Home is a sacred space to Swedish model and actor Frida Gustavsson. While her career has taken her to all corners of the world, being photographed by Vogue magazine, walking the runway for Dior and Prada and acting as the muse for Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino, she had not found her place, her home. She had apartments in Paris and New York and loved both cities, but they could not compare to Stockholm, the special warmth and comfort of friends and family. Four years ago she moved back home, to a beautiful apartment on Sodermalm in Stockholm, overlooking a park and her favorite cafe and ice cream shop. “It was time. I had matured a bit – and I wanted pets” , a desire materialized in the cats Gusten and Lillis.

 

Frida inherited the buffet from her grandmother; the table and chairs are from Bacchus Antik and the candle holders are from Skultuna. Artwork by Christo.

The small vases by Jonathan Sandler are the only things left from her New York apartment which was flooded in Storm Sandy.

Each item in the apartment is carefully selected and treasured. Frida believes, much like the Japanese, that objects with a history have a soul. Together with her live in boyfriend, Marcel Engdahl, they are doing what they can to contribute to a circular economy, surrounding themselves with vintage furniture and finds. Marcel works at art gallery Belenius and he and Frida share a passion for contemporary art.

Velvet sofa Element from Bolia, vintage coffee table and art by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Style wise, the apartment is influenced by Sweden in the 1960s – dark wood furniture with simplicity and honesty that Frida traces back to the home of her grandparents. “I liked being at their house, where everything felt so clear and safe” she says. Though there are contemporary and modernist touches throughout, especially on the walls which are dotted with artwork, both paintings and textiles from well known artists and friends alike.

Photograph by Linnea Sjoberg

Frida and Marcel are in love and their happiness is reflected in their home.

via Residence – Photos Mike Karlsson Lundgren