Kulturista - Cultural Experiences in West Sweden

C U LT U R E E X P E R I E N C E S I N W E S T S W E D E N 3 We’re proud in West Sweden that increasing numbers want to experience the cultural sights and attractions we have in our region. The first edition of Kulturista! – Cultural expe- riences in West Sweden, was published a few years ago. The idea was to present a collection of some of the jewels in our crown. Now the next edition is ready. Some of the attractions will be familiar, some are new. This time we’re focusing even more on West Swedish design and architecture – and what is it that characterises it in the first place? Kulturista! will guide you to Porcelain Town Lidköping with its long tradition of design, to Läckö and Naturum Vänerskärgården Victoriahuset, that has such an intimate relationship with the environment that it appears to blend into the surroundings. To Dalsland and the unique 72 Hour Cabins where just a thin glass wall separates guests from nature outside. To the fashion and sculpture city of Borås which increases its cultural offer of world unique art in an urban environment year after year, through both Kulturista in West Sweden! sculpture and street art. To Vara, where the Klein blue Station House is a sight in itself. Nature and culture go together, and on the island of Tjörn you can cycle between attractions in the World’s Sweatiest Art Trail. And whichever way you get there, the Bohus coast is full of art treasures: the Nordic Watercolour Museum, Pilane on Tjörn, and the gallery in Bohusläns Museum. In Varnhem Kata Gård is witness to the Viking period and the Christianisation of Sweden – several hundred years earlier than previously thought. You can follow in the footsteps of the pilgrims, past the medieval churches on Kinnekulle or alongside Lake Vänern on the way to Nidaros. And you can also go to a festival, do a course, an art tour or just lose yourself in Gothenburg’s cultural quarter and its world famous theatres and museums. Kulturista! is a call to get out and explore culture and nature. Don’t just leave the magazine on the coffee table, let it guide you to places, preferably in the company of someone else! Conny Brännberg (KD) President of the Cultural Affairs Committee Region Västra Götaland EDITORS Gunilla Davidsson, West Sweden Tourist Board Ylva Gustafsson, Cultural Affairs Committee, Region Västra Götaland ART DIRECTOR Anders Magnusson, Kultur i Väst WRITERS CONTENTS 4 | Design inspired by nature 7 | Guide: Where to go design shopping in West Sweden 8 | 15 Design Destinations 10 | Borås - World leader in innovative design and street art 14 | Hjo - Leisure rests here 16 | Lidköping for lovers of porcelain and architecture 19 | The Rörstrand Designer Inspired by Kinnekulle´s Beauty 20 | Meet the locals 21 | Another Cup? 22 | Sea Sky Meadow 24 | Glass Cabins Bring Vistitors Closer to Nature 25 | Erik Nissen Johansen 26 | Gert Wingårdh 27 | Way Out West 28 | U-PORT Åmål Blues Festival 29 | Amanda Werne 30 | 11 Art Destinations 32 | Three inspiring cultural heritage bike trails 34 | Christian Vikings in Varnhem 36 | Cultural-heritage hikes in West Sweden 38 | The castel´s green salons 39 | Botaniska flowers whatever the season 40 | Museum and Contemporary art 41 | An Art Lover´s Oasis 42 | The Göteborgs Opera, The Gothenburg Concert Hall, Stora Teatern KULTURISTA! COVER Cooper & Gorfer Creative director and photographer: Sarah Cooper/Skarp Agent Production: Skarp Agent Artist/Modell: Amanda Werne MAP ILLUSTRATION Christina Jonsson PUBLISHER Fredrik Lindén PRINTED BY Sandstens Tryckeri AB, 2018 KULTURISTA! EDITORIAL STAFF THE COVER Cooper & Gorfer were commissioned to draw inspiration from West Sweden in the detail of the cover picture. In the back- ground you can see Gert Wingårdh’s Kuggen (Lindholmen, Göteborg), Jaume Plensas’ statue House of Knowledge (Borås), and designer Pia Törnell’s vase Cirrus; on the kimono, pattern designer Emma von Brömssen’s fabrics and Marianne Westman’s classic design for Rör- strand, Mon Amie. In the model’s arms are ceramics by Anna Elzer Oscarson. The flower garlands in the background are from ceilings and interiors at Läckö Castle. PHOTOGRAPHERS sid 4 Jonas Ingman sid 5 Jesper Anhede, Faramarz Gosheh, Volvo Cars, Anders von Brömssen sid 6 Julien Bourgeois sid 7 Kim Svensson sid 8-9 Jonas Ingman (Lydde Gård), Riksbyggen (Brittgården), Faramarz Gosheh (Ekelunds), Jesper Anhede, Christer Hansson (Svenskt Tenn), Fotogruppen Stefan Quinth, Maria Ljungberg (Saab Car Museum), Nääs Slott sid 11 Faramarz Gosheh sida 12 Borås Borås, Robert Dahlberg, Faramarz Gosheh sid 13 Robert Dahlberg, Anders Kihl sid 14-15 Jesper Anhede, Linda Jöner sid 16 Jonas Ingman sid 17 Robert Dahlberg, Jonas Ingman, Faramarz Gosheh, Daniella Witte sid 18 Faramarz Gosheh sid 19 Jonas Ingman sid 20 Pensky sid 21 Jesper Anhede sid 22 Nordiska Akvarellmuseet sid 23 Greta Vocar, Roger Borgelid sid 24 Anna-Lena Lundqvist 25 Erik Nissen Johansen/Stylt Trampoli sid 26 Wingårdhs sid 27 Mikael Almse sid 28 U-Port Musikweekend, Dalslands Turist AB sid 29 Cooper & Gorfer sid 30-31 Faramarz Gosheh, Bohusläns museum, Yngve Brothén (Lokstallet) Anders Arena sid 32 Roger Borgelid sid 33 Roger Borgelid, Åsa Dahlgren, Peter Lennby sid 34 Västergötlands Museum sid 35 Mårten Bergkvist sid 36 Jesper Anhede sid 37 Roger Borgelid, Jesper Anhede, Jim Josefsson sid 38 Faramarz Gosheh, Simon Irvine, Lina Ikse sid 39 Eva S Andersson, Ellinor Smederöd sid 40 Hendrik Zeitler sid 41 Per Agélii sid 42 Jorma Valkonen (GöteborgsOperan), Magnus Bergström (Stora Teatern) sid 43 Anna-Lena Lundqvist The editors have done their best to credit each photographer. We apologise if any image has accidentally been left uncredited. Kulturista! Is a collaboration between the West Sweden Tourist Board, Kultur i Väst and the Department of Culture, County Hall, Region Västra Götaland. David Björklund Erik Eger Karin Fingal Pia Naurin Johan Törnroth Johan Wetterberg