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Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

I will be taking a short break, but I will be back here on January 1, to draw the winner of the last giveaway and resume posting as usual.

I'd like to thank all the sponsors of my Christmas Calendar, I hope all of you you enjoyed the giveaways, and that the winners are happy with their prizes! But I think we are all ready for some normal posts now...

Photo by Le Dans La

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Christmas Calendar 24/12: HIPVILLA

Merry Christmas everyone! It's time for the grand finale! A big box of designer furniture and accessories, hand picked by me, generously sponsored by HIPVILLA.COM, with a total value of € 686. This is what you can win:

• Two Muuto Outside In rubber flower pots, one large and one small, in grey
• A set of Muuto Plus salt and pepper mills in black and white
• Gold Barre piggy bank
• Large DLM table in black, from HAY
• Candlestick The More the Merrier, in white, by Louise Campbell for Muuto
• Brush and dustpan from Normann Copenhagen
• A set of two big trays, in grey, from HAY
• Metal scissors from Seletti
• Wicker bread basket in dark grey from Muuto
• Dot pillow in grey, with two dots, from HAY
• Unfold pendant lamp in grey, from Muuto

To have a chance to win this, just join HIPVILLA on Facebook and answer the questions below:

1. How many hours of the day is HipVilla's chat service available?

2. What is HIPVILLA's motto/slogan on Facebook?

3. Tell me about your favourite product from their webshop.

This competition is open until 12.00 January 1. The winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congratulations Tove!

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Christmas Calendar 23/12: Höganäs Keramik

The day before the big day... Lots to do, not much time left. Are you ready for the holidays yet? Perhaps you have time for a giveaway anyway? Today's prize is a teapot and two mugs from Höganäs Keramik, designed by Front, worth € 123.

To enter the competition, just answer the questions below:

1. How many colours can you choose from for Höganäs products?

2. Which colour is your favorite?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 24. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats Mariaemb, I have emailed you!

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Christmas at Tenka's house

I have shown photos from the studio of Danish artist Tenka Gammelgaard before, and this time it's her home that is on show, fully decorated for the Holidays, in black and white as always!

Photo: Morten Holtum, via Boligmagasinet

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Christmas Calendar 22/12: Gubi

Today's prize comes from Gubi, and it's a true design classic that I know that many of you wants! It's a Bestlite BL-2 Table lamp, in black, worth € 419!

To enter the competition, just answer the questions below:

1. Who designed the Bestlite, and which design style was he influenced by?

2. Tell me about the place in your home where you would put your Bestlite.

This giveaway will be open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 23. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congratulations Weronica!

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Christmas Calendar 21/12: LagströmWiktorsson

After having some technical difficulties, here you go, today's giveaway! Today's prize is a Leaf hanger (worth € 64) from Swedish designers LagströmWiktorsson. The Leaf hanger consists of five laser cut steel rings where you can hang anything from clothes to magazines or jewellery.

To enter the competition, just answer the questions below:

1. The Leaf hanger is made from off-cuts from another product. Which one?

2. What would you use your Leaf hanger for?

This giveaway is open until 12.00 CET December 22. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is now closed. Congrats Maria/Jamie Says Dream

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E-mag Llamas' Valley

On the lookout for some fresh inspiration? Perhaps you would like a new e-mag to read, with brands, products, artists and places you have never heard of before? Then let me introduce you to Llamas' Valley, a Lithuanian e-mag that just published their first English edition! Below are some of my favorite spreads, but do check it out for yourself because there is so much more to see and read.

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Christmas Calendar 20/12: Nordic Arthouse

Today's prize is something that I would love to put on my own walls, and I hope you like it as much as I do! It's a big print (50x70 cm) by Naja Conrad-Hansen, worth € 117, from Nordic Arthouse.

To have a chance to win, just answer the questions below:

1. What is the name of the print?

2. Tell me about the place in your home where you would put the print!

This giveaway is open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 21. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats Maria A!

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Christmas at Likainen Parketti's house

Tonight I'm feeling inspired by these cosy photos from Likainen Parketti.

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Christmas Calendar 19/12: Länna Möbler

Are you having friends and family over for Christmas, and nowhere to seat everyone? Then this giveaway is for you! Today's prize is sponsored by Länna Möbler, and it is one Acapulco chair in black, worth € 365.

To enter the competition, just answer the questions below:

1. What is the name of the company that makes the Acapulco chair?

2. What is your favorite product from Länna Möbler and why did you choose it?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours until 12.00 CET December 20. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats Lasse!

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Christmas Calendar 18/12: Normann Copenhagen

I think you are going to like this... The prize today comes from Normann Copenhagen and RoyalDesign.se and it's a Heima candlestick, 2 Cognac Glasses, 2 Whisky Glasses and a set of Dropit hooks. Total worth: € 156.

To enter the competition, just answer the question below:

1. What is your favorite product from Normann Copenhagen? Don't forget to tell me why you like it!

This giveaway is open for 24 hours until 12.00 CET December 19. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! The giveaway is closed. Congrats Frida!

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Saturday Sweets

Fancy some sweets? I have a mixed bag for you today! Let's start with liquorice black and move down to toffee brown...

Photography: David Prince

Photo from Video-ga-ga

Styling: Johanna Flyckt

From Lokal 54

From Sibella Court's new book Nomad, via Desire to Inspire

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Christmas Calendar 17/12: Artek

I hope you are all having a nice weekend! Today's prize comes from Artek and consists of a big tray, a canvas bag and two packs of paper napkins.

To enter the giveaway, just answer the question below:

What is the name of the pattern on these products, and who designed it?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 18. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats Katrina!

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Style Clashes

The photo studio in these shots have been featured in so many shoots lately that I am almost getting a bit tired of it. It is gorgeous, I love the vintage tiles, but a little more variation in locations would be nice. Unfortunately almost all old buildings in Sweden have been completely renovated, so there are no rough or industrial places left to shoot...

This feature from the latest issue of Elle Interiör is styled by Nanna Lagerman and shot by Idha Lindhag. The theme is "Style Clashes" and Nanna has created great proof that price has nothing to do with style, by mixing cheap high street products with designer pieces into a lovely and stylish setting.

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Christmas Calendar 16/12: Bolina

Are you like me, and still haven't got all of your Christmas decorations up? Then this is the giveaway for you! It's big package of Christmas decorations from Norwegian webshop Bolina, consisting of this: Moon Light chain from House Doctor, large felt bag (to store your decorations after the holidays), pine cone garland, felted heart, pack of 3 paper star ornaments, pack of 10 black twig stars, tea light holder from Tine K. Total worth: € 145.

To have a chance to win, just answer this question:

What is your favorite product from Bolina and why?

This giveaway will be open for 24 hours until 12.00 December 17. The winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats Frida R!

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Christmas Calendar 15/12: Iittala

Today's prize comes from Iittala, and it is a 6 pack of their brand new glass Lempi (worth € 63),  arriving in stores in January.

And I have a little treat for you! It's a short interview I made with the designer of today's prize; Matti Klenell. Klenell is one of Sweden's most prominent designers, with a list of clients like Muuto, Offect, Moooi and Svenskt Tenn. One of the things that makes him unique is the fact that he works with both furniture and glass, both practical products and more artistic pieces.

I was a little surprised by the relaxed attitude in Matti's answers, he comes off as quite humoristic and very down to earth. Rare qualities in Stockholm's design scene! So I highly recommend using Google translate to read the interview if you don't read Swedish, even if it lowers the quality of the text a bit...

If you would like to see a short film (with English subtitles) where Matti speaks about the Lempi glass click over to Fiskars' blog Design Day by Day.

Kan du berätta lite mer om glaset, hur du tänkte när du formgav det? Vad inspirerades du av?

Det är ett allglas som ska fungera till både vardag och fest och min utgångspunkt var faktiskt ett generöst handgjort glas på fot som min pappa gjort. Jag har använt det i många år och alltid varit tilltalad av storleken och hur det verkligen fungerar till allt. Man häller gärna upp lite för mycket från lådvinsboxen när man har ett sånt glas och det är både ett plus och ett minus, men mest roligt. Mitt glas fick förstås en annan form då det skulle kunna tillverkas industriellt. För att balansera elegansen och det vardagliga är kupan tunn och foten lite tjockare. Det lyfter dessutom fram Iittalas färgade glasmassa på ett fint sätt.

Målgruppen för glaset är nog jag själv och jag bor förhållandevis litet med begränsade förvaringsmöjligheter i köksskåpen. Då glas på fot oftast tar mycket plats så utvecklades Lempi till ett stapelbart glas och det fungerar överraskande bra. Staplarna blir väldigt vackra i sig, speciellt när man blandar färgade och klara glas, så nu står glasen paradoxalt nog ofta framme. Men det kan ju vara nyhetens behag....

Till skillnad från många andra glasformgivare så arbetar du inte exklusivt med glas utan skapar även möbler och produkter i andra material. Är det någon skillnad i processen när du arbetar med glas?

Egentligen är det inte så stor skillnad. I alla fall inte när jag arbetar med ett glasprojekt som skall serietillverkas. Men jämfört med möbler är man ju låst till ett material som man måste förhålla sig till. Glas är dessutom ett rätt lynnigt sådant. Hur mycket man än ritar och skissar så blir slutresultatet lite annorlunda. Dessutom kräver glas mycket närvaro i hyttan under arbetet och det är väldigt kul även om man mest står och tittar på. När jag nyligen arbetade med objekt i just glas till en utställning på Galleri IngerMolin i Stockholm så var det periodvis rätt jobbigt och då frågade jag mig vad det var som fick mig att hålla på med det jag gör. Rätt fort kom jag fram till att jag verkligen gillar arbetet och de människor jag träffar i hyttan. Ett snickeri är också trevligt men det är något med tempot, direktheten och doften som är speciellt.

Vad tycker du kännetecknar ett bra glas?

Att det bidrar till att skapa rätt stämning tror jag. Naturligtvis ska det vara funktionellt med bra tyngdpunkt och vara trevligt att hålla i då det är en väldigt taktil produkt men om tillfället är det rätta kan jag dricka ur en syltburk. Men Lempi glaset representerar nog på många sätt min syn på ett bra glas då det är så generellt och växlar identitet beroende på sammanhang. Det känns inte konstigt att dricka isvatten ur det efter att man har tränat för att sen blanda drinkar i det.

 

To enter the giveaway and have a chance to win, just answer the questions below:

1. Which product is the prize in Design Day by Day's Christmas Calendar today?

2. What makes the Lempi glass special?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 16. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congratulations Hanna!

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Christmas Calendar 14/12: Ylva Skarp

Hi all! Enjoying the giveaways? I have arranged another one for you today! Today's prize is sponsored by Swedish calligraphist Ylva Skarp, and it is a print of your choice from her online shop!

To enter the giveaway, just answer the question below:

Which print from Ylva Skarp would you like to win, and where would you put it?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours until 12.00 CET December 15. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats "Stämningsfullt"!

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Lotta Agaton Shop

As you have all probably heard, Lotta Agaton is opening a shop! I have been so curious to see what it looks like, and today she published the first photos. It looks amazing! Of course, I hadn't expected anything else. The store opens on Thursday and I will be first in line!

For those of you not living in Stockholm, they are working on an online shop too, but it isn't finished just yet.

