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Blås & Knåda
Glass and ceramics are the main attraction at this venerable seasoned gallery. Run by around 45 Swedish potters and glassblowers who take turns manning the floor, it's a good place for 'Where-did-you-get-that?' sculptures, vases and dishes, as well as art books and cards to top off the perfect gift.
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Bookbinders
Colour-code your life at this cult stationary shop, famed for its stylish stationary in a range of tasty tones. The hand-crafted, cloth-covered notebooks will have you itching to write, and there's a range of matching diaries, photo albums, cards and boxes to keep your life in picture-perfect order.
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Defyra
This quirky design quartet has exhibited everywhere, from Manhattan and Tokyo to hotel lobbies at home. Their wildly striped gallery-shop features a giant hanging sausage (from their New York show) and a playful collection of silk-screen-printed children's sweaters, hand-printed postcards and wallpapers, sublime ceramics tea cups and stools made from severed skis.
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Gertrud Båge
No-nonsense Gertrud is one of Sweden's leading ceramicists, and her richly textured plates, bowls and vases make a refreshing change from white-on-white minimalism. Although you'll find her wares at design store Blås & Knåda, this is her studio and where you're most likely to see her in action.
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Gunnarssons Träfigurer
In his Gepetto-style workshop, sci-fi fan and woodcarver Urban Gunnarsson cleverly carves statuettes ( Sk950 ) of the famous and infamous. His sister Gisela paints the pieces, which include every US president since FD Roosevelt. Custom-made creations (fancy yourself in lime-wood?) take between two and four weeks and cost a significantly higher Sk4000 .
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Handtryckta Tapeter
With a fan base including royalty, museums and retro-loving stylistas, this artisan wallpaper studio reproduces rare and vintage Swedish and foreign wallpapers using authentic handmade methods. The owner and her colleague run tours of the space, and it's always best to call ahead.
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Konsthantverkana
Rumour has it that the Swedish royals shop here and, quite frankly, we don't blame them. Run by a union of 166 Swedish designers and artists, this revamped gallery-cum-shop is the stuff Wallpaper -magazine dreams are made of - think sublime silver rings, loft-worthy ceramics, too-cool crockery, and seductive textiles.
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Moderna Museet
Culturally inclined shoppers won't know where to begin (or end) at this fabulous gallery shop. There's enough art and design books to make a coffee table swoon, and the collection of posters, postcards, art kits and cool designer knick-knacks will have you spring cleaning your wallet in style.
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Modernity
A bit like a museum where you can take home the booty, world-famous Modernity stocks cult furniture from 20th-century Scandinavian greats like Alvar Aalto, Josef Frank, Arne Jacobsen and Bruno Mathsson, as well as iconic glassware, lighting and jewellery. Best of all, Scottish owner Andrew Duncanson doesn't mind a natter about his stock - sale or not.
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