The Home Viewing Exhibitions turn everyday houses into showcases for contemporary Swedish design Design trends and architectural movements usually take years, if not decades, to filter down from private residences into home museums or exhibitions. An innovative new program in Sweden aims to offer visitors a real-time tour of contemporary design trends by simply bringing the museum into private residences.
The Home Viewing Exhibitions, a new program launched by the Swedish Design Museum last month, seeks to showcase the country?s design heritage by giving tourists a first-hand experience in a curated group of homes. Spread across the country, from downtown Stockholm apartments to rural villas and country homes on Baltic Sea islands, the constellation of well-designed spaces seeks to turn the open house experience into a snapshot of Scandinavian design and culture. ?Swedish design and architecture come in many shapes and sizes,? said Jennie Skogsborn Missuna, chief experience officer at Visit Sweden, in a statement. ?To truly show the diversity we could never collect enough objects in one place. By changing perspective and looking at regular home viewings as exhibitions, we don?t have to.?

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Recently renovated, this minimalist 1950?s coastal cottage, located in Degeberga, on Sweden?s southeast coast and one of the first homes included in the exhibit, has been decorated with natural materials that blend the interior with the e...