Photo: Pia Ulin

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Christmas Calendar 13/12: Pia Wallén

Christmas Calendar 12/12: Olsson & Gerthel

Welcome to a new week of Christmas giveaways! Let's start off in an awesome way with this prize from Olsson & Gerthel consisting of a Wall Clock by Naoto Fukasawa for Plus Minus Zero, a pack of 5 Kin tealight holders in brass by CKR for Skultuna and a Hommage matchbox jacket by Kristina Stark, adding up to a total worth of € 230!

To enter the giveaway, just answer the questions below:

1. What year did the Olsson & Gerthel store in Malmö open? (The answer can be found on their site. Just use Google Translate if you don't read Swedish.)

2. Are you feeling inspired by the Inspiration page, and if so by which picture? Please link.

This giveaway is open for 24 hours until 12.00 CET December 13. The winner will be announced in this post and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations Sara!

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Christmas Calendar 11/12: Aschebergsgatan 24

I fell in love with these wooden jumping jack dolls earlier this fall when I saw them in Aschebergsgatan 24's webshop. They are called Dancing Man and Ballerina, and they are hand made out of old fruit crates. Designed by Victoria Ladefoged, they are 50 cm tall and worth € 125.

To get a chance to win, just answer the questions below:

1. What is your favorite product from Aschebergsgatan 24?

2. Tell me a short story about this sweet couple.

This giveaway is open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 12. A winner will then be picked and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is now closed. Congrats Malene!

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Alaïa Lofts

Fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa has converted a 300 sqm loft hosted in a traditional 17th century building in the Marais district in Paris into three exclusive apartments/suites.  It really does not get more boutique than this. 
The idea behind these three 100 sqm apartments is for the visitor to get a feel of the true Parisian life. It is a hotel concept which incorporates the necessary facilities of daily life. Each apartment has a private entrance and once inside, a complete fitted kitchen meets all the needs of the guests. Alaïa's aim was to achieve a true feeling of a home away from home.

From Yatzer, via Ideas to Steal. Photo Alexandre & Emilie, Persona Production

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Christmas Calendar 10/12: Miki

Today's prize comes from Miki Organic, a British online store selling stylish ethical and eco friendly interior design, accessories and gifts. They are offering one lucky winner a gift pack consisting of two white Tine K bamboo salad bowls (medium and large size), and mango wood salad servers and serving board from Nkuku (worth € 88)!

To enter the giveaway, tell me about the meal you would use the products for. What would you serve, where and to whom?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours until 12.00 CET December 11. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations Maja!

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Sneak peek...

I'm so excited about the big giveaway that Hip Villa is sponsoring for Christmas Eve that I just couldn't wait to give you a little preview! I chose all the products myself, so I have to admit I will probably be a little jealous of the person who wins this... But this package doesn't open until Christmas, so you will all have to wait a bit!

You should check out Hip Villa's site, it's a great shopping experience! They've got cleverly written texts about everything, you can browse for products in several different ways, and if you have a question or would like help with anything, they have a chat service that is open 24/7. Plus, they are selling some of my favorite brands like Muuto, Hay and Seletti, and of course lots of other great brands.

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Christmas Calendar 9/12: Victorinox

Victorinox, the makers of the classic Swiss army knife, are giving away their new knife Tomo, to seven lucky winners! The Tomo is a beautifully designed and packaged minimalist knife by Tokyo designers Abitax, who have given the traditional knife a whole new and modern look.

”Modern Art Cutting” is Victorinox interpretation of ”Kirigami”, the ancient and complicated Japanese art of paper cutting, where they cooperated with famous British artist Rob Ryan. Below is a video with Rob talking about his work. There are more videos on the Victorinox Tomo site where Rob shares lots of tips and tricks for paper cutting. You can also download his paper cutting templates to try this beautiful art form yourself.

To have a chance to win this, just answer the questions below:

1. What material is the packaging for the Tomo made of?

2. Which colour would you like to win?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours, until 12.00 December 10. Seven winners will be picked and contacted via email.

This giveaway is now closed and the winners have been contacted!

