Cecilia’s old companion
Cecilia Löf’s Kånken story starts in her family’s clothing store, Löf Skräddar’n. Located in the little village of Harmånger, Sweden, which lies just north of Hudiksvall on the east coast,
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A colourful vision: Designing Kånken Art ’22
Kånken Art happens when renowned artists express their relationship to nature while using Kånken as their canvas. For the 2022 edition, Fjällräven teamed up with Swedish colourist, multi-disciplinary designer and
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Tree-Kånken & Pine Weave
Tree-Kånken features a new material called Pine Weave. What is it and why is it special? JM: Pine Weave is a hardwearing biobased fabric where we have achieved volume-based traceability
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The Story of Our Logo
The Fjällräven logo – as you know it today – wasn’t in place in 1960 when founder, Åke Nordin, started selling his first backpacks. At that point the ‘logo’ was
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The Kånken of the family cabin
About 30 years ago, Lollo Blomberg’s Granny Inga bought an orange Kånken at the Nordiska Kompaniet department store in Stockholm. It was a Christmas gift for the entire family. Or,
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About Classic
In simple terms, it’s a trek through nature. You carry all you need on your back and we, Fjällräven, take care of the logistics including freeze-dried food, transport, route planning and
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Inspired by the past, exploring the future
Tree-Kånken is a tribute to Kånken’s first design from 1978. Throughout the years, Kånken has only been slightly redesigned, with its basic simplicity and functionality remaining the same. It is
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The importance of leaving no trace
If you have taken part in a Fjällräven Classic, or another outdoor event organised by Fjällräven, then you have probably heard a lot about the importance of leaving basecamp in
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Art That Carries Stuff
Kånken Art is what happens when you invite renowned artists to express their relationship to nature with a Kånken as their canvas. For the 2020 edition of Kånken Art, Fjällräven
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Art with a mission to keep plastics out of the oceans. Piece by piece
Art with a mission to keep plastics out of the oceans. Piece by piece About 71% of the earth´s surface is covered by oceans. They produce over half of the
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