The building pictured in this poster, the City Hall of Stockholm, is one of the most famous buildings in Stockholm. If you’ve ever watched the prestigious Nobel banquet on TV, you’ve seen this establishment. First they dine in the Blue Hall (Blå Hallen) and from there they move on to the Golden Hall, where the […]
Another masterpiece signed Hans-Eric Olsén. A boy and his boat with the fortress of Varberg in the background. Varberg is a charming and popular summer resort on the coast of the province Halland. The city has a long tradition of baths and health resorts and, of course, that has been a great asset while marketing […]
This poster is a real oldie! It’s impossible to say excactly how old, but from the flag seen on the top of the poster, we get a clue: the flag is a symbol of the union between Sweden and Norway. The union was dissolved in 1905, so our guess is that this poster is made […]
What do you think of when you hear someone talk about the city of Gränna? For many of us, it’s the traditional red and white candy cones that first comes to mind, and after that pears. The famous Gränna pear is a popular variety all over Sweden, even so popular that it has even been […]
For every event and every happening at Skansen, they made a poster! Some poster were simpler and some where more lavish – here is one in the latter category. Gotthard “Gotte” Gustafsson is the artist behind this poster. Gotte worked at Skansen, and besides being a poster maker of great dimensions he was a skilled […]
What difference does a year make? Stockholm actually celebrated 700 years already in 1952, but the Olympics was held in Helsinki that year and the cities didn’t want to compete about the tourists. So Stockholm decided to celebrate the jubilee a year later instead, 1953. And for any jubilee there has to be a poster! […]
Inga-Greta Solbreck-Möller in her true element! If your heart beats for Östergötland you definitely need this poster, with the cornflower and some of the most known buildings in the province.
In 1952 the Swedish American Line announced a big poster contest. The contest activated almost 700 artists, both professionals and happy amateurs. One of the artist who participarted was Inga-Greta Solbreck-Möller who created this happy poster for the contest. She didn’t win, but the poster made it to the top 10. However, for us this […]
