Northern Europe & Nordics Archives

ATMA TURNS A BROKEN DANISH CHAIR INTO ITS OWN REPLACEMENT PARTS

“The most interesting repair is not the one that makes an object look new. It is the one that lets the object remember what happened to it.” Take Away AtMa…

YOUR BEST LUXURY STORY MAY COST THREE DOLLARS

“A logo can be copied. A limited edition can be purchased. A famous watch can be recognized. But nobody else can buy your history with a scratched old watch.” Take…

TEKLA MAKES HOTEL TEXTILES DESIRABLE WITHOUT A LOGO

“The next status object may be something nobody else sees.” Take Away Furthermore, Tekla has made towels, bedding and sleepwear into design objects recognised through colour, material, proportion and cultural…

A ONE-ROOM HOTEL BRINGS VIPP DESIGN ALIVE

“Luxury as inhabiting, not possessing” “What if a design object became a hotel?” Take Away VIPP, Denmark is best known for its design objects. Now, VIPP Shelter & Guesthouses, Scandinavia…

Rollercoaster Dining: When Your Food Takes the Ride of Its Life

What Is It? In Dresden, Germany, dining comes with speed, gravity, and a sense of spectacle. SCHWERELOS – The Rollercoaster Restaurant transforms a simple meal into an experience where food…

A Hotel That Employs Care: Inside Hamburg’s Stadthaushotel

What Is It? Living in Hamburg means being surrounded by innovation, but few places embody it as quietly and powerfully as Stadthaushotel Hamburg. Furthermore, Tucked into the city, this small…

Zoku: The Hybrid Hotel Redefining How Millennials and Gen Z Live, Work, and Connect

What Is It? Zoku Amsterdam is not a traditional hotel. Furthermore, It is a carefully designed hybrid space where living, working, and socializing intersect seamlessly. Furthermore, Created in 2015 by…

Fashion or Fit? Why Hermès Says You Don’t Have to Choose Anymore

What Is It? In a world glued to screens, HermèsFit offers a fashionably fresh way to move. Furthermore, This itinerant pop-up merges luxury and wellness into an immersive experience that…

Frozen Elegance: The Sculpted Experience of ICEBAR Stockholm

What Is It? Step into a bar where time feels frozen (literally). ICEBAR Stockholm by ICEHOTEL is the world’s first permanent ice bar, offering guests a chance to sip cocktails…

Sleeping Under the Stars: How Null Stern Hotel Redefined Luxury Through Absence

What Is it? Null Stern Hotel, German for “Zero Stars”, is perhaps the world’s most paradoxical luxury experience. Furthermore, It began in 2008 with a converted nuclear bunker in Zurich…