A gorgeous shop in Shoreditch

Yesterday a bunch of us were treated to the  Decode Tour of Shoreditch design triangle, and what an inspiring tour it turned out to be! The tour was led by the lovely Daniel Nelson  who took us to some very unique shops and workshops, amongst them  the  Tord Boontje Shop where I was totally seduced by the working environment and the absolute stunning lighting.....

Images Skandivis 

From the Love of milk comes...

Anders Drage's Mountain Milk bottle!

Anders studied graphic design and was asked, as a final exam project to design the packaging of something he loved that could be sold as an international product.

He loves Norwegian milk and went on to design a milk bottle with a similar status to that of a high end  water bottle. 

Don't you just love it?

Fist seen on Love Nordic  images via Tine Melk Mountain-Milk

Made of glass by Louise Roe ...

I thought I would give you a little preview of some seriously cool glassware due to land in my shop any day now!

My eyes are firmly on the gorgeous coffee glass  ...

Louise Roe Design Essentials   available in the UK from Skandivis

Scandinavian Design at Formland

Just back from a hectic break in Denmark I am happy to report that I also managed to squeeze in a quick trip to Formland,  for me is the most inspiring trade show in Scandinavia. I mainly focused on the "New Note" an area dedicated to spotting tomorrow's international trends and found myself drawn towards old favourites such as By Nord Copenhagen, designerSHIP, Neon Living and Louise Roe Design Essentials.

Style lab at Formland

Louise Roe Design Essentials with an ever expanding
and exciting collection of cushions with urban prints.

The Taste collection from designerSHIP nominate  for the second time in one year at Formland

Kähler Spisesalon  at Formland but can permanently be found in Aarhus.

By Nord Copenhagen  with some super cute additions to there beautiful collection.                                                                                   

Yay! I  got a chance to chat to Tine Bjerregaard, Allan Torp
& Hulda Rún, the people behind my favorite
Danish blog 
www.bungalow5.dk

Danish design on tour

Yesterday I went to check out the Danish hospitality house during London 2012 and what an wonderful experience it was too! Yes it was raining but as we all got handed a rain poncho it really didn't put a damper on things and people even sat down to watch the games on the large screen provided!

I was obviously excited to see our TASTE collection from designerSHIP forming part of "Danish Design on Tour" all exhibited in a gorgeous sustainable house of course!

With free entrance and free Danish hot dogs and gourmet tasters it really is a day out for everyone!

Don't just take my word for it go and check out the Danish spirit for yourself!

Open during the Olympics 

Times:  27 Jul - 12 Aug 2012 

Daily 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Venue:  St Katharine's Docks

Great TASTE with designerSHIP...

I got SO excited this morning when these fresh images from designerSHIP landed in my inbox. The photos are from the Danish designed collection TASTE, and you may recall that they won the prize for the most distinctive new design product at the Formland trade show in Denmark earlier this year.

To see more from the TASTE collection please visit my shop.

TASTE Carafe by designerSHIP

The TASTE collection is designed for designerSHIP Denmark by Rikke Hagen and are all available from Skandivis.

Today I'm tickled by pink

Usually a bit shy of colours I have gone all out on pink today...

1. Paul Smith tea pot for Stelton 2. Tea towel from Hays , 3. Rubber vase from Menu 4. Rubber washing up bowl from Normann Copenhagen Rosti Margarethe bowl

 Dining:  Images via www.stilinredningochdesign.blogspot.co.uk, VTWonen and www.sfgirlbybay.com

Five objects I desire

This week I'm dreaming of cotton clouds and soft colours ... 

1. Cloud pendant light via zhaoliping-design
2. Milk table light from &Tradition
3. Cloud chair by Lisa Widen, Designhouse Stockholm
4. Carrier bicycle basket, design  Marie-Louise Gustafsson for Design House Stockholm
5. Hideaway bin by Mika Tolvangen for Muuto

Window shopping anyone?

These beauties are currently on my wish list! I would love to hear what's on yours... 

