Coworking design that inspires creatives at Alma Stockholm

06/01/2021
Category: Travel

Alma is one of those local coworking and community concepts we wish were found more globally. Alma focuses on creating a local community for creatives that are movers and shakers. Above all, they use coworking design as a polar opposite to the standardized approach of large global brands.

Stockholm native Frederik Carlstrom is the founder of Alma and furniture brand Austere. Therefore, Alma is about the full experience of the design-driven space, the numerous events, the in-house restaurant, and its carefully selected members. The ultimate goal is to create a design environment that nourishes its members intellectually and propels their business ventures forward.

Alma is located in the former home of the Beckman’s School of Design, which is extremely fitting for its current purpose. Several drawings and window paintings are still present throughout the building. As a consequence adding a subtle historic nod to its coworking design. The interiors feel very well balanced and inviting, with a definite Scandinavian feel. The color palette includes tranquil colors such as teals, blues, and greys. Several Swedish and Danish designers designed furnishings and light fixtures specifically for Alma. The light fixture w171 Alma was awarded Best Lighting at the Stockholm furniture fair of 2017.

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Issue 4: North of Spain

It is no secret that Paris has been the capital of fashion since the seventeenth century. The city has been the playground for prestigious designers and couture brands like Chanel, Dior, and Saint Laurent. Today the Parisian style is not only an aesthetic choice but a philosophy. It embraces elegance, timelessness, and slow responsible fashion. The focus is on the cut and the quality of the materials. No fluff or excessiveness with a less is more approach. And what better way to understand Parisian fashion than to visit a museum dedicated to it.

For more than 70 years, the house has been crafting magical couture pieces in their atelier at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris. Christian Dior has made this location a legendary address since the first collection in 1947. Behind its new flagship, the House of Dior inaugurates a permanent exhibition in an extraordinary gallery, independently of its boutique. Mr. Dior wanted to be an architect; the building and the museum pay him a beautiful tribute today.

The staging is astonishing. A circular staircase at the entrance showcases 452 dresses and 1,422 accessories, all 3D printed. Bags, shoes, perfumes, and small objects: so many testimonies of the Dior style materialized to elaborate this Diorama.