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Editorial

Featuring a selection of interviews, articles, recipes, and snippets of research gathered over the years, our editorial archive explores the topics that inspire and influence our work and daily lives: notions of quality and beauty, craftsmanship, well-being, and our connection to the natural world.

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On craft as continuum
Notes|June 2025
Textile traditions often carry more than technique – holding memory, care, and everyday acts of creativity. At the intersection of past and present, and amid a renewed interest in the handmade, craft becomes a way of remembering and passing on the knowledge handed down through generations.
Citrus spritz
Food|June 2025
This spritz is a savoury, non-alcoholic aperitif featuring lemonade, rosemary and orange. Bursting with flavour, it's an ideal refreshment for casual summer get-togethers.
Jersey
Care guides|June 2025
Jersey is a knitted fabric commonly used to make T-shirts, loungewear, and more. Properly caring for your jersey garments will help maintain their softness and stretch.
Arthur Guérin-Boëri on the search for the unknown
Interviews|June 2025
In a career defined by breath-holding records and moments of stillness beneath the surface, Arthur Guérin-Boëri has always been driven by something more than performance. His path as a world champion freediver has been shaped by intuition, discipline, and a deep connection to the sea – and now, as he turns his focus toward environmental storytelling, Arthur’s journey is no longer about conquering the unknown, but about understanding it.
Warbro Kvarn
Suppliers|June 2025
Aligned with our dedication to quality and rich flavours, this small family farm supplies ARKET CAFÉ with flour for our breads and cookies.
The inspiration for the modern overshirt
Design|June 2025
The overshirt is an essential building block of the contemporary menswear wardrobe, combining functional layering with practical details and bridging the gap between smart and casual settings. Modern overshirts draw inspiration from functional workwear and utility garments, including the French blue work jacket, military jackets, and artisan smocks.
Ryan Willms on embracing stillness
Interviews|June 2025
By integrating movement and mindfulness and infusing sports with a softer and more spiritual perspective, we are equipped with the tools to listen to our changing needs and can learn to grow a life of harmony, connection, and sustainable well-being, says Los Angeles-based creative director and holistic life coach Ryan Willms.
Charlie Porter on the non-mystery of fashion
Interviews|June 2025
If getting dressed every day has inspired some introspection, it is with good reason, and you’re not alone. The work of fashion journalist Charlie Porter builds, in fact, on the idea that what we wear and how we wear it are inherently tied to the way we live. Awareness of this notion may spark beautiful dialogues and insights about who we are as people, allowing us to feel more in tune with how we choose to show up to the world – and ourselves.
Maria Berg on finding beauty in the slow-moving world
Interviews|June 2025
By appreciating the full cycle of a plant’s life and exploring our local environment, we can deepen our connection with nature and find beauty in everything that grows and changes, says Maria Berg, floral designer and head stylist at Rosendal’s Garden in Stockholm.
Jo Ellison on the contemporary codes of business attire
Interviews|June 2025
It’s an old tale: summer begins to end as September approaches, marking the start of the new season. Despite the familiar post-vacation blues, this is a moment filled with the return of pleasant comforts: a well-known routine, the sounds of the coffee maker, the spark of refreshed creativity and, of course, the powerful influence of trusted office wear.
Takashi Tsushima on living with nature as one
Interviews|June 2025
Asking artist Takashi Tsushima about his favourite place in Fukuoka, his hometown in southern Japan, leads to a clear answer. It’s Sesshinin, a temple and gallery run by friends where he often goes to work or wander. Inside these walls he claims to feel ‘at peace, the best.’
Erika Wall on the ritual of cold-water swimming
Interviews|June 2025
In the first year of the pandemic, when many of us started to build a new relationship with nature, Stockholm-based doula and model Erika Wall joined a group of cold-water swimmers at the local sauna. ‘My mind becomes crystal clear, and my body calm. I feel connected to what’s happening right at that moment,’ she says.
Carina Seth Andersson on functional forms
Interviews|June 2025
Inspired by traditional Nordic and Japanese crafts, Swedish designer Carina Seth Andersson has made it her mission to create beautiful utility items with perfectly balanced proportions.
The simplicity of the Skedblad chair
Design|June 2025
The wooden Skedblad chair is a distinctive and quickly recognisable feature of our cafés and store furnishings. Designed in 1933 by Carl Malmsten, one of the most well-known furniture designers and interior architects in the Nordics, the chair is as simple as can be, consisting of only six pieces, with a soft, oval backrest resembling the bowl of a spoon.
The hidden features of our typeface ARKET Sans
Design|June 2025
Meant to reflect our preference for simplicity, functionality, and longevity, the ARKET logo isn’t a logo but merely the name of the brand set in uppercase in our own bespoke type family, ARKET Sans, which was developed in 2015 by the Icelandic and Danish design duo Or Type.
Ella Soccorsi on longevity and meaningful design
Interviews|June 2025
‘Design means curiosity to me. It is a tool for discovery, excitement, and a chance to completely dive into a topic I’m drawn to but know nothing about,’ says Ella Soccorsi, our Head of Design and Creative. ‘It could be science or nature or something as literal as material.’
BAK Bakery
Suppliers|June 2025
A shared appreciation for craftsmanship and quality forms the foundation of our collaboration with the bakery behind ARKET CAFÉ’s signature bread.
Limonta
Suppliers|June 2025
A renowned specialist in woven fabrics and faux leather, Limonta is a family-owned firm working closely with some of the world’s most selective and quality-minded luxury brands.
Marzotto
Suppliers|June 2025
Marzotto has been making fabrics in the town of Valdagno, in the northeast of Italy, for more than 180 years. Since our first collections, we have worked together to produce premium weaves for men’s and women’s tailoring.
Marconi
Suppliers|June 2025
Marconi is a Chinese garment manufacturer, specialising in high-quality pieces for men and women.
The hearty soup
Food|June 2025
Hummus doubles as a great soup base, offering a quick way to compose a warming and comforting meal for the colder seasons. Add ingredients according to the season, and finish off with your favorite toppings.
Holiday ginger snaps
Food|June 2025
Prepare for holiday gatherings with traditional ginger snaps. These classic cookies come with a twist, featuring cinnamon, ginger and cardemom, along with an extra zing of Sichuan pepper and sea salt.
Steamed spinach with chives dressing
Food|June 2025
An easy everyday option featuring steamed spinach, goat cheese, Dijon mustard and chive dressing. It's a lighter choice for weekday dinners or serves as an equally fitting side dish.
Signe Siemsen on the freedom of trusting in nature
Interviews|June 2025
Plants have always been a source of both food and medicine, and the knowledge of how to use them has been passed down through generations. However, for most people today, that link is broken, and nature often represents something we need to approach with care. For Signe Siemsen – an herbalist, doula, and craftswoman living in Stockholm – having a relationship with the wild brings healing and meaning to what it means to be human.

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