Everything is Art: Created in the Stockholm Atelier
Enter the Stockholm Atelier, where boundaries dissolve and creativity takes on a life of its own. Everything is Art is a celebration of artistic freedom, an exploration of what happens when creators are given materials, space, time, and trust.
Developed in collaboration with selected guest artists, the collection brings together original works alongside their art print and canvas counterparts. What emerges is not just a collection, but a living story of experimentation, craftsmanship, and the moments where ideas transform into art.
Everything is Art marks a bold new chapter for Desenio. For the first time, original artworks take center stage and with them, a radically open brief. No constraints. No predefined direction. Just the question: what is art, when anything is possible?
The result is a collection that feels alive with contrast and curiosity. Photography meets sculpture. Ceramics meet canvas. Texture, light, and form collide in unexpected ways, each piece a reflection of the artist’s instinct, skill, and imagination.
Behind every work is a process that is as compelling as the final piece itself. In the Stockholm Atelier, ideas didn’t just evolve, they expanded, unraveled, and were formed again.
The beauty of the unknown
For many artists, the open brief was a challenge. Without boundaries, the question became not what should I create? But what do I truly want to explore?
One photographer looked at art history and choose to reinterpret recurring motifs through a contemporary lens. “I enjoyed the chance to look back instead of forwards,” he shared, finding inspiration in style and symbolism from the past.
For others, the process became tactile and immersive. The artist behind Oyster Tide experimented with the materials: “I discovered entirely new ways to create texture using shells, and paint.”
And sometimes, freedom meant pure spontaneity. The creator of What came first? embraced instinct above all: “I literally used anything I could get my hands on,” she said, laughing.
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With fewer expectations, the artists found themselves creating pieces that felt deeply personal: pieces they would want to hang up at home.
“I wanted to create something I’d hang in my own home,” said the photographer behind The Ridge. This artist’s contribution includes new photography as well as images from previous collections that were re-worked to feel right for Everything is Art.
Nature is a recurring theme in Everything is Art. The artist behind Crimson Current was inspired by nature as a starting point, something that is clear in the bold abstract pieces she created for the collection.
Inspiration from the daily commute
Not all inspiration comes from nature. Sometimes, it strikes on the daily commute.
For one digital artist, it was the typography of subway advertisements, fleeting, functional, yet visually striking. In You and Icon, these urban influences are reimagined, transformed into deliberate, expressive design.
Everything is Art is more than a collection; it’s a snapshot of what happens when creativity is set free. Within the Stockholm Atelier, disciplines overlap, ideas spark, and craftsmanship is pushed to its limits.
The Stockholm Atelier is at the heart of Desenio. It’s where our artists work side by side, creating work and turning inspiration from many aspects of life into art. The result is a collection that doesn’t just showcase the skills to be found in the studio, it reveals the craftsmanship, skill, talent and creative synergy that makes it happen.
