Scandinavia is home to one of the most popular design aesthetics for interiors. During the 20th Century, Scandi countries — Denmark, Norway, and Sweden — launched hit after hit of beautifully simple ...

I recently made a pilgrimage to Scandinavian design mecca Ikea. My journey took me through Denmark and Sweden and awakened me to the quality, skill, and breadth of Nordic home design; there wasn't a ...

What makes a kitchen “Scandinavian”? The style is celebrated for its clever incorporation of natural light—essential in northern climates with long, dark winters—as well as light, neutral color ...

Scandinavian design focuses on the lifestyle choices of those living in Northern Europe. In Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden, furniture must be thrifty in cost, comfortable and related to outdoor ...

Kivik. Hemnes. Ektorp. Even if you aren't sure what these funny-sounding words mean, they're probably familiar to you. That's because they're the names of sofas and bookshelves from Ikea. But did you ...

Thanks in part to the mass-produced genius of Ikea, Scandinavian design has spread its influence around the globe. But a new book Scandinavia Dreaming from Gestalten brings lovers of this ubiquitous ...

Who gave the world Scandinavian design? Arne Jacobsen, Eero Arnio, Alvar Aalto, or Ingvar Kamprad? Okay, sure. But another larger force played a major role in establishing Scandinavian design as well: ...

Scandinavians are famous for their cheerful yet practical designs. But most furniture fans tend to stop at mid-century modern, which is now ubiquitous thanks to big box stores like West Elm and CB2.

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Nature takes center stage in the Northern Lake Home, a gorgeous luxury house hidden away in the woods of northern Minnesota. Designed by Strand Design, this 4,800-square-foot vacation retreat frames ...