Malmö silo transformed into a crematorium
Terese Alstin, founder of inflatable-helmet brand Hövding, has launched an online shop and a Malmö showroom presenting the work of independent women designers from around the world (+ slideshow). More about Female-focused retail platform No Sir challenges male-dominated design industry
Scandinavian firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a canal-side cultural complex in Malmö, Sweden, featuring a 1,600-seat concert hall, a conference centre and a trio of hotel towers (+ slideshow). More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen's Malmö Live is a cultural complex designed as "a small city"
News: Danish studio NORD Architects has released designs for a new Marine Educational Centre in Malmö, Sweden, comprising a 700-square-metre visitor centre with a large overhanging roof structure that covers an external aquatic learning environment. More about NORD Architects unveils designs for Marine Educational Centre in Malmö
Maison&Objet 2014: Portuguese designer Miguel Flores Soeiro has shaped items in this cutlery set by twisting the stainless steel pieces where the handle meets the functional end (+ slideshow). More about Miguel Flores Soeiro twists metal to form Malmö cutlery
Movie: in this exclusive video interview from Inside Festival, Joakim Lyth of Wingårdhs explains how the Swedish architecture firm used brightly-coloured curved glass to draw customers inside its Emporia shopping centre. More about Swedish shopping centre's swooping entrances "drag people inside" says architect
A gigantic golden chasm welcomes visitors to this shopping centre in Malmö by Swedish architects Wingårdhs (+ slideshow). More about Emporia shopping centre in Malmö by Wingårdhs
Swedish firm Note Design Studio devised a set of mobile metal trolleys to display shoes at this store for footwear brand Camper. More about Camper Store Malmö - The Shoe Testing Facility by Note Design Studio
Mirrored walls conceal a photography studio at the centre of this clothes store in Malmö, Sweden, by architects Arrhov Frick. More about Très Bien shop by Arrhov Frick
Stockholm studio Tham & Videgård Arkitekter have completed a museum in Malmö, Sweden, adding an extention clad in perforated orange metal. More about Moderna Museet Malmö by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter