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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.
Designing for longevity with Sofia Snöborgs Tüll, ARKET Head of Production & Sustainability
Interviews|December 2024
ARKET’s design philosophy is grounded in a commitment to quality and longevity. Sofia Snöborgs Tüll, our Head of Production & Sustainability, dedicates much of her efforts on improving resource use. Her work includes testing and expanding business models focused on resale, repair, and rental.
Functional beauty and the collaborative craft of making shoes
Interviews|December 2024
Susanna Cognigni is our senior shoes and accessories designer, leading the design of our women’s footwear and bags since our first collection in 2017. For the past few years, she has been based in Civitanova, a seaside city in the Marche region, where most of our shoes are produced, and near where she was born and raised in a large family of shoemakers.
Moments of presence with Mario Milana
Interviews|December 2024
The works of Mario Milana focus on the interaction between the body, mind, and objects. With this approach, the Milan-based furniture designer attempts to integrate the habit of presence into everyday life, looking to expand the meditative practice beyond an assigned time and place. ‘If you have to interact with something both physically and mentally, then you're present in that moment.’
Wild medicine and the freedom of trusting in nature with Signe Siemsen
Interviews|December 2024
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.