Scandinavian MAN Radio Hour

Step into the world of style, innovation, and equality. Scandinavian MAN Radio Hour is a weekly podcast, hosted by editor-in-chief Konrad Olsson and managing editor Mattias Dellert, featuring interviews with some of the most influential personalities in Nordic fashion, entertainment, culture, and technology.

Introducing The Innovators Podcast 01/19/2020

Introducing The Innovators Podcast In the coming days, we will be relaunching our podcast as an audio/video talk show under a new name. THE INNOVATORS PODCAST is our contribution to the global conversation on sustainability, technology, and artificial intelligence. We are going to talk to designers, creative directors, researchers, technologists, journalists… Mostly, but not always, from a Scandinavian perspective. Keep an eye out next week on Apple Podcasts, Youtube, and IGTV for these conversations. /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/12800948

Radio Hour 03:5 Design Week Symposium 02/15/2019

Radio Hour 03:5 Design Week Symposium ”I’m taking the first class business train to Milan Design Week.” This week, we are revisiting a talk that was held during Stockholm Design Week. Emil Thorup is fonder of Danish design brand Handvärk, designer Emma Olbers recently delivered a project for Nationalmuseum and Kajsa Melchior made her debut in the Greenhouse exhibition during Stockholm Furniture Fair. They had a lot to say about sustainability and the future of design. /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/8660093

03:4 Asger Juel Larsen — Live at Pitti Uomo 95 01/18/2019

03:4 Asger Juel Larsen — Live at Pitti Uomo 95 ”When people get offline and go into the nature, that will be reflected in fashion.” Asger Juel Larsen is an influential Danish designer. He talks about his new project Unridden, inspired by the world of surfing and created using old wetsuits. This conversion was recorded live at Pitti Uomo 95. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/8305439

03:3 Andreas Palm, CDLP; Live at Pitti Uomo 01/11/2019

03:3 Andreas Palm, CDLP; Live at Pitti Uomo "We want to broaden masculinity and make men to feel confident and sexy in a way they hadn't before.” Andreas Palm is the co-founder of the much-hyped underwear label CDLP. He talks about branding, entrepreneurship and how he managed to get CDLP into influential retail outlets like Barney’s and Mr Porter. Recorded live at Pitti Uomo 95. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/8219804

03:2 Erik Danielson 12/14/2018

03:2 Erik Danielson ”Sometimes the costumer educates us.” Erik Danielson is the menswear buyer for the iconic Stockholm store Nitty Gritty. For almost 30 years, Nitty Gritty has been catering to an initiated consumer, bringing some of the world’s best brands to the Swedish market. During his 12 years with the company, Erik has observed how the menswear consumer has evolved, how storytelling has become an even more important part of the business, and how outdoor and fashion is merging more and more. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/7920032

03:1 Rasmus Storm 11/22/2018

03:1 Rasmus Storm ”Storm is such an open platform because we allow ourselves to be open to any kind of idea.” Rasmus Storm is the founder of the iconic concept store Storm Copenhagen. Rasmus is known for paving his own way in the world of fashion, and his independence has led him to collaborations with Virgil Abloh and Kanye West. He is also a lifestyle artist, doing military training on the streets of Copenhagen. Rasmus Storm has strong opinions about where the fashion industry is headed, both online and offline. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/7658408

02:7 Pitti Uomo Special — Jacob Östberg, Andrew Weitz, and T-Michael. 06/20/2018

02:7 Pitti Uomo Special — Jacob Östberg, Andrew Weitz, and T-Michael. ”We are seeing a redefinition of masculinity happening in Scandinavia right now.” Jacob Östberg is a professor of marketing at Stockholm University and has studied masculinity and consumption in Scandinavia. Together with designer T-Michael from Bergen, and Andrew Weitz from Los Angeles they discussed the state of masculinity today during our Pitti Uomo Panel series. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6727091

02:6 Pitti Uomo Special — The Sustainability Symposium 06/15/2018

02:6 Pitti Uomo Special — The Sustainability Symposium ”The consumer won't buy an ugly product just because it’s eco-friendly. It has to be super nice.” Fredrik Ekström of Tretorn, Karl-Johan Bogefors of Filippa K, and Josefin Liljeqvist of her namesake brand Josefin Liljekvist are all working to change the fashion ecosystem. During this conversation at Pitti Uomo 94, we learn how brands can bring about change through changing the process in which they make and market their products. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6761662

02:5 Johan Hellström 06/07/2018

02:5 Johan Hellström ”I want to build a world that I would like to live in.” Johan Hellström is a beauty entrepreneur, hairdresser, and owner of ironic hair care brand Björn Axén. Johan was only 27 years old when we found out that he was the sole heir to Björn Axén’s entire life’s work. Björn Axén was an innovator in the field of hairdressing, learned his craft in Paris, and became an official supplier to the Royal Court. But he was not a great businessman, so when Johan took over the company, he started a journey to revive and rebuild the company and its culture from a very value-based perspective. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6758067