I'm just looking, I'm not buying 

I'm just looking, keeps me smiling

1.  DML coffee table from HAYS

2.  Dome table lamp from Mater

3.  Dot stools from Fritz Hansen, design Arne Jacobsen

4.  Songbird by Kay Bojesen

5.  Bin by Vipp

Quote from Stereophonics

Therese Sennerholt has done it again...

As you all know I am a HUGE fan of both Therese Sennerholt  +  stylist  & blogger Lotta Agaton. Therese's new collection styled by Lotta, is seriously cool  and the quotes, well they are as punchy as ever!

 The collection will not be on sale until Friday

        but here is a little sneak preview

 The pictures are styled by Lotta Agaton and photographed by Henrik Bonnevier.

Woodland and forest creatures ...

If you go down to the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down to the woods today
You'd better go in disguise...

Extract from Teddy Bear's Picnic  by Jimmy Kennedy

Deer bed linen by Nord , By Nord Deer Cushion, By Nord Eagle Cushion, Twig Hooks, Owl cushion By Nord, Black Tree Glasses by Snowden Flood, Oksa Multipurpose Hook, By Nord Fox cushion,
Raven Clothes Hanger, Bear Bed linen, Wolf Cushion By Nord, Pine Forest cushion.

And the winner is....

The winner of our giveway, "It's all about hooks and hangers at Skandivis" is Betina Zachariasen!  Her hook of choice is the lovely Oksa and we'll do our very best to get it to her as soon as we possibly can!

Thanks to those of you who took part in our giveaway! If you want to be in the know about future giveaway and special offers why no become a fan on Facebook?

Toni xx

A dog bed that rocks...

 

--> Anyone who shops at Skandivis will know that I don't usually go for bright vibrant colours! But when I first saw these cool guys it was love at first sight and I really do think they rock!

        but  what do you think ...?

All about Hooks over at Skandivis

To mark the arrival of the very cool Giant Button Hooks we have decided to give away one of our hooks or hangers.  For a chance to win just let us know in the comments section below, which hook is your favorite and why!

Fancy  an extra chance to win? Why not hop over to our facebook page to “Like’”Skandivis  (click here).

The competition closes on Friday 8th June at 12pm. The winner will be picked at random and notified by email so please make sure we are able to contact you by email.

Shades of grey

Summer has finally arrived here in London and you might expect me to get out the beautiful summery images! But the truth is that even on a beautiful sunny day like today nothing inspires me more than the mysterious and very cool shades of grey...

    

  Grey is amazing for creating new layers, structure and depth...

             

                            

Room shot via Stellan-Herner , Letters from Design Letters 

Image of wood log via By Nord,  Source of paint tins unknown

A quiet space

After a busy and very exciting weekend at the Hive Blog Conference in Berlin I'm enjoying a quiet space to reflect & absorb ...

The images with lamps and brick wall  come via dustydeco.com
Danish Designed Alter Candles from Louise Roe Design Essentials

Wild about horses ...

By Nord Copenhagen, one of our best selling brands, is known to have strong links to the natural world and this season they have gone wild about horses ...

 A top model...

                                                                                                                   

  Creativity

                                                                 
               Outstanding design

+  via lisan-listyle
= via Google
 Photographer of The Icelandic horse unknown please let us know if you know the source.

I fancy a book bag.

 Louise Roe the brilliant Danish designer behind one of our best selling cushions, "The Book cushion" also designs clothes and accessories. I'm in love with her photo print, "Book Bag" but  seeing that I'm already carrying half of my possessions around with me, its generous size may just prove too tempting for me! What do you think? Can a bag ever be too large?... -->

www.skandivis.co.uk

Kind By Nature

Kind By Nature is the name behind a very special Danish web shop. In this shop things are made by hand and with kindness & love, which surely has to be a good thing! So with that in mind I went shopping and had a fantastic time.

You will find my favourites below


I'm a long time admirer of the edgy Batgirl but found that the competition was  fierce and she was soon joined by a gang of seriously cool contenders!

Images from www.kindbynature.dk

The stylish Louise Roe

Amazing images and styling from the Danish Designer Louise Roe 

 Tea towels "With Porcelain Structure"

The cool photo print cushions 

images via Louise Roe Design Essentials