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MEMOS

DIANA VREELAND

3X AUTUMN

1. DIANA VREELAND, MEMOS The legendary editor-in-chief and fashion editor never ceases to inspire. This book of Vogue correspondence is autumn's must-read.

2. HERRGÅRD FROM TINGEST The new Swedish design brand Tingest promises great things. The Herrgård candlestick by Alexander Lervik lights up the autumn darkness with elegance.

3. GRENSON SHARP A stylish autumn requires a proper pair of brogues. My new autumn shoes are called Grenson Sharp.

18 PLAZA MAGAZINE

— A place on the world stage

It is the approaches over a city that enchant most of all. During my years as a traveling reporter, I have experienced everything from bumpy descents over the Italian Dolomites, classic views down toward the Manhattan skyline, and the endless approaches over the glittering cityscape that is Los Angeles at dusk.

The approaches hold the journey's anticipation and first impressions. But they are also a powerful reminder that our world metropolises actually differ in a very tangible physical way. In times when one sees the same retail chains, shopping malls and perfectly distressed hipster neighborhoods in every major city across the world—whether it is London, New York or Istanbul—it can be worth pondering that Los Angeles is actually on the other side of the globe from London, that Portland is not located in the same state as Berlin.

I ponder this as this issue of Plaza is being finalized. Because while there is every reason to do a theme issue on global creativity, in a way it is completely unjustified. For what is our world today if not entirely integrated? Is it possible to talk about Swedish fashion without discussing its role internationally? Is it possible to run an art gallery with only Sweden as a market?

When you flip through this issue of Plaza you will notice that the answer to these questions is no. If anything, this issue is an illustration that those who operate in the fashion, art and design worlds today are completely dependent on relating to their place on the global stage.

We meet fashion designer Carin Rodebjer, who tells of how she not only took her fashion company Rodebjer to Manhattan, but how everything actually started there, at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the late 1990s. We get to meet photo artist Jacob Felländer, who faces his major international breakthrough as he now gets to exhibit at Hamilton Gallery in London (the photographer who exhibited before? Irving Penn). We visit the home of Jimmie Karlsson, the designer who has taken London, the world and Madonna by storm with his exciting pop art furniture.

Every year 50,000 Swedes leave the motherland to seek their fortune elsewhere. On pages 64–69 we list the 33 most exciting creators in London, New York, Milan, Paris and Berlin.

And in my lunch interview in this issue, I meet my writer idol and editorial colleague Bobo Karlsson. He explains that many of his Sweden-based friends are so dependent on Berlin and New York that they set aside at least one weekend a month abroad. This is to get some fresh air, to endure, to fully get their dose of design/fashion/art/dining/city life. A bit like how I wish Plaza will work for you as a reader. When Sweden feels too cramped, we at Plaza will offer a breath of fresh air with fashion, design, art, and international creativity. We will do that in every issue, not just this one.

Have a nice trip!

KONRAD OLSSON

Editor-in-chief konrad@plazamagazine.com

PHOTO ROSTAM ZANDI

English translation of the original article. Text read from the scanned original; small transcription errors may occur.