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

Pedal love...

A bike shop in Altlandsberg, Germany, advertises by displaying 120 of their bicycles on the shop wall! Time to rethink my marketing plan...

Have a great week!

Images via Totally Cool Pictures

In touch with nature

In an ideal world this is where I would spend my weekend! On a Finnish island in a gorgeous cabin just like this one....

Images via www.dwell.com photographer Arsi Ikäheimonen

Lovely staircases...

I have long had a fascination with beautiful staircases and today  I am sharing some of my recent finds...

Via:
1. picsicio.us
2.  The Cool Hunter
3  Shrbr
4. afflante.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

A smart Danish house

I recently came across this sustainable house designed in the Nordic tradition of optimising light by using large windows and light materials throughout.  

By using only solid materials this is a low maintenance house that will look even more striking with age.

Via Bo Bedre   Architects Valbæk Brørup Arkitekter

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

A stylist at home

Today I'm swooning over a restored warehouse in a trendy part of Copenhagen called Christianshavn.  The warehouse is now the home of stylist Louise Kamman Riising and TV host Jacob Riising, but has previously been the carpentry workshop and packing office for Fritz Hansen, as well as the home of the Danish Film School!


I'm loving...  the gym rings
                             & the high gloss floor throughout 

By Nord Deer bed linen 

Via Bolig magasinet, Photo: Wendy Kaalund & Pernille Kaalund stylist Louise Kamman Riising

My home office

I l o v e  working from home... 

Like everyone else I grab a cup of coffee on my way to work, commute across my garden and I'm in

ready for a day in the office!

Workmate and family cat Dennis is always up for a laugh!

At home with Therese Sennerholt

Following on from my post on Therese Sennerholt yesterday I have just discovered that her home is up for sale so for me the excitement is now complete!  Here is a chance to see how this celebrated art director has chosen to style her own home

                                                   E N J O Y . . .

Images via Purodeco

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.

A house with a strong pulse

Who would have know that this gem of a house was formerly a fisherman's cottage? Located just outside Copenhagen this cool light-filled home shows no signs of its shabbier past.

The Danes really do know how to create crisp white spaces ...

                                                                 

Via Dwell photos Jonas Bjerre Polsen

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 townhouse in kartoffelrækkerne

You will find this beautiful home in a historic area of Copenhagen called  kartoffelrækkerne [potato rows]. The area was built 130 years ago by the Workers' Building society  to create affordable housing for poor families. A home like this would house 2 families of about 12 people on 3 floors. The area was named kartoffelrækkerne not just because the houses were "planted" in rows but as people were very poor all they could afford to eat was potatoes. Needless to say, today  kartoffelrækkerne is a very desirable trendy neighbourhood where you will find gorgeous homes like the one we see here.

                                     Spot the Missoni fabrics throughout...

Via Bolig Magasinet dk Photo: Lisbeth Wedendahl

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 ...?

A touch of house envy....

Check out the scenery and surroundings of this fabulous home in the town of Stavanger in Norway! No wonder that I am suffering from a bout  of house envy!

The house which had its former life in the 60’s has now been brought up to the requirements of modern 21st century by Element Architects and sits easily next to its more traditional neighbours.  Another s showcase of amazing Scandinavian design.

Images via   Element Architects Norway

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.

We Do like wood we do...

As the daughter of a carpenter I value the finished product resulting from excellent craftsmanship.

"We Do Wood", is a fine example of innovative design made to last...

The  Danish brand We Do Wood was founded by Danish designers Henrik Thygesen and Sebastian Jørgensen in 2006 & they now make desks, chairs, tables and much more out of bamboo.











Images via Stylepark

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.

Gorgeous bathrooms

"Bad" means bath in most if not all of the Scandinavian languages! Don't you just love these cups with typography by Arne Jacobsen?
                                                                                         

Everyone loves a gorgeous bathroom so I've dug out a few of my current favorites to share with you...

                                                    





Image 1 via Cush and Nooks  2 and 3 Via Rumid dk

design letters via Bo Bedre Norway Photo Ting