Tag: Denmark
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Eye on Design | Copenhagen | Style with Substance
I walked past the shop and then doubled back, because I couldn’t resist going inside to have a closer look at the pendant in the window. It was perfection in its simplicity…a circle of black onyx with an inner circle of white gold…graceful and elegant. Inside the Copenhagen shop, Danish designer, Rebekka Notkin, was every…
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Eye on Design | Random Treasures
Copenhagen It’s the antique dealer equivalent of the “junk drawer”…the box that holds a random collection of objects that are too precious or interesting or peculiar to throw away, but not quite valuable enough to be sold individually. I find that the contents are always, in their humble way, fascinating. Paris Copenhagen
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Style Moment | Ironstone plates, Copenhagen
“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” William Morris (1834-1896) English textile designer, artist, and writer
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Weird but Wonderful | A Fine Spectacle
It was lunchtime, and the outside tables at the restaurants on Fiolstraede in Copenhagen were fully occupied. A street band gave up their place to an accordion player…no one took much notice.
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The Danish Art of Hygge
Danish people are generally reserved. They’re not unfriendly, but they don’t really go out of their way to engage you. Because of this trait, it’s surprising to learn one of the most significant words, and traditions, in Denmark, is hygge.
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Style Moment | Danish spoons
“Don’t make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if it is both necessary and useful, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.” Shaker lesson
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Style Moment | Copenhagen still life
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) American author, poet, naturalist, historian, philosopher
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If it’s Europe, it must be Fashion Week
I’m in Paris and it’s fashion week. I didn’t know it would be fashion week when I booked my trip, but I should have guessed…because in the past year, without planning it, I’ve hit fashion week wherever I go.
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Eye on Design | The Art of Daily Life
Have you ever been literally stopped in your tracks by the simple beauty of bread in a bakery window? I am constantly surprised by the splendor that can be found in everyday life. These unintentional commonplace vignettes can be every bit as awe-inspiring as a great work of art in a museum.
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Eye on Design | Copenhagen | HAY
There are scores of great design stores in Copenhagen. Not too surprising with its history of great designers from the 50’s and 60’s….Jacobsen, Wegner, Henningsen, Juhl, to name a few. One of the stand-out stores is Hay, whose mission it is to recognize the illustrious past, but also to present contemporary Danish design for the…
