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THEOVERVIEW
You’re never far from water in Stockholm. The city is built on 14 islands,
each with its own distinctive character, from the picturesque cobbled
streets of Gamla Stan to the sleek boutiques of Östermalm and the green
oasis of Djurgården. Best of all, they’re all just a quick hop away from each
other, so you can go from designer shopping to verdant idyll in minutes.
Stockholmsyndrome
With 25°Cdays and close to 24 hours of sunlight, it’s no
wonder the Swedish capital is our summer obsession
SWEET SMELLING
Sweden’s most notable
perfume house, Byredo,
makes wonderfully
distinctive fragrances
based on the “scent
memories” of founder
Ben Gorham. Byredo
has also created
everything from the
scented candles to
the toiletries for hip
Hotel Skeppsholmen
(
hotelskeppsholmen.
com
).
Byredo Rose Noir
eau de parfum, ¤110;
byredo.com
ARTFUL ORDER
Ordning & Reda
(
ordning-reda.com
)
epitomise clean
Swedish design. In fact,
the company’s name
is a mission statement,
translating as “proper
order”. Inside its sleek,
geometric shops –
there are four in the city
– stationery addicts can
salivate over staplers,
paper clips and storage
boxes for hours.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Quality and freshness are bywords for
the Scandi gastro scene. Try Viola (
14
Humlegårdsgatan; tel: +46 (0)8 664 5535
)
for great food with a buzzy party vibe or,
for two Michelin-star dining, Matsalen at
Mathias Dahlgren (
Grand Hôtel Stockholm,
6 Blasieholmshamnen; mdghs.com
).
WORDS AND STYLING TALIB CHOUDHRY. PHOTOGRAPHY VICTORIA LING