Activities

Activities during the last Formex

At Formex you can explore seasonal trends, discover creative expressions and find inspiration from exhibitors, designers and experts in interior design, toys, fragrances and much more. Take part in inspiring lectures, workshops and tours – and plan a food break in one of our restaurants between events.

Here you will find everything that happened on the exhibition floor during the last Formex August 26-28, 2025.

This year's theme is THINGS WE LOVE

We love things that can be touched. Things that are beautiful, ugly, useful, unusable, new, old and durable. But we also love things that can’t be touched: experiences, inspiration, insights, knowledge, business – and meetings.

And this is what Formex is all about. Things we love that brighten, renew, simplify and make our lives work. All this twice a year and in between.

Eclectic Maximalism

This season’s entrance square exhibition, Eclectic Maximalism, is a visual explosion by Maxjenny Forslund and Jan Rundgren – where fashion meets interior design and creativity is given space.

Formex Trends – The exhibition

The large trend exhibition is curated by Jan Rundgren who collects trend-setting products from our exhibitors that fit well into the trends for the coming season.

Formex Trends – The trendguide

Pick up this season’s trend guide on the spot! The printed guide will be placed around the fair – full of inspiration, color and ideas you can take home.

Click here to access the times of Formex Trends lectures

Formex Trends – The lecture

Designer and creator Jan Rundgren presented the trends for the upcoming season with inspirational images, color schemes, excitement and thoughts.

Discover the programme

Formex Shop

The Formex shop offers a selection of new spring products from exhibitors for sale, as well as a variety of books and magazines. Take the chance to buy something to take home from the shop.

New this year, the shop will have a special section for products with a sustainability focus.

Rapid x Formex

Together with Rapid and creator Sandra Eggesten (@villanvidvattnet) we invite you to an inspiring workshop. Visit the Formex Creative Work Space and create your own flower lampshade.

Lampshade and materials are provided. The workshop takes place twice a day and is free of charge. No registration is required.

See the times of the workshop

Design Talents

Design Talents is one of Formex’s most exciting features. In Hall A, there is an entire area dedicated to talented and unestablished designers from Sweden and internationally who want to showcase their design solutions to the industry.

To Design Talents

Sustainability Stand

The Sustainability Exhibition has now expanded from 30 to 100 square meters. Here you will meet 20 exhibiting companies that want to be seen in a sustainable context in a separate area – the Sustainability Hub.

The concept is curated by the IMMA group, which works on sustainability issues in interior design, concepts, business models and communication.

More about Sustainabiliy Stand in August

Click here to see the time and place of the Things-I-Love parade

Tapetgalleriet

Experience 150 meters of wallpaper magic. All along the A-hall, a colorful pattern bonanza spreads out when Sweden’s leading wallpaper brands gather in Tapetgalleriet – from Boråstapeter to Handtryckta Tapeter and Paintpart, which celebrates Mumin’s 80th anniversary.

A man wearing a blue jacket gives a glass of champagne to a woman wearing a black sweater.

Tapetlunden

The exhibition ends at the east entrance of Tapetlunden, where Handtryckta Tapeter, together with the Italian designer Benedetta Crippa, shows a unique pattern created exclusively for Formex. Here you can follow the entire process – from the first printing stage to the finished wallpaper – in a fabulous wallpaper forest filled with craftsmanship and creativity.

Lovely Bar & Café

Enjoy a break from the hustle and bustle of the fair in Lovely Bar & Café. An almost 100 sqm underBar bubbelBar with menu by Mikael Amundsson.

As in the buffet restaurant and the Formex shop, the bar is made of recycled materials from other fairs. Available by the stage in Hall A.

EatLoveDesign

A long-awaited buffet with Moroccan flavors.

Recharge your batteries and enjoy the popular buffet. In Hall B you will find the EatLoveDesign restaurant with a menu set by TV chef Markiz Tainton.

The christmas tree exhibition

Near the main stage you will find our creative Christmas tree exhibition – where each tree has been personally decorated by some of the exhibitors. An inspiring and playful marketplace where the trees become designed eye-catchers!

THINGS-I-LOVE parade

Join TV personality Lena Nyholm on a colorful love-train through the fair!

Discover everything she loves – from unexpected favorites to designs that make your heart beat a little faster. As Lena says: “Together we can paint the world beautiful.”

See time & place

Design Walk

Join one of Sweden’s leading trend experts Stefan Nilsson on a tour through Formex. For about 45 minutes, Stefan will guide you on a fast-paced walk with lots of entertainment. We look at this year’s colors, gadgets and inspiration on foot.

To the programme for Design Walk

Sustainability Walk

Join Maria Soxbo, sustainability profile and jury chair for the Sustainability Award, on a tour through Formex. An inspiring walk at a fast pace where you get to take part in and learn more about sustainability and climate-smart design!

To the programme for Sustainability Walk

Speakers on stage: Formex Talks

Here you will find everything that happens on stage. Click on the button below to see the full program schedule.

Explore the programme

The difference between stylish and beautiful – learn to trust your heart

Known from Nyhetsmorgon and Husköp i blindo – now Lena Nyholm comes to Formex to inspire us to decorate with joy, playfulness and what we love.

Formex Trends – Fall & Winter 2025/2026

Trend expert Jan Rundgren presents Formex Trends for the upcoming season with inspirational images, color schemes, spotting and thoughts.

The Design Circle – A panel discussion

One of spring’s biggest talking points takes to the stage! Led by Trendstefan, designers, journalists and industry professionals meet in an open discussion about design – where the audience can also have their say.

Birgit Torkildsby – Color Manager at Jotun

Color expert Birgit shares inspiration, knowledge and tips for creating personal color palettes – both at home and at work. At Formex, she presents Jotun’s latest color chart, which is launched the same week as the fair.

Stefan Nilsson and Helena Lyth laughing and a red house in the background

Live podcast with Sweden’s biggest Christmas lovers

Join Sweden’s biggest Christmas lovers, Trendstefan and Helena Lyth, as they record their popular podcast Under the Christmas Tree live on stage. Expect mood, inspiration and everything you want for Christmas – directly from Formex.

The shop window – your store’s most important marketing space

Visual Merchandiser Annica Bergman shares concrete tips on how to create selling shop windows that drive traffic and strengthen the brand. Get insights from the author of “The shop window – the face of the store”.

Mirelle Skoog & Therese Skoog in an armchair

Create your dream home with Feng Shui

Join Mirelle Stoor and Therese Skoog in the world of feng shui and learn how to create a home that enhances your well-being. Focusing on emotion, energy and creativity, they share insights from their book “Create your dream home with feng shui, soul and creativity”.

All things retail and kitchen

How are values, habits and expectations shifting? Trend researcher Louise Byg Kongsholm (pej gruppen) shares key insights from the latest Retail Mega Mag and future reports on the kitchen and living space.
Get a clear overview of the forces shaping tomorrow’s retail landscape.

The talk is held in English.

Portrait image of Marie Olsson Nylander looking into the camera, she is wearing a white dress and her hair is up.

Decorating with love

Discover how to paint without a brush with Marie Olsson Nylander. Join us on an inspiring journey through time and space where interior design is about feeling, creativity – and love.

Portrait picture of Helena Kolhäger, she is smiling and wearing a striped shirt

Create sustainable flower arrangements

Artificial plants have made a stylish comeback. Florist Helena Kolhäger tells us about the evolution from plastic bouquets to natural arrangements and how to combine artificial and real flowers in a sustainable way.

Retail Reloaded

A look into the future based on the retail sector of 2025. Hear Emma Hernell from HUI talk about what we can expect from the future of retail.