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Sweden has seen an incredible growth of interest in furniture and design recently. Furniture and design is just as important as the clothes we wear comparable to how we express our personality. Just like clothing fashion, Stockholm is a world leader in furniture and interior design (inredning). As one of the world's most modern cities, regardless of your style or budget, there is something here for everyone.

The web-based company Furniturebox.se sells expensive pieces of furniture (möbler) at a reduced cost. They have a 500 sq meter store in Stockholm, and offers a realistic shopping experience with high quality furniture. Their New Scandinavian Design concept, Bolia, and hand crafted furniture is a must-see for those interested in design and handicraft. Bolia gives young designers the opportunity to join it's renowned design team through the Bolia Design Award.

Piece of Mind, or POM, is a home furnishings company that asks with extraordinary vision, "Why doesn't this product exist?". It sets out to create that product and bring the imagined into existence. The classic designs and popular DUX beds (DUX sängar) of Stalands Möbler, as well as their contemporary Ekero Furniture, feature big on the interior design scene in Stockholm.

The Länna Möbler company has come up with a new line since it participated in the furnishings fair recently where it collected views and requests from its clients. The Bromma Möbler firm sells sturdy furnishings crafted in nations throughout the globe, while Carlssons Möbler company brings you well made merchandise from a family enterprise which has three generations worth of experience. GAD, which is headquartered on Gotland, also maintains offices and studios in Stockholm and builds furniture to order.

If you really love home furnishings you should be sure to get to the SoFo quarter of Stockholm. You will discover a thrilling assortment of thrift shops, sample outlets, items crafted with Feng-Shui in mind, and lots of traditional pieces from the middle of the 20th Century, which are extremely popular these days. Naturally, you'll also come across such famous names as IKEA, Mio and EM.

The last, but certainly not least, thing to mention in any discussion of Stockholm furniture (möbler Stockholm) is the Stockholm Furniture Fair, or the largest gathering of Scandinavian furniture lovers. Particularly notable at the fair is the Greenhouse section, which gathers new designers and international design schools, giving them an opportunity to showcase their work. Another fair that runs at the same time as the furniture fair is the Northern Light Fair, which is the Scandinavian lighting exhibition.

Similar to clothing fashion, Stockholm furniture (möbler stockholm) is at the leading edge of furniture and interior design (heminredning). With a uniquely wide variety of secondhand shops, a vast number of galleries selling sample pieces, furniture (möbler) constructed in light of Feng Shui principles, and the timeless pieces from the 50's and 60's which are high in demand right now, Stockholm has so much to offer the furniture world. One last thing to mention is the Stockholm Furniture Fair, or the largest gathering of Scandinavian furniture lovers.