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Exhibitions This Fall

Focus on Sustainability

For the third time, the Sustainability Stand is making an appearance at Formex. Here, visitors will find carefully selected companies, sustainable products, and a booth designed with a focus on reuse and the circular economy.

More about the Sustainability Booth

A child is drawing a teddy bear, and next to him, the cute teddy bear is watching him

"Superhero Alley" Exhibition

Behind one of Formex’s most unexpected installations is Teddykompaniet. On display here are thousands of children’s superhero drawings, and one of them will be named the next “Superhero of the Year” to benefit Min Stora dag.

More about the initiative

Seasonal trend insights

Elin Frendberg, a well-known figure in the worlds of fashion, art, design, and innovation, will present the upcoming season’s trend forecast at Formex in August.

More about Elin's thoughts on the assignment

AI-generated image about the upcoming "Winter Wonderland" exhibition

Celebrate winter traditions with us

The entrance plaza is transformed into a winter wonderland that highlights some of the upcoming season’s traditions. Formex, in collaboration with designer Eva Andersson, has created the exhibition, which will run through August 2026.

More about the exhibition

Past Exhibitions

Portraits of Maxjenny and Jan Rundgren cut in with the exhibition pattern in the background.

Saša Antić and Niklas Hansen

Giant slices of cake, cake candles, and whimsical details gave visitors the feeling of stepping into a magical world of color and surprises.

Read the press release

Maxjenny Forslund & Jan Rundgren

This season’s major exhibition, “Eclectic Maximalism,” promises to be a visual explosion—where fashion meets interior design, and creativity takes center stage.

More About Eclectic Maximalism

Kristin Krickelin Lagerqvist

Krickelin created the major main exhibition in January 2025. “House of Creativity” reflects a home where creative and everyday life are intertwined.

See more about House Of Creativity

Anna Starrén

In August 2024, we at Formex created the large entrance exhibition in collaboration with designer and florist Anna Starrén.

More about A Nordic FAIRytale

Dennis Valencia

Dennis created the Formex entrance hall exhibit in January 2024.

Read the interview with Dennis

Lena Nyholm

Lena created the Formex entrance hall exhibition, featuring over 300 items, in August 2023.

Read the interview with Lena Nyholm

Tekla Severin

Tekla, a master of color and interior designer, created the Formex entrance display at Formex in January 2023.

Explore Tekla's large exhibition

A historical journey

In 2020, Formex celebrated its 60th anniversary, and one of the ways it was celebrated was through a unique exhibition created by stylist Cecilia Tivar.

Explore the style journey here

Li Edelkoort

In 2019, the world-renowned trend analyst created a unique inspirational exhibition at Formex.

Discover the Li Edelkoort exhibition

Zandra Rhodes

She is a legend in the design world who has dressed royalty and world-famous rock artists. In January 2019, she created a collection for Formex.

Sustainability Stand in August

The exhibition ranges in size from 30 to 100 square meters and will now be part of an entire area focused on sustainability.

Learn more about the new Sustainability Stand

Collage with portraits of each member of the new Design Talents jury; Dennis Valencia, Lisa Bengtsson, Evelina Kroon and Ann-Louise Andrén.

Wallpaper Tradition in a New Light at Formex

With the “Tapetgalleriet” exhibition—featuring around ten wallpaper manufacturers—and “Tapetlunden,” visitors are invited to enjoy a unique experience with 150 meters of wallpaper inspiration.

More about wallpaper at Formex

Café with a strong focus on sustainability

The name of the café, Café Conversation Piece, refers both to the interior design elements created from “junk” and to the purpose of this gathering place—to encourage conversation.

More about the café in January 2025

Strong new partnerships at Formex

At Formex, we’re constantly working to find innovative, creative, and profitable partnerships. Check out four great examples here.

Explore our strong partnerships

10 craftsmen in one stand

In August, We Are Makers exhibited at a group booth at Formex. With their previous experience exhibiting at markets, their first trade show was a hit.

Interview with We are Makers

Long-awaited exhibitor returns

Read the interview with CEO Lars Bonander about what is bringing A Lot back to the trade show floor in August.

Read the interview with A Lot

Mitt & Ditt prepares for the fair

From Bjästa in Örnsköldsvik to Formex in Stockholm, year after year. “We love going to trade shows! It’s our favorite thing to do.”

Meet the team behind Mitt & Ditt

Monchiqe x Lisa Bengtsson

At Formex in January 2024, visitors could stop by Le Café, which had an Italian Riviera theme.

See more of Le Café

Local Women's Market

At Formex in January 2024, 16 creators exhibited at a joint booth. We interviewed Gina Eriksson, the project manager behind the joint booth.

Read the interview with Gina

Selected by

In January 2024, we invited three industry leaders to select their favorite products at the trade show.

See the products that were selected

Lursta Cast Iron

Interview with Lursta—the winners of the 2024 Formex Sustainability Award.

Read the interview with Lursta

Selected by

We invited four industry leaders to select their favorite products at Formex in August 2023.

Explore the featured products

Café Mimou

Read our interview with Anna Starrén, who co-founded the popular café with Mimou at Formex in August 2023.

See more of Café Mimou

Emma Sjödin Design

Emma Sjödin has exhibited at Formex 23 times! In January 2023, she set a sales record at the fair.

To the interview with Emma

Filipiniana

Meet one of Formex’s exhibitors, Filipiniana, a family-owned business run by Gabriel Isip.

To the interview with Filipiniana

CANCAN

In August 2023, Colorama launched its new paint brand, CANCAN, at Formex.

Gotland stand

In January 2023, Almi Gotland organized a joint booth at Formex where seven Gotland-based companies exhibited together.

Explore the Gotland Museum

Happynest

Johan Sjöstedt, CEO of Happynest, sees Formex as the obvious meeting place. Read the full interview here.

To the interview with Happynest

Gustaf & Linnea

They exhibited at Formex in August 2022 and were a huge hit during their first appearance at the trade show. “We’ve sold out our inventory several times over.”

To the interview with Gustaf & Linnea