In May, Sweden dresses up like to go to a ball.  After hiding inside the long dark winter, we all come crawling out from our coverts ready to enjoy the light and the fresh air. It is truly a long wait, but how nature repays us!! Millions of nuances of green, flowers in all colors and birds competing in their yearly singing competition.

Warmer days and evenings makes it possible to have fika outside. Stumpastaken can spread it´s light both indoors and outdoors and the garden starts to give us flowers for our vases!

Picking flowers and making nice arrangements is one of lifes great but little joys.  We always have fresh flowers on the table during the blooming season and I use whatever I can find. Sometimes garden flowers and somtimes just anything from the ditch. 
Life is too short not to enjoy natures wonders!
Have a lovely May everyone!

If you like, check out our webshop below. We have so many ideas for smart and beautiful design items. Perfect for all the summer parties ahead.

                                                                                                                                 Love, Veronica-Born in Sweden

We do work a lot.
But our work is intergrated with SO much fun and we truly feel fortunate to live, love and work the way we do.
Just now we are back from the Top Drawer fair in London and even though we are completely tired after long days and full concentration, we are tired with a smile.
The people we meet…
It´s such a pleasure to meet the customers and fellow exhibitors become friends for life.
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If you look for happiness right where you are, you don´t have to search for it... It is right there!

Klicka här när du vill redigera.

                                                                                      Paulo Coelho

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
                                                                                                            Colin Powell

THANK`S TO:
Matz Borgström - designer of HEX
Studio Gotley -moviemakers
The Dream- For constantly living the work and work in creativity.

Since we live on the west coast of Sweden, this is where we usually spend our weekends and holidays. The beauty just around the corner makes it hard to leave. But. We took a trip to the east coast for a change and completely fell in love with Öland. 
​Swedens second biggest island, with top score of sun hours (this is important to every Swede...) and so much to do.  We will definetely be back. Soon!
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The variety of the landscape, the ocean, the farmland and of course the windmills, spread out just about everywhere. There is really something new to discover around every corner.

We can especially recommend Capellagården, the school once founded by famous Swedish furniture designer Carl Malmsten. Lovely environement, beautiful gardens, inspiring in every way.
​ And yes, they have a cafe. Check out their opening hours here: 
http://www.capellagarden.se/besok

​Ölands unique world heritage landscape called Alvaret, is another reason to visit. When travelling north on the island, suddenly the landscape changes and becomes something completely different. Wild, flat and with a vegetation all of its own. Amazing!

Photo: oland.com

​Another benefit of Öland, is that we have one of our facories there producing our trays and cuttingboards. With a location like that, we will most likely go visit more often!

We are fortunate to experience people, places and tastes we would never had at home. Here some mixed photos from China.

Some ideas I just wish were my own. I really wish I had come up with this fantastic idea to pimp our Stumpastake, but these photos comes from Nina Holst at Stylizimo blog. Link further down.
​This really shows, that Stumpastaken is so much more than a candleholder... Fire away and be creative!

Happy Easter to everyone!
​Check out more of Ninas ideas at Stylizimo blog:

Stumpastaken is available in three sizes, for more info go to Born in Sweden homepage.

Just looking out the window, seing the amazingly beautiful Swedish nature, the clean water and the fresh air, one understands that Mother Earth is the most precious gift of all. We try to consider the environment in all our decisions and product developments. This is one of the reasons we are extra proud of Stumpastaken. It is made in Sweden out of 100 % recycled aluminum, and this way all kinds of aluminum waste is transformed into a design item.
​The cork bowl is made of recycled cork, of course in the leading country of cork production- Portugal.
​We are very happy to have these items in our range, both because of their looks and because of their story.