Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Stockholm, Sweden: Retro Maximalism Over Minimal Modernism?

Scenic views of Lake Mälaren from the City Hall

Stockholm may have failed to win me over as a wandering traveler-not that boho, not that edgy, not that picturesque-, but it has certainly managed to capture my creative imagination in the details: Meditative chill-out cafes and delis with coal-coloured liquorice pop-corn. Floating hideaways with beer and beat-laden perks. Vintage corners with famously saltry pin-ups and vinyl retro-treasures. Despite its modern minimalist reputation, it was the luscious traces of decades past that, unwittingly, drew me in the most.

This is Stockholm, not through the eyes of a bedazzled visitor, but a corky collector with a moving camera.

Soundtrack: Carnival by The Cardigans


Gigantic chance to source that bargain T-Rex 7-inch
Heavenly hideaway packed with alcohol
Leafy turn on the way to the trendy cafes of Sodermalm

Glamorous corners @ Borgs Bageri
  
Beyond Retro

Coctail of colours in Sodermalm

Where Batman gets his morning double-shot - and Wonderwoman her morning cakes

Pin-up central


The multi-hued alleys of Gamla stan
Holy cow!

Scandi-cool hostess

Seaside escapes in Stockholm are just a stone's throw away


(Night)butterfly living

The sex, the horror!

The Blue Lotus Cafe - Veggie and other delights in Sodermalm


The voice of a generation drowned
Twilight in the big city
Market under the bridge

Cutie ceramics and the kitchen sink in Gamla Stan

Light shining over the laid-back gardens of the City Hall
Bookworm @ the Public Library

From Stockholm with Looove

Scandi-mamma's sweet sins @ Borgs Bageri
Don't-Really-Know-What-That-Is-But-It's-Got-Style

Buttwise shopping in Gamla stan

Postcards from the Scandi-house

Nineteen Neon

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