02:4 Karl-Johan Bogefors 06/07/2018

02:4 Karl-Johan Bogefors ”We want to bring the warmth, fun, and sexiness back to the brand.” Karl-Johan is the brand director at Filippa K and one of Sweden's most experienced fashion operatives, having worked with brands like JC, Malene Birger, Absolut, and COs. He started his career at Filippa K. During his first years, he was instrumental in launching Filippa K’s men’s collection. After a ten year hiatus, he is back at the company together with Filippa Knutsson, who also has made a comeback as creative director. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6758051

02:3 Andreas von der Heide 05/09/2018

02:3 Andreas von der Heide ”The dream of going international was there from the beginning.” Andreas von der Heide, founder of Danish fashion brand Les Deux, has a fascinating background as an entrepreneur, coming from the world of business rather than design. At age 21 he gave himself the insurmountable task of creating a new lifestyle brand from the ground up, inspired by his hero Ralph Lauren. A few years later, he is well underway of establishing Les Deux in the Nordics and Great Britain. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6573043

02:2 The London Launch 04/25/2018

02:2 The London Launch ”Going out to the world, being Scandinavian is an icebreaker. Everybody loves what we stand for.” In this episode, we are revisiting the international launch of Scandinavian MAN in London last week. We will listen to our symposium, titled ’Building a brand with Scandinavian Values’, featuring Thomas Örum, marketing director at Shamballa Jewels, John-Ruben Holtback, founder of L'Homme Rouge, and Andreas von der Heide, founder of Les Deux. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6520300

02:01 Retail Special 04/11/2018

02:01 Retail Special ”I think there is a paradigm shift happening right now.” This is a special retail episode of the Radio Hour. We are talking challenges and opportunities with Annelie Gullström, Head of Business Development at AMF Fastigheter and the woman who has overseen the creation of The Lobby, the new marketplace in Stockholm where we recently opened the Scandinavian MAN Popup Shop. Plus: learn why Asket, Nikolaj d’Étoiles, and Volvo are joining Scandinavian MAN in The Lobby. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6468476

01:18 Jan Carl Adelswärd 03/28/2018

01:18 Jan Carl Adelswärd ”The creatives are extremely important for the company, but nothing works unless you have the ability to actually make money”. Jan Carl Adelswärd is a well-known investor in the Swedish fashion industry and has previously worked with brands like Filippa K. Today he is involved in companies like Stutterheim, and his own brand Baron Bags. Scandinavian MAN met Jan Carl for a conversation about the fine art of balancing between the creative and the commercial. /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6417018

01:17 August Bard Bringéus & Jakob Dworsky 03/13/2018

01:17 August Bard Bringéus & Jakob Dworsky ”You're always squeezed into standard sizes. That doesn't take into account that human beings are shaped very differently”. Finding the right fit was one of several problems that founders August Bard Bringéus and Jakob Dworsky wanted to solve when they started Asket. Scandinavian MAN met the duo to talk about the history of the brand, the online business model that provides high quality for a decent price, and their ideas around transparency. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6362285

01:16 Christopher Bastin 03/06/2018

01:16 Christopher Bastin ”We are more about style than fashion, and what I love about it is that we never get uptight”. Christopher Bastin is the new Creative Director of the Danish menswear brand NN07. He has been in the fashion business for 25 years, working for brands like Acne Studios and Whyred. He is most famous for his 10 years at Gant. Scandinavian MAN met Christopher to talk about his new ”hometown" Copenhagen, the journey with Gant, and his lifelong passion for denim. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6336143

01:15 Daniel Lindström 02/27/2018

01:15 Daniel Lindström ”In Scandinavia, we want to dress up but also dress functionally”. Daniel Lindström, who this year celebrates 20 years as fashion director at Café Magazine (the GQ of Sweden), is one of the most influential fashion journalists in the Nordics. Scandinavian MAN met Daniel for a conversation about the evolution of men’s fashion, his fascination for Prada’s shows in Milan, and his love for Scandinavian furniture design. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6309279

01:14 Carl Rivera 02/20/2018

01:14 Carl Rivera ”Our vision for Tictail is to build a category-defining business, one of the top five e-commerce businesses in the world”. Carl Rivera (formerly Waldecranz), CEO and co-founder of Tictail, talks about where his company is heading. Carl lives in New York, but Scandinavian MAN met Carl in his native Stockholm for a conversation about the highs and the lows of Tictail, the differences between running a company in Sweden and the US, and his views on the future of retail. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6282278

01:13 Christian & Ruxandra Halleröd 02/13/2018

01:13 Christian & Ruxandra Halleröd ”It forces us to think in a different way, and to be more creative in how to do the retail experience”. Interior designers Christian and Ruxandra Halleröd talks about the challenges they, and their customers, face when e-commerce is growing and retail is declining. The couple is famous for creating environments for brands like Acne Studios and Byredo. Scandinavian MAN met them at this years Stockholm Furniture Fair. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6256912

