About Coolstockholm

Some of the hottest trends in fashion, film, design, art and music have their origins here in Scandinavia, on the roof of Europe. Cool Stockholm has been created by culture-vulture journalist David Bartal, together with Nizar Achmad, gourmet chef and major-league party animal

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Solidarity and literature on the waterfront

Boat owners all over Sweden gathered this weekend in various teams to take their boats off of wintertime blocks and drag or slide them into the water. (…)

Its all in the details for Helena

One can do some very interesting things with the color black. (…)

Long lines at herring heaven

You don’t need to book a table in advance to be served at the Fried Herring wagon at Stockholm’s Södermalm Square. (…)

A dull guy with a big dog

It was with mixed feelings that I visited Jan Håfström’s “Heart of Darkness” exhibition at Liljevalchs art museum, since I never have managed to take the slightest interest in that artist. (…)

H&M legend appreciates her freedom

Photo: David Bartal
Margareta van den Bosch, a legendary figure in the world of international fashion, stepped partly off of the treadmill during the past year. (…)

Nizar’s last job as a cook?

I’ve been a cook for a long time, 13 years, and maybe that is enough. I have a good time working as chef at Publik restaurant because the staff is nice and friendly and even the owners are cool. (…)

Ping-pong and Swiss cheese

Yiqun Li was a tough opponent- Photo: Mathias Walin
I’m a sucker for ping-pong, which brings out the malevolent, vicious side of my character. (…)

Friday night in Stockholm city

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On the Good Friday holiday in Sweden , some people go to church, while others hit the highways to visit grandparents or parents, kick back at summer cottages, or go north for a ski weekend. (…)

Now we can all talk to immigrants

Are you curious about exotic immigrants, but not sure how to start a conversation? Help is at hand. (…)

Take the lentils out of your eyes

When a twenty-year-old Swedish-born girl was chatting with her American cousin yesterday, she mixed up the Swedish word for lentils with the English word for contact lenses. (…)