homely with edvin törnblom
TV host and podcaster Edvin Törnblom recently moved into an inviting, south-facing penthouse apartment in Södermalm. Once most of the interior was in place, the wall around the TV was left bare. There was an opportunity to create a creative, casually eclectic gallery wall featuring nine artworks from us at ed. art that Edvin Törnblom had fallen for. Once everything had been framed and was ready to go, we grabbed our ladder and drill and headed over for a home visit.
Who lives here?
– I live here, Edvin Törnblom. I’m 30 years old, grew up in Nacka, but have spent the last five years living in Södermalm, Stockholm. It wasn’t a given that I would end up in Södermalm, but I have this theory that if you grew up in a suburb close to Stockholm, you often end up in the part of the city that was closest to where you grew up.
–In my day-to-day life, I work as a TV host, host a podcast, and perform on stage in various settings, including my own comedy shows, most recently “Evigt Edvin”.
Art from left: Hjältesviten: Reine Brynolfsson by Catti Brandelius, Kattfabriken, unique artwoek by Birgitta Muhr, Figur 2 by Oscar Andersson, Mellanrum I by Jenny Olsson, Untitled, unique work by Christina Henrysson, Dimman by Johanna Schartau, Figur I by Oscar Andersson, Portrait (red) by Jacob Dahlgren, DM 2 by Manju Jatta
How do you like your home to feel?
– The most important thing to me is that it really feels like someone lives in the apartment. I panic when people’s homes are too perfect, both when it comes to the interior design and the everyday things they have lying around, perhaps a coffee cup, a book, a magazine, or anything at all! I think the word I’m looking for is “homely”, and that can mean different things depending on who you ask, but if someone comes to my home and says it feels homely, then I know I’ve succeeded!
What do you have on your walls, and what criteria do you have when choosing something new?
– It has to make me FEEL something. For me, it’s so incredibly clear when I see something that I feel a connection to. Then I go for it straight away. Other people might think it’s ugly or strange, but as long as it stirs something in me, I know it’s right. It can be any feeling at all, but perhaps the secret is that not everything should evoke the same feeling; instead, different things on the walls should evoke different emotions!
– And the most important thing is to JUST GO FOR IT. I think people take what they put on their walls so seriously that they never get around to doing anything. I take it very seriously too, but I always approach it with the mindset that you should just go for it and put up that thing you think is beautiful. Maybe simply not overthinking it too much. Because if it doesn’t work, well, you can just take that particular piece down and perhaps put it up again in a room you don’t spend as much time in!
The salon-style gallery wall draws attention away from the TV, which would otherwise have dominated the entire wall. Artwork on the opposite wall by Evelina Kroon, not from ed. art.
What do you think it was that drew you to the artworks you chose?
– The colours and the feeling of security. What an unpretentious answer. But I’ve come to realise that I tend to choose a lot of art that resembles the art hanging in the townhouse where I grew up. That immediately makes me feel safe. The Reine Brynolssson artwork is a favourite. I love the colours and the execution, and it also feels like a really good conversation starter when I have friends over.
How does it feel now that the art is up on the wall?
– There’s only one word for it: homely.
Read more about our art hangings here