- 2026 Pioneer Prize
- From Hotel Space
Villa Äng
Project Description
Every now and then, a new hotel opens that truly matters.
Not because it is the largest or the most extravagant, but because it captures a deeper shift in how we define luxury.
A new movement shows that as material luxury fades in relevance, meaningful experiences rise in its place. There is a growing desire for remote, small scale, profoundly personal destinations wrapped in nature.
Villa Äng is one of these rare and remarkable places.
Villa Äng feels less like a hotel and more like a home.
Stylt Trampoli AB is proud to have shaped its concept, design, and artistic direction.
Our narrative draws inspiration from Carl Linnaeus’s journey through Northern Sweden, where he wandered across these meadows, observing plants, people, and the quiet poetry of the seasons.
That spirit still lingers at Villa Äng.
Five rooms. A meadow by the river. Shared meals, arctic air, unhurried footsteps.
What is offered is not merely a stay, but reconnection.
Space to breathe. To think clearly. To sleep deeply.
To move slowly and live quietly, if only for a moment.
A home on the meadow.
Erik Nissen Johansen, Stylt Trampoli AB
Erik Nissen Johansen is the founder and creative director of Stylt Trampoli AB, a globally renowned, multi-award-winning hospitality design and branding studio based in Gothenburg, Sweden. For more than 30 years, Erik has led Stylt in crafting distinctive and narrative-driven hotel, restaurant, resort, and destination experiences that resonate emotionally with guests and deliver commercial success for clients worldwide.
Under his visionary leadership, Stylt has become a recognized pioneer in the hospitality experience industry, seamlessly integrating business strategy, concept development, interior architecture, branding, and storytelling into a unified, holistic design methodology. This unique approach ensures that every project is not just visually compelling but rooted in a meaningful narrative that guides guest experience from arrival to departure.