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STOCKHOLM
ABBA: The Museum
Not since the reopening
of the Moderna Museet
in 2004 has a museum
sparked such frenzied
anticipation—though we’ll
have to wait till June
2009 for this one, housed
in a converted customs
house. Meanwhile, a
1970s revival is afoot,
including the reappearance
of mustaches on
Stockholm’s fashionable
young men.
Hausmannsgate, 16
468/155-333
abbamuseum.com
Acne
In the fickle world of
fashion, Acne not only
remains the coolest
jeans brand in Sweden,
but it also produces
everything from
ad campaigns (Volvo,
Burger King) to toys
and a fashion magazine.
To crown it all, its
flagship store is a former
bank where, in 1973,
a heist led to a hostage
situation that gave rise
to the term Stockholm
Syndrome.
Normalmstorg , 2
468/611-6411
acne.se
Nitty Gritty
Despite its location on a
sleepy street in Södermalm,
the southern part
of the city, Nitty Gritty
has become one of the
most influential stores
in Stockholm. Part café,
part clothes emporium,
part toy shop, it also
has a popular webstore
selling carefully selected
art books.
Krukmakargatan , 26
468/51-06-19-52
nittygritty.se
Grandpa
In 2007, the second
Grandpa store opened
in Stockholm, in the evermore-
trendy Kungsholmen
area. The atmosphere
is reminiscent of
a 1970s hotel, with
secondhand furniture, a
reception desk, and
an aquarium. In addition
to selling clothes,
books, and household
objects, there’s a small
coffee bar. Rather like
Nitty Gritty, it’s at the
forefront of a new retail
trend in Stockholm—the
store as hangout for
the culturally aware set.
Fridhemsgatan , 43
468/643-6081
grandpa.se
"Compass: Scandinavia" originally appeared in the Fall 2008 issue of Culture+Travel. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Culture+Travel's Fall 2008 Table of Contents.
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