Finland is known for unspoilt nature, lovely food, exciting design and architecture and those long summer nights, that can not be described but have to be experienced first hand. Go on holiday to the land where the sun never goes down! The lakes and the Baltic Sea invites for a swim and spending time outdoors. Stay a few days in the capital, Helsinki to go shopping and visiting some fantastic...
Read moreDefining Scandinavia opened it's doors to the public for the second season, exhibiting more than 130 design brands. Situated in Øksneshallen, in Halmtorvet in central Copenhagen, it's a spacious and exciting venue. The fair has a large and well curated range of brands, from furniture and home accessories to fashion and lifestyle. As a buyer you could easily treat yourself to a few hours...
Read moreLuckyBoySunday is a brand of modern luxury knitted art toys and soft furnishings for the home, inspired by an artistic take on the world of children. Founded in 2007 by Camilla Koerschen and Camilla Ebdrup, two highly creative textile designers with backgrounds in fashion and art. The new collection is inspired by soft light and the design duo has experimented with colours, and rather successful...
Read moreFor the second time, the unique setting of Øksnehallen in Copenhagen will be hosting Defining Scandinavia, a different fair merging fashion and interior design. "We have chosen to set Defining Scandinavia during the fashion week, meeting those of the buyers visiting both fairs, wanting to see interior design as well as fashion." Jan Busch Carlsen, Defining Scandinavia © OYOY Danish children's...
Read moreThis week flew by... Events this week included the UK kids trade show, Bubble London, followed by UK largest graduate photography exhibition, Free Range in The Old Truman Brewery, in Brick Lane East London. Very inspiring, so much talent! One of our favourite PR agencies, Danish Noise PR has launched a blog, in collaboration with the Danish children's fashion Magazine, Cover Kids. The new blog...
Read moreWeekend, the period from Friday evening through Sunday evening, especially regarded as a time for leisure. To have a break from everyday hectic life. Do something different. Spend time with loved ones. Smile. And if you are a parent, sleep. Boat House, Norway by Sven Lutefisk Reading newspapers in bed. Have brunch at your local bakery. Go bicycling with the family. Meet up with friends for a BBQ...
Read moreVisiting Defining Scandinavia in Copenhagen last week made me full of ideas for home improvements and decor ideas. One brand with lots of lovely home accessorise that will fit in to litteray any room in the house and most certainly make the entire room look so much smarter is the pillows, throughs and so on in super soft alpaca wool from Lucky Boy Sunday. This is Little B's bedroom. The bed and...
Read moreCopenhagen Fashion Week, a twice-annual affair, is bringing Danish fashion to Europe and the world. Occurring in February for the Autumn Winter collections and August for the Spring Summer collections, CFW brings a mix of the popular Scandinavian design aesthetic together with edgy upcoming labels. 30 January to 3 February 2013 -it's time to pre-register and book your travel! I'll be there Wed 30...
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Defining Scandinavia is a brand new fair concept taking place in Copenhagen. All under one roof, Scandinavian designer brands represented includes a wonderful mix of established and firm favorites as well as new exciting talents. Defining Scandinavia is a new innovative trade show focusing on how we understand and relate to design, on a wider scale. The list of brands is impressive, and there...
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