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Denim
Care guides|May 2025
Denim is special for its exceptional durability, unique aging process, and versatile appeal. With proper care, your denim garments can improve with time.
Design|May 2025
The simplicity of the Skedblad chair
The wooden Skedblad chair is a distinctive and quickly recognisable feature of our cafés and store furnishings. Designed in 1933 by Carl Malmsten, one of the most well-known furniture designers and interior architects in the Nordics, the chair is as simple as can be, consisting of only six pieces, with a soft, oval backrest resembling the bowl of a spoon.
A self-taught designer, Carl Malmsten’s ideal was an organic style based on Swedish nature, local materials, and traditional crafts, and he often drew inspiration from historic models.
He highlighted the importance of the home as ‘an intimate place for gathering and repose’ and was a firm critic of the new functionalist principles of his time. But in retrospect, Malmsten played a central role in shaping the aesthetics and functionality of modern Swedish design, as well as the notion of beautiful everyday goods accessible to a wider audience.
Combining simplicity with timeless elegance and meticulous attention to detail, his Skedblad chair was a reinterpretation of a rustic, hand-carved folk design, originally made from lightweight pine.
Today’s version was revived from the archives exclusively for ARKET in 2017, now rendered in solid oak at Tre Sekel in Tibro, a centre for woodworking and furniture design in the southwest of Sweden. For us, it embodies the idea of everyday beauty and stands as proof of the longevity of good design.
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Leather garments
Care guides|May 2025
Leather is a hard-wearing yet sensitive natural material. As leather ages, it develops a beautiful patina, showcasing its unique character and history over time.
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Synthetic fibres
Care guides|May 2025
Synthetic fibres such as polyester, polyamide, acrylic, and elastane have many useful properties that can be enjoyed in a variety of garments, including activewear and swimwear. They’re usually comfortable, quick-drying, and keep their shape well. However, they also shed tiny plastic particles that can enter the sea and cause harm to our ecosystems. Here’s how to care for synthetic garments.
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Silk
Care guides|May 2025
Silk is composed of incredibly fine natural protein fibres produced by silkworms. It is surprisingly strong, smooth, breathable, and transports moisture. Handle silk garments with care to maintain their smooth and lustrous texture.
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On craft as continuum
Notes|May 2025
Textile traditions often carry more than technique – holding memory, care, and everyday acts of creativity. At the intersection of past and present, and amid a renewed interest in the handmade, craft becomes a way of remembering and passing on the knowledge handed down through generations.
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Arthur Guérin-Boëri on the search for the unknown
Interviews|May 2025
In a career defined by breath-holding records and moments of stillness beneath the surface, Arthur Guérin-Boëri has always been driven by something more than performance. His path as a world champion freediver has been shaped by intuition, discipline, and a deep connection to the sea – and now, as he turns his focus toward environmental storytelling, Arthur’s journey is no longer about conquering the unknown, but about understanding it.
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Rhubarb compote with olive oil
Food|May 2025
An easy-to-make sweet summer treat featuring rhubarb, salt-roasted nuts, cardamom and cookie crumbles. Serve with heavy cream on the side, and a drop of olive oil.
Denim
Care guides|May 2025
Denim is special for its exceptional durability, unique aging process, and versatile appeal. With proper care, your denim garments can improve with time.