Gawell Förlag-Life in Motion is an independent publishing company and community platform based in Stockholm, Sweden with an international field of work and audience. Our vision is to be a creative and interactive meeting point for people with imaginable and unimaginable projects, with a focus on an outdoor, active, and sustainable lifestyle.

Gawell Förlag was founded 2015 by photographers and outdoor geeks Charlotte Gawell and Patrik Engström. Still independent owners. After 25 intense years as photographers working with the largest publishing companies and magazines in Sweden and abroad we had gathered a lot of experience as well as a massive network of the most brilliant contributors in the business and we felt a desire to create our own playground.

The outdoor passion goes even further back as we met as skibums in Chamonix in the legendary 80’s. Many days in the outdoors has been spent together since then, hiking, skiing, climbing, cycling, running, riding, you name it.

The first book published on Gawell Förlag; Vélochef - Food for Training and Competition, by author Henrik Orre, became an international success and kickstarted the company into an amazing journey where the ambition to realize projects with heart, devotion, skill and good artistry is the priority.

We aim to produce high quality illustrated books. We believe in the tactile, sensual, and inspiring sensation a book made out of good craftsmanship and sheer dedication gives. We are striving on the challenge to widen our horizon for how we can build up a book project and give it a longer life by working with our authors on a broader and long-term concept.

In an aim to complement the physical book with something more nimble, dynamic, interactive and fast feeted the member community platform, Life in Motion is launched 2021. A meeting place for authors and contributors with their audience as well as an interactive global clubhouse for people with an interest for an active lifestyle outdoors, sharing their experiences.

With the feedback and response we get from readers all over the planet. The positive energy from working closely with fellow international publishers who choose to publish our books. And maybe most of all thanks to the awesome, brave and inspiring authors and contributors we are privileged to work with, our work continues with good confidence.