sweden - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Swedish chef Linda Granebring creates fusion cuisine with sustainability in mind

Connected to the mainland by a single bridge, the population of Hasslö has traditionally depended on the Baltic Sea for...

Stockholm Home Stories

Exploring immigrant identity through music with Swedish-Chilean DJ Cristian Dinamarca

Cristian has been a mainstay on the stages of Stockholm’s biggest clubs. He has his own record label called Staycore....

Stockholm Architecture

Mind over matter: Allan Spiegel on building a family home from the ground up

“I’m not an architect,” says Allan Spiegel, a self taught interior consultant who works with some of the biggest retail...

Stockholm

In Good Company: Claesson, Koivisto and Rune on architecture, design and productive partnership

Despite their strikingly different personalities, the three soon became close friends. Two years later, while still in college, they launched...

Paris

FvF Cooks: Fika with Vetebullar Buns

It’s ingrained in Swedes from a young age that coffee breaks are serious business, so much so that they even...

Stockholm

Meet The FvF Contributors: Marta Vargas

As a photographer and graphic designer, Marta believes that design starts with thinking, exploring and experimenting before translating thoughts into a visual language...

Stockholm Fashion

Elin Larsson

If you ask Elin Larsson, the resemblance between nature and business isn’t far fetched. She believes that nature gives us...

Stockholm

FvF Cooks in Stockholm: Orange-Hued Risotto

One of rice’s most appealing attributes is that it can wear a lot of hats, going from being simple and...

Stockholm

FvF Cooks in Stockholm: Veggie Crumble

Belén first started her Yoga & Breakfast sessions after someone admired the colorful meal jars she prepared and enjoyed, almost...

Stockholm

FvF Cooks in Stockholm: Yogi Salad

In a predictable fashion, the first months marked on our calendars are associated with a need for rejuvenation as most of us feel...

Stockholm

Jon Bäcklund & Stina Ekström

In their private lives, they give themselves a rare space to realize their creative impulses. Over the last year these...

Stockholm Workplaces

Sara Hildén Bengtsson

Her British accent is just as sophisticated as the suit she wears in the office. Sara Hildén Bengtsson’s cheerful nature...

Stockholm

Tomas Skoging

Tomas Skoging’s favorite aspect of his home is the height of the ceilings and the light that floods into its...

Gothenburg

Nor Toma

Finding ourselves in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, we encounter Nor Toma, a petite lady with a big heart and...

Gotland

Sanny Laurin

Burgsvik is a small village located far south on the island of Gotland. It is positioned just outside the east...

Gothenburg

Joel Borg

He has never played in a band. He doesn’t like to be on stage. But with passion and devotion Joel...

Gothenburg

Thomas Cruz Kollberg

What else does one need other than a popular food stand, beer brewery, boat, motorcycle, and a girl… Gothenburg, Sweden’s second...

Stockholm

Anna Eriksson & Johan Rennermalm

When Anna produced her first magazine for fashion and interior she was only seven years old and very determined about...

Berlin

Sandra Juto & Johan Pergenius

Sandra Juto and Johan Pergenius met while attending art school in Gothenburg, Sweden, and moved to Berlin in 2010. The...

Berlin Fashion

Malin Elmlid

It is summer in the city and we are sitting on Malin´s beautiful balcony, surrounded by her vintage wooden interior...