Scandinavian Lifestyle

For the past century, Georg Jensen has stood for refined and organic design that is both pure and timeless. It is the elegant simplicity in Georg Jensen's products that surprises and delights the senses. Always distinctive and full of life, one never grows tired of using Georg Jensen.

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 Design House Stockholm was founded in 1992 by Anders Fardig. His mission was to create a company for unique Scandinavian design as well as original ideas and innovations. One of its most popular products, the Block Lamp, has been on display at New York's Museum of Modern Art since 2000. 

“Don’t make something unless it is both necessary and useful;

but if it is both necessary and useful, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.”

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Iittala from Finland is a major player in Scandinavian design, that has worked with legendary designers Kaj Franck and Alvar Aalto. Iittala products are a union of function, form and quality. Also, they demonstrate their core philosophy of lasting everyday design against throwawayism.

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Scanwood was founded in 1919 and has been producing wooden household articles in Denmark. Their goal is to sell functional wooden tools with a nice and modern design. They mostly use wood from the beech, maple, cherry or olive tree.

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