A cool Danish summer house

I am very fortunate and have stayed in loads of lovely Danish summer houses over the years, each with their own  charming quirks.  But never have I been blessed enough to stay in a house like this, which manages to capture the essence of a traditional summer house whilst at the same time giving it a contemporary and cool edge.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Love that they have kept the traditional stained wood on the outside whilst keeping the pine planks raw on the inside of the house.

Check out the "hanging" balcony

Via Bo Bedre Photo  Karsten Damstedt

A peek inside a Stockholm home

If you like me love nothing more than taking a peek into people's houses then check out the site of the Swedish estate agent Fantastic Frank! The homes are often very special as well as beautifully styled and photographed. 

All images from Fantastic Frank

Virtual shopping in Copenhagen

I've been mad about the Copenhagen based design studio Frama  ever since I first read about them in Rum.  So when I saw their latest project which was done in collaboration with the architect Carl Kai Rand what else could I do but to share it with you!

Check out the the herringbone marble brick floor isn't it gorgeous?

More Frama goodies ... 

Sadly I have not been able to locate a website for  Carl Kai Rand.

When love is a Scandinavian Typography poster

I have been in love with  graphic and typography posters for a very long time but until now haven't actually  been selling any in the shop. All that changed when I got in touch with Tobias one of the creative people behind HOWAREYOUSWEDEN!  They brought out  "Aa", their first ever poster earlier this month and I immediately knew that it had to go on our shelves ....

I must be honest here..  my first love goes to Playtype! I've been an admirer for a long time and have often been swooning over their posters when reading Danish magazines. It would feel like a betrayal to stock the "Aa" poster without also bringing in Playtype so I'm very proud to say that Skandivis has now become the first UK stockist of these posters too! 

You may not have come across Playtype...but Playtype is an online type foundry started by the Copenhagen-based design agency, e-Types.  Quite apart from their range of amazing typeface they sell these fabulous posters with blown up letters in a range of fonts.

The above roomshots are photos from as featured in the book Northern Delights as well as in Danish magazines Rum(top) and Bo Bedre (bottom)

A Finnish design treat

I love beautiful packaging and will buy absolutely anything just to get my hands on a gorgeous jar or box! So Imagine my excitement when I learned that the  Finnish design label Marimekko is launching beauty products in collaboration with  the amazing Australian brand Aesop! The products are said to be inspired by the Scandinavian bathing culture are packaged in recyclable plastic jars and come in a cool cotton bag made from Marimekko's Vellamo print.

Sadly my birthday isn't in a while but no guessing what's going right to the top of my wish list!

The Marimekko-Aesop beauty products will be available from the end of April from www.aesop.com