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Today's programme:

• 8.15 Gathering, mingling and registration
• 9.15 Introduction led by lecturer Ulrica Bennesved
• 12.05 Lunch (Buffet included in the ticket)
• 16.20 Closing with Ulrica Bennesved
• 16.30 Mingle
• 17.00 Presentation by Kosta Pingis

Today's speaker:

• Ayed Al Saffar - "This is how we turn Åhlens around - we want a store in every center"
• Pelle Törnberg - "Why it can be less risky to buy companies in crisis"
• Martin Lundstedt - "To run an international industrial group [...]

A warm welcome to Craft Arena's charity event on Friday 8 November. A lovely evening where Måns Zelmerlöw offers old favorites and new hits. All surplus goes to the local sports associations within the Kosta Alliance.

DATE - Friday, November 8 at 19.00 - 20.30

TICKETS - Unnumbered seat

Children / Youth, 4 - 15 years: SEK 295

Adults: SEK 395

After several years as an official partner, Cutter & Buck is now stepping up and taking over the title sponsorship for the Swedish Men’s Golf Tour. In addition to the title sponsorship, Cutter & Buck will also annually organize a separate competition on the Cutter & Buck Tour during the agreement period.

”We have worked with Cutter & Buck for many years and they have supported the tour for a long time. Therefore, it feels great that they now want to take the step and represent the tour at the highest level. For us, Cutter & Buck is the perfect partner, we are really looking forward to this collaboration, says Frida Bräster”, Responsible for Professional Competitions at the Swedish Golf Association.

Cutter [...]

Red Dot Award – based in Germany – was introduced in 1955 and is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious international design awards. The Red Dot: Best of the Best prize is awarded by an international jury for groundbreaking design and is the highest distinction in each category.

The Crackle series, designed by Åsa Jungnelius and mouthblown in Kosta, is a tribute to cracks, beautifully preserved in glass. The mold is dug out of clay by hand and the cracked surface is formed using an old craft technique where the hot glass is dipped in ice cold water.

Crackle Circular is part of Kosta Boda’s circular glass initiative using excess waste glass from other production at Kosta Glassworks. The waste [...]

Red Dot Award – based in Germany – was first introduced in 1955 and is recognized as one of the leading design awards globally. Leading products showcasing exceptional design and form are selected by an international jury across multiple categories.

With Orrefors long experience and leading expertise in glass, Förster has created a series of vases inspired by the shapes and expressions of nature, a tribute to Scandinavian form and nature. By emphasizing the mold lines instead of hiding them, Förster provided the Reed design with its strong character. When the design was transferred to glass, these distinct lines took on a sense of organic movement mirroring a gentle sway in the grass. 

Reed is molded in clear and moss green glass [...]