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28.07.
2026 He hung chairs from the ceiling and transformed interiors into colorful playgrounds. Few designers shaped the world of design in the second half of the 20th century as dramatically as the Danish designer Verner Panton (1926–1998). This year marks the 100th anniversary of his birth, and that is an occasion worth celebrating. Read more

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26.06.
2025 When did more bold colours start to enter Scandinavian architecture and design? Who was a bit of a pioneer? In our article you will find the answers, but also an inspirational selection full of products in bold colours, which we have called Nordic Colour. Read more

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22.05.
2025 Do you like it when everything fits to a hundredth of a millimetre, when the design is proudly acknowledged? Do you love precise technical details and the cool aesthetics of metal? Then you are undoubtedly a lover of hi-tech style. Read more

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29.04.
2025 Mid-century modern or 1950s modern is a design style that was born in the mid-20th century and remains synonymous with timeless elegance, functionality, quality craftsmanship and aesthetic harmony between man and his environment. Read more

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21.01.
2025 A significant tone of Scandinavian design is the japandi style. The harmonious fusion of Scandinavian minimalism and Japanese attention to detail creates the zen-like world we're taking you to today. Read more

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08.02.
2024 What underlies a design that aligns simplicity with sophistication in a well-balanced ratio? Join us at the Helsinki studio of Sally Luhtasela and Wesley Walters to delve into the creative process behind Muuto’s Mere Bowls. Read more

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15.01.
2024 Premium design often allows architects to complete the desired intention they want to embed in their buildings. For example, the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense, designed by Kengo Kuma, features Fritz Hansen and Artek furniture. When the choice is right, as it was here, the design pieces can enhance the architecture. Read more

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25.08.
2023 Suspended in the room, it looks like a floating cloud, light and unmissable. But this is by no means the only benefit of the Tense Lamp from New Works. From the initial idea to the successful collection of several types of luminaires, the following lines will tell you more about the journey of Panter & Tourron’s design. Read more

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14.08.
2023 We spend most of our daily lives indoors. For much of modernism and the styles that followed, interior design was all about function, which Scandinavian modernism dealt with in its own way early on. Primarily through the use of wood and an attempt to evoke a calm and warm feeling. Empathetic designers like Alvar Aalto were guided primarily by intuition at the time, but today his correct perceptions are also backed up by science. With its findings, the field called neuroaesthetics is likely […] Read more

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13.06.
2023 With our DesignVille team, we couldn't miss one of the most anticipated events in the design world, the 3 Days of Design. Every year, the festival offers the opportunity to explore showrooms of leading and up-and-coming Scandinavian brands across Copenhagen. Let's join us as we explore the exhibitions by Muuto, Normann Copenhagen, HAY and many others. Read more

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