01:12 Saman Amel & Dag Granath 02/06/2018

01:12 Saman Amel & Dag Granath ”People were interested because we were so much younger than everybody else at the fair. And it was pretty obvious that we were a duo, doing something, and we weren’t bloggers, so people asked what are they up to”. In their late teens Saman Amel and Dag Granath created a buzz at Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy. It started with handmade ties, now the brand Atelier Saman Amel is well known for handcrafted custom tailoring and luxury knitwear. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6232030

01:11 PROJECT Symposium 01/30/2018

01:11 PROJECT Symposium ”I’m happy to pay extra but I wanna know where it came from”. This is the second panel talk we recorded in the Scandinavian MAN Lounge at PROJECT Show last week. Guests were Emma Ivert, Head of Global Wholesales at Filippa K, Fredrik Carlström, founder of furniture brand Austere and member club Alma in Stockholm, and the CEO of Scandinavian MAN Jonas Bergström. A conversation about both the advantages and the challenges of having a Scandinavian profile. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6206676

01:10 Norwegian Rain 01/23/2018

01:10 Norwegian Rain ”By telling the story of Bergen we tell the story of Norwegian Rain. And we make it sound brilliant even though we talk about rain”. In 2007 T. Michael and Alexander Helle launched the brand Norwegian Rain. It´s a hip rainwear brand inspired by Bergen, a massively creative city, but also one of the rainiest cities in Europe. Scandinavian MAN met T. Michael and Alexander Helle at Pitti Uomo for a talk about the history and the future of the brand. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6182223

01:9 Ali Boulala 01/16/2018

01:9 Ali Boulala ”I started dressing like that. People thought I was joking, that it was some kind of prank. But it wasn’t”. In the late 1990s skateboarder Ali Boulala challenged skate fashion when he and some friends introduced the ”punk rock meets Keith Richards” style to the scene. Now he is launching a new fashion project together with a Swedish skate brand. Scandinavian MAN met Ali to talk about the years when he became an international superstar, the motorcycle crash that changed everything, and what he’s /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6156334

01:8 Rasmus Wingårdh 01/10/2018

01:8 Rasmus Wingårdh ”It doesn’t matter if it’s art, industrial design or fashion design. Everything I do, I do it because I want it myself. I’m the most selfish designer in the world.” Rasmus Wingårdh is one of the most well-known names in Nordic fashion. Through his work with brands like Uniform for the Dedicated, NN07, Baron Bags, CDLP, and Lavage Foncé, he has been a protector of the minimalistic Scandinavian look. Scandinavian MAN met Rasmus to talk about his art, his creative process and his return to Fili /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6134154

01:7 Jockum Hallin 01/02/2018

01:7 Jockum Hallin ”We are still an independent brand, we don’t have anybody who tells us what to do. We don’t have any big shareholders that are expecting stuff”. Jockum Hallin, co-founder of Our Legacy, talks about how the brand has grown since the launch in 2005, and where they are now. /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6107767

01:6 Alexander Stutterheim 12/26/2017

01:6 Alexander Stutterheim ”It’s really hard to start a brand. And to make it profitable is even harder, it’s almost impossible”. Alexander Stutterheim, the founder of Stutterheim Raincoats and knitwear brand John Sterner, is known for building brands with a personal story. /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6090894

01:5 Tarik Saleh 12/19/2017

01:5 Tarik Saleh ”My agent and manager in the US were shocked that I wanted to take daddy leave”. Film director Tarik Saleh surprised his American colleagues when he decided to stay at home with his kid shortly after he won at the Sundance Film Festival, with his latest movie The Nile Hilton Incident. Scandinavian MAN met Tarik Saleh to talk about his life and his upcoming work for the HBO series Westworld. This episode also includes a bonus interview with Malin Hultqvist Claesson, CEO of Stayhard. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6066448

01:4 Kristian Riis 12/12/2017

01:4 Kristian Riis ”I want to create a platform built on art and culture, design, music, film, TV, food, technology”. Entrepreneur and musician Kristin Riis is most famous for being the guitarist in the Danish band Nephew, but now he has launched something different. His new project, NordicLA, is a co-working space located in Los Angeles. Scandinavian MAN met Kristian there just before the opening. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6037369

01:3 Jacob Felländer 12/05/2017

01:3 Jacob Felländer ”Maybe it can mean the return of the gentleman.” Artist Jacob Felländer hopes that the #metoo movement will lead to more respect among people. His first solo show in the US opened this week at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami. Scandinavian MAN met Jacob in his studio and talked about why he became an artist, his use of artificial intelligence, and the time he flew a helicopter around the top of Mount Everest. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6014098

01:2 Marcus Samuelsson+NeueHouse Symposium 12/05/2017

01:2 Marcus Samuelsson+NeueHouse Symposium ”You are in a band when you’re in a kitchen, and it’s us against them”. Chef Marcus Samuelsson sees similarities between cooking and music. Scandinavian MAN sat down with Marcus to talk about his work, background, and his personal journey. He got famous for his work at restaurant Aquavit in the late 1990s. Now he has 32 restaurants in countries like the United States, Sweden, and Norway. This episode also includes the symposium from the Scandinavian MAN launch at NeueHouse. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/scandinavianman/id/6013911

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