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Architect Stef Bakker

Some stunning photos from the portfolio of Dutch architect and designer Stef Bakker. I love this mix of white, gray and black with the oak parquet! And the shelving and tiles in the kitchen goes straight into my inspiration file for my future kitchen renovation.

Via marte meeee via little miss fix it

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Christmas Calendar 8/12: Anve

Today's prize comes from Anve, a small Portugese company making unique handmade goods in small editions, inspired by their discovery tours through Lisbon, a beautiful old city full of hidden workshops and warehouses, and also their past lives in places like Berlin, Basel, Vienna, Cape Town and Tokyo. Simplicity and high quality is key.

Anve is offering a chance to win a Laboratorio lamp, worth € 120, made of a vintage borosilicate laboratory flask with a lamp socket in brass, rubber and porcelain and a fabric covered wire. This lamp can be used as a pendant lamp, pinned on the wall, or put on a table. (This lamp comes with a Euro wall plug, so if you live outside Europe, think twice before entering the giveaway.)

To enter the giveaway, just answer this question:

Where would you put your Laboratorio lamp, and what would you match it with?

This giveaway will be open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET December 9, and a winner will be announced in this post and contacted via email. Good luck!

Update! This giveaway is closed. Congrats Lina! I have emailed you.

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Creative home from Elle Interiör

I just loved this home in the last issue of Elle Interiör, styled by Katarina Grundströmer and Lisa Kerstinsdotter and photographed by Magnus Selander. It's full of creative solutions, giving it a very personal touch! Lot's of ideas to borrow here!

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Christmas Calendar 7/12: Appartement

Appartement is a small design shop in Stockholm selling a carefully chosen selection of Scandinavian design items. They are sponsoring today's giveaway with a Sky Planter Recycled, a flower pot made of recycled plastics that let's you hang your plants upside down in your ceiling, freeing up floor or table space and also creating quite a conversation point in your home. Perhaps it would even work for a small Christmas tree?

This cool design won the 2011 Red Dot Award for its use of recycled materials and its integration of a Slo-Flo internal irrigation system that is able to water the plants directly at their roots. And to make it extra fool-proof for those with less than green thumbs, each plant even has a little water level measure and a mess-free locking disk to hold in the soil.

To have a chance to win this, just tell me why you want it in the comments below!

This giveaway is open for 24 hours until 12.00 CET December 8. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations Tessa! I have emailed you.

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Book review: Naturligvis by Kirsten Visdal

A little while ago, I saw a book review on a Norwegian blog of a book that looked really interesting. The book was called Naturligvis, or Naturally in English, and I immediately started thinking about where I could find it in Sweden, or find a webshop that would ship here. Then I got an email from the publisher, asking if I would perhaps like a copy of this new book? I was so happy! The book arrived and I can't stop looking at the 270 pages of wonderful photos! They are shot by Nina Dreyer Hensley and Jim Hensley, two very experienced food and interiors photographers who have shot a whole bunch of books before.

The author, Kirsten Visdal, has chosen 13 Norwegian homes with a truly Scandinavian style. Some homes are more modern and others have a little more rustic, country feel, but what they all have in common are the natural elements. The colours are soft, the materials are natural, and creativity is flowing. If you can read Norwegian you get a deeper view into the homes, learning what the owners made and changed, what the thoughts are behind their decorating and so on. This is all very interesting and inspiring, but I would have loved the book even if I didn't understand the words!

Below are some of my favourite spreads from the book. Can you see how they are all very different, but they still have many things in common?

Ps. I later found Naturligvis in Bolina's webshop. One of the homes in the book actually belongs to Hanne, one of the owners of Bolina, so of course they sell the book. :)

For my Swedish readers, it's available at Adlibris.

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Christmas Calendar 6/12: Lightyears

I know you all loved the last giveaway that Lighyears sponsored here where you could win the Calabash pendants, so I'm sure you will love this just as much! Because this time they are generously giving away one Caravaggio BlackBlack P1 pendant light (worth € 180)!

