Does glass mean good? Does plastic mean bad? Learn more about the environmental footprint of the materials and our take on utilising them.
read moreFor some, Scandinavian winters conjure hygge-esque visions. It heralds a very different call to me. Read about Kirstens rugged adventure on our blog.
read moreIn Scandinavia the freedom to roam (‘allemansrätten’ in Swedish) is the universal right to access public or privately owned land, forests, lakes and rivers.
read moreThe air was clear and crisp and the lake was covered with a thick layer of ice and surrounded by majestic pine trees.
read moreWe had expected 2020 to be our year of transition. Just not one quite like that.
read moreThat feeling of homeliness and well-being was something I wanted to pass on to the people I love the most.
read moreStory and photos by My Scandinavian Home
How do you celebrate Christmas? Since moving to Sweden – we try to have two celebrations.
December 13th is St. Lucia’s day. Alongside Midsummar, the Lucia celebrations represent one of the foremost cultural traditions in Sweden.
read moreOur journey to finding the right one.
read moreLet me share with you the secret to our design. We have always been inspired by the Scandinavian design tradition of function over form, of minimal aesthetics and understatement, and of responsible sourcing and production practises.
read moreBefore I moved here, my whole life was in Stockholm, and – like horse riding – living in an old schoolhouse in Ölsdalen, literally in the middle of nowhere, was not part of my plan.
read moreWhen we started Skandinavisk we knew that its stories and its design tradition were rich and captivating, and we felt equipped and energised to reinterpret both. But its scents? We had no idea.
read moreEach chapter, locally known as ‘kapitel’, echoes the chronology of our own twenty year journey across Scandinavia by reinterpreting three adventures precious to life in the north.
read moreIt brings to mind the architect of my home and the legacy he, and the other Scandinavian Modern designers, left to the world. When people do things with passion, soul, and attention to detail, the results can be transformative and enduring.
read moreThe beauty of living in Sweden? When it comes to breath-taking scenery and great deserted swathes of nature you’re spoilt for choice.
read moreFollow us on a short journey, and be prepared for a lot of links that will either amuse, bemuse, or leave you just as confused as this very relationship.
read moreI grew up in a small community, just outside Oslo. At the end of the road from my parent’s house was the fjord and, one way or another, my most intense childhood memories are all about the sea.
read moreShortly after we revealed the launch of our Next Generation collection, Selfridges invited us to participate in their own sustainable retail initiative, Project Earth.
read moreWhat we have stopped doing is as important as what we have started to do. Understanding why helps navigate our new collection.
read moreHow to find happiness, Lykke (Danish), in life?
I learned more about the big topic of happiness during my visit in the brand new happiness museum in Copenhagen.
When it’s 100% organic? When some of its ingredients are certified organic? When its formula is certified organic? Or when the word ‘organic’ is used liberally all over its packaging? It’s confusing.
read moreThe farm we are a part of sits on the coastline of the narrow north-western tongue of Sjælland, locally known as the Odde, facing due north toward the Swedish port of Gøteborg and the Oslo fjord, via the shallow, choppy waters of the Kattegat.
read moreThree months ago, as the European corona crisis reached its peak, I wrote a post with the message ‘we didn’t come this far to only come this far’.
read moreIt’s almost that time of year again. To take sail and discover new secrets along the Swedish coastline, exploring its myriad of islands, skerries and rocky outcrops – many of which are uninhabited and totally exposed to the elements.
read moreIt’s almost the longest day of the year, and in Scandinavia this is cause for celebration. For several hours now most of the population of Sweden (including our very own Gerry and Margareta) will be found deep in the countryside, busy decorating the midsummer pole, picking flowers to wear in their hair, scrubbing the last new potatoes, putting the final touches to the strawberry cakes, singing and dancing, and – of course – washing it all down with some delicious schnapps.
read moreScandinavia creeps up on you, it doesn’t happen overnight. For a start, it’s not the first part of the world one hears about, or aspires toward, in these noisy, globalised times.
read moreThe moods and emotions that the landscapes evoke in me are those I wish to translate into my pictures. It is a search for resonance, of a relationship and interaction between the mind and the landscape.
read moreIt’s a jungle out there. Even in the world of waxes. And, one thing is for sure, buying the cheapest candles is not likely to give you the most responsibly sourced blend or the cleanest, most stable burn.
read moreThe first time I visited Scandinavia was to answer a brief from a new fragrance company based in Denmark. The task piqued my interest since it was a region I knew little of, and olfactory knowledge about the Scandinavian region in the perfume industry of Grasse, France – one to which I have been wedded for almost thirty years – was similarly limited.
read moreEach time I reach the ferry berth, I get an immediate sense of tranquility; I breathe more freely, and my mind seems clearer. Blame it on the light that in early spring will cast a supernatural, pink haze over the treetops on the other side of the narrow stretch of water separating the island from the mainland.
read moreMore than half the Nordic lands lie beneath a dense canopy of trees and it is said that one can walk from Skåne, the southernmost county of Sweden, to Lapland, inside the Arctic Circle, without once leaving the forest. A journey of two thousand kilometers.
read moreWhen Villa Copenhagen approached us last year, they were looking for a local amenities partner who took sustainability seriously. Villa is a new 5-star, 400-room hotel due to open this summer in the old Central Post Office building right next door to Copenhagen Central Station, and just a five minute walk from our office.
read moreWhen I first began growing roses more than fifteen years ago at our home in Stockholm, I had this idea of the romantic English rose garden. I soon discovered that would not be possible when combined with such challenging Nordic weather. Instead, I discovered something less perfect, and in that imperfection, true beauty that can be cultivated over time.
read moreBy staying open and following Danish guidelines.
In Denmark, while our office staff now work from home, our warehouse is open, our freight partners continue to operate, and the country is not in a strict lockdown compared to countries like France, Spain and Italy. This means our webshop operations are running almost as normal.
read moreI was talking to a local Copenhagen shopkeeper the other day, someone who has clothed my wife for the past ten years.
She said the reason people buy fashion has turned upside down in the space of just a few seasons. It used to be to look good, attend a party, or treat oneself. But now people ask themselves, do I really need another dress? Is it responsibly made? Where do the materials come from? If I buy it, am I part of the problem or the solution?
read moreIn the summer of 2019, the world was shocked and outraged at the President of the United States’ crude attempt to buy Greenland, a semi-autonomous island territory of Denmark. The President himself was then so insulted by the swift response from the Danish Prime Minister, who called it “an absurd discussion”, that he cancelled an imminent state visit, and the blur of noise grew louder.
read moreExactly seven years after our launch we have changed everything. The fragrance approach, the formulae, the packaging, the sourcing, the design. The footprint.
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