The Dezeen team are reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February) with updates throughout the day, including exclusive previews of products, installations and events.

 
6:00pm As the sun sets over Stockholm on the first day of Stockholm Design Week, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson visited the studio of Stockholm-based designers Fredrik Färg and Emma Marga Blanche, founders of the studio Färg & Blanche.
The fair is really important to us; we would never be where we are today without it
The duo will be launching several new product collections at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week ? with highlights including The Thread sofa for Johanson Design and new version of the Lightbone lamps for Oblure ? and they have also installed a bar, seating area and stage area. Färg & Blanche has added pendant lamps to The Lightbone collection, created with Swedish brand Oblure
Blanche told Dezeen that the fair is as important as ever in providing an international platform for Swedish designers and brands. "The fair is really important to us; we would never be where we are today without it," she said.
Launching with Swedish brand Johanson Design, The Thread is a modular sofa created with a machine typically used to overlock the edge of a carpet
"The fair will be smaller this year, less big brands, but I think the content will be fantastic. People exhibiting seem to be really happy and there is a really good energy," ...