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Stripe

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:55:27 +0000

Following the Savoy renovation in January 2020, Artek produced a couple of pieces inspired by the refreshed restaurant interior, including two 402 chairs upholstered in black and white stripe. The chairs caught my eye when I was looking for an easy chair for our new tiny home office / studio. I wanted to find a […]

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Art comes from art

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 03:54:51 +0000

I look at a lot of artists. I’m inspired by – I suppose I shouldn’t say ‘inspired’, but it’s not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art. Art comes from art, I think that’s so wisely said. The quote is by painter Cy Twombly. Designer Ilse Crawford touched the same thing at a […]

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The Touch

admin — Thu, 21 May 2020 08:57:31 +0000

’Atmosphere, meaning the overall impression, is processed through all the senses in the same way that we sense the weather. It is a complex phenomenon, but also simply an experience.’ I even argue, in my recent texts, that vision is not the most important sense in experiencing architecture. The most important sense is our existential […]

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Nurture

admin — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:58:22 +0000

Nurture is a lovely collection for plant lovers. Designed by Studioilse and manufactured by Skultuna, the line consists of ceramic and brass planters that come in two sizes, and a brass watering can. The collection responds to the growing desire to bring plants to our home and work environment – and encourages us to take […]

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The Sensual Bathroom

admin — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 05:54:15 +0000

Wherever I travel, I rarely run into a shower that is more comfortable to use than the one I have at home. The gratitude I feel towards my bathroom is enormous. It has to do with many things: the general high quality of plumbing in Finland, the amazing quality of tap water in Helsinki, as […]

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Airbnb can be

admin — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:54:26 +0000

Staying in an Airbnb can be wonderful. The spaces I have loved the most combine the feeling of living like a local yet there being a clear sense of privacy. Meaning, that you do not feeling you are staying in a stranger’s place with that stranger’s bread crumbs still on the kitchen table when you […]

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Sense of self

admin — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:54:15 +0000

“In fast moving world it’s easy to lose touch with oneself. A room of one’s own and a sense of self are interconnected. We need a place to dream in peace, for solitude and creative thought. Make one place – just a corner will do – where you can surround yourself with the things that […]

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Ett Hem

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:54:43 +0000

Opened in 2012, Ett Hem is a stunning example of a hotel that has taken the identity of a home. The Arts and Crafts era house is located on a residential area in Stockholm and it has twelve rooms and suites. Ett Hem is Swedish and means literally ‘a home’. I first checked in in […]

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Dreams and ideas

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 07:00:37 +0000

Give a book and you give so much more. (Given that the receiver is tempted enough to open it.) I think the most inspiring thing about buying books as gifts is to know the receiver, appreciate their tastes and look for the most natural fit. What do they dream of being and becoming? What do […]

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A frame for life

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:59:25 +0000

Design that is a frame for life Design with the human being at the centre Design that brings people together Why is interior design so misunderstood? Design that can be smelt, heard and felt The ongoing story of a place The story of place in time These are the statements written on the back of […]

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