To get a chance to win this, just answer this question in the comments below:

Which lamp from Lightyears is your favorite and why?

This giveaway will be open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET Dec 7. A winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations Jonas, I have emailed you!

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Christmas Calendar 5/12: Artilleriet

Hi all and welcome to a new week of giveaways! Today's prize comes from Artilleriet, a popular interiors shop in Gothenburg carrying a carefully selected range of classic vintage furniture and stylish modern designs. For all of us outside of Gothenburg, they have a webshop here.

Today you get a chance to win this limited edition Manhattan poster by David Ehrenstråhle. The size is 42 x 70 cm and it's worth € 82!

To enter, just answer this question in the comments below:

If you got to choose one product from Artilleriet to give to someone this Christmas, what would it be and who would you give it to?

This giveaway will be open for 24 hours, until 12.00 CET Dec 6. The winner will be announced here and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is now closed!

Congratulations Emelie L! You will get the poster in your mailbox soon!

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Christmas Calendar 4/12: Story North

The prize in today's giveaway is something I have been looking at for years, but never got around to investing in. It's a true design classic. So I am very happy to be able to let one of my fantastic readers win this!

The company sponsoring today's giveaway is Story North, a brand new online store opened by Samantha Denisdóttir, the woman behind the stylish blog Lovenordic. If you have ever read her blog, you just know that this store is full of great products!

So what product am I talking about? The Kubus 4 candleholder, in black (worth € 135)! Danish Architect Mogens Lassen designed this in the 1960's as a rebellion against the ornate, elaborate home.

To get a chance to win this, just answer this question in the comments below:

If you had a Kubus, what other products from Story North would you match it with?

This giveaway is open for 24 hours and will close Monday 4/12 at 12.00 CET. The winner will be contacted by email and announced in this post.

Update! This giveaway is now closed!

Congratulations Louise, I have emailed you, so you and your son should get a nice package from Story North soon!

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Saturday Sweets

Christmas Calendar 3/12: L:a Bruket

It's time for the third giveaway in the Christmas calendar!

Today's giveaway is sponsored by L:a Bruket, a small company in southern Sweden making wonderful handmade soaps and spa products from the finest ecological ingredients and with super stylish packaging. This is what they are offering one lucky winner: a set of soaps with the delicious scent of Cinnamon/cardamom/tangerine, Rosemary salt scrub, Facial oil and a Dark Vanilla scented candle (total worth € 91).

To win this great pampering package, just tell me in the comments below who you would like to give a luxurious pampering gift to and why, and which of L:a Bruket's products would you give them? You can find all the products in their webshop.

This giveaway is open for 24 hours and closes 12.00 (CET) Sunday 4/12. A winner will be chosen by me and contacted via email.

Update! This giveaway is now closed!

Congrats Arlen! A package from L:a Bruket should be at your doorstep soon!

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Christmas Calendar 2/12: Asplund

Today's sponsor of the Christmas calendar is Asplund, a great design shop in Stockholm with a range of modern Scandinavian designs as well as their own line of furniture and accessories.

Asplund collaborated with Brandsläckaren.se and developed a very stylish fire extinguisher in matte white. Stylish enough to be left in sight, which is where it should be to be available when you need it! Christmas is the most dangerous time of the year regarding home fires because of all the lit candles, so a fire extinguisher should be a given accessory in any home. So for your safety, take part in this giveaway!

To have a chance to win this great looking fire extinguisher (worth € 150) just answer this question:

What is your favorite product from Asplund and why?

This giveaway will be open for 24 hours, until 12.00 Dec 3. The winner will be contacted by email and announced in this post.

Update! This giveaway is now closed!

Congratulations Addy, you will get a package from Asplund soon!

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The dark grey house

The owner of this house switched all the colours in her interiors to dark grey. Still, it feels very light and airy. See more photos here on Boligmagasinet's site. Photos by Mikkel Adsbøl.

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