Have you started making your Christmas shopping yet? If not, take a trip to the northern parts of Sweden and visit this Tempo department store.
Sure looks swell with all the busy people running around.
Christopher founded Ultra Swank in 2005. Has a crush on mid-century graphic design, defunct airlines, Disneyland and the Century 21 Exposition. Is a collector of easy listening music from the 60s and 70s and a Swedish expat living in Barcelona, Spain. Read more articles by me
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