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Is Gotland Scandinavia’s craft capital? Meet the artisans and creatives who call the island home

By Allyson Shiffman

Famed ceramicist Åsa Lindström spends her summers in Gotland, where she opened a charming shop to sell her signature pieces and a crêperie. Photo: Magnus Reed

On an island in the Baltic Sea, the spirit of craft and tradition lives on in a setting that needs to be seen to be believed. Gotland, a place seemingly lost in time, calls to artisans and creatives who earn for its extraordinary beauty, its slow pace and its legacy of craftsmanship. Remarkably, the ceramics, furniture and sheepskins lovingly made on the island are coveted worldwide, scooped up by discerning tastemakers and even the likes of Louis Vuitton. We visit the studios, farms and workshops of the artisans putting Gotland on the map