Luxury: Design and Architecture

 
Picture designed glassware, IKEA and Bruno Liljefors and try to state the lowest common denominator. It is pronounced Sweden. Since the mid twenties, Swedish glassware in particular has taken the world by storm. Traditional trademarks as Kosta Boda and Orrefors are international well-known and have contributed to the concept Swedish Grace. When travelling the Swedish Design and Architecture tour you will have the chance to experience it yourself: the magnificent architecture, the superb glass designs and the warming new concept of Swedish Lighting Design. When traveling our Design and Architectural Tour you will not only visit our design and architectural hight-lights, furthermore you will stay at hotels classed as Design Hotels, with interiors provided by Scandinavian design icons, such as Arne Jacobsen, Bruno Mathsson and Alvar Aalto. Wander around the hotel and discover world famous furniture, such as Egg, Wave and Lily, classic pieces that have been around for up to 50 years and will stay the same for another 50, at least. Welcome to join our tour!  

Have the opportunity to experience some of the most talented and knowledgable lighting designers in the worlds! On our design and architectural tour you will spend a whole day at the Lights in Alingsås event which is one of the biggest events in lighting design.
 

 

 

 

• 9 nights at first class hotels, Double Occupancy
• 9 Breakfasts
• 1 Traditional Dinner at the Glassblowers Smeting house
• 1 First class Touring coach
• Pick-Up and Drop-Off at the Airports
• Luggage Storage
• A guide that will follow your group during the whole trip
• Guiding of Lights in Alingsås
• The Stockholm Card – Free Entrance to more than 75 museums, attractions and entertainments
• Private Guiding of the Royal Palace
• Guided Architecture Tours of Gothenburg and Stockholm
• The possibility to blow your own glass at Kosta Boda
• A guided tour watching the glassblowers

 

Day 1-3

Whether you view architecture and design as art forms, sciences or hobbies, Stockholm will have something for everyone. A visit to the Old Town, with its narrow alleys and architecture that stret­ches all the way back to the 13th century, is one of the tour highlights. Stockholm contains both small wooden houses as well as large fashion malls. Besides the shopping, you can visit the Royal Palaces which has unique architecture and stunning art and paintings. The area of Drottningholm castle also contains the Drottningholm theathre which dates back to 1750, still performing operas on that same stage with that same machinery and the same hall. The stunning building of the City Hall, which venues the annual Nobel Prize festivities, is considered as one of Stockholm most fascinating architectural buildings and a visit to the Museum of Modern Art is highly appreciated. And why not join us for a visit to the world-famous ice-bar, designed and made only of ice!

Day 4-6

When leaving Stockholm we will stop by the beautiful village of Söderköping for lunch to watch the man built Göta Canal and its magnificent locks. The tour continues by bus to Kalmar and we will make a second stop at Kalmar where we also will spend the night. Why not go spend the evening by having dinner with a view of the castle of Kalmar in sunset? Day 5 will be devoted to the Kingdom of Chrystal. Here you can enjoy a close-up view of the glassblowers transforming the molten glass into beautiful glass works. You can even get the chance to try and blow one yourself. The night will be spent according to tradition in the Kingdom of Crystal: dinner will be cooked and served in the glassworkers’ smelting house! When going to Gothenburg, you will pass Älmhult, the birth city of IKEA. Late evening, we arrive in Gothenburg. When in the Kingdom of crystal, you will stay at the brand-new Crystal Hotel.

Day 7-9

The Gothenburg area is host for many cultural sites. You will be offered the chance to see some of the world’s finest watercolour paintings in the inspiring surroundings of the Nordic Watercolour museum, have a traditional Swedish “Fika” in the old neighbourhood Haga or visit the Röhsska Museum, Sweden’s leading museum of applied art and design. The area also encompasses the small town Alingsås, which is one of the world leading cities of lighting design. During the month of October, the whole town is being enlightened by lighting designers and students from all-over the world. Walk through the town which is lit by the warmth of world famous lighting designers and inhale the atmosphere. Welcome to the simplicity of Scandinavian Design!