Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is the next bigtrend in home design. Flip through any lifestyle or decor magazine and you are bound to come across another reason why this Scandinavian tradition is spreading like wildfire. Not only a design mantra, but truly a way of life, hygge is the embodime...
with more to come."The Little Book of Hygge"was published in the U.S. in 2017 after a successful run in the U.K. It's been compared to Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" and the feng shui movement. It was such a hit in Britain that the Oxford dictionarie...
Vikings were pagans -- they worshipped apantheonof multilpe gods and goddessess, each one representing some aspect of the world as they experienced it. Scandinavians eventually converted to Christianity, but more slowly than other peoples of Europe. There was no central church in any of the Sc...
Greenlandic attitude:“Hygge is a good word for it. We share a lot of good food with family and friends that fuels your energy. Anything self-caught, like fish, seal and muskox are always a hit.” Winter’s work:“I had an solo exhibition in the culture house here in Greenland call...
You’re probably wondering whatthe concept of “hygge”has to do with the acronymWoodCFD, and from time to time so do I. The Scandinavian concept of “hygge” has come to mean that warm cosy feeling you get sitting in front of a wood stove or built-in fireplace. It is literally feeli...
In the early Aughts, it was Stockholm that set the creative tempo for Scandinavian design. Denmark’s cards began to change with the 2003 opening of René Redzepi’s restaurant Noma. Named the world’s best restaurant, Noma was the initial seed, many say, in the growing demand for all ...
that’s what a lot of literature that I’ve seen has to say. And we know that Denmark and other Scandinavian countries are — relative to other rich countries, the U.S. and the U.K. in particular — are not very diverse.How much do you think the social trust in a place like Denm...
worldwide for its clean lines and high-quality materials. Not to mention, Scandinavian homes are big on allowing natural light and airflow to circulate and keep the living space hygienic. The Scandinavian style promotes Hygge which is a Danish term for finding comfort and joy in a cozy life...
In the early Aughts, it was Stockholm that set the creative tempo for Scandinavian design. Denmark’s cards began to change with the 2003 opening of René Redzepi’s restaurant Noma. Named the world’s best restaurant, Noma was the initial seed, many say, in the growing demand for all ...