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Scandinavian furniture design is famous for focusing on simplicity, lightness, functionality and the beauty of everyday objects. And now there's a new imperative - and that's designing to reduce the impact on the battle against climate change. The world's top furniture designers are in Sweden for the Stockholm Furniture Fair

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