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Dispatches
Architecture firms LOCAL and PIR2 have completed works on a sustainable activity park for clients Vestland County Council and Etne Municipality. Named Skakkeringen, the park is part of Vestland County’s endeavour to transform "innovative...
Norway
Dramatically plummeting five-and-a-half meters below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean in Lindesnes, Norway, a quite unforgettable new experiential dining experience awaits guests who will be taken on a quizzical journey into the unknown....
Bergen
A former stock exchange, bank, and purpose-made banking headquarters have been harmoniously combined and converted into a 127-bedroom hotel right in the centre of the exceedingly handsome Norwegian city, Bergen. Transformed by Swedish...
Bergen
Villa Terminus offers 18 design-led guest rooms on Norway’s dramatic western coast. Perhaps Bergen’s most sophisticated boutique hotel, it’s also local hotel group De Bergenske’s smallest. Not that size matters here. Capturing the...
Lillehammer
Norway’s Lillehammer Art Museum and Lillehammer Cinema have undergone a second expansion at the hands of revered Oslo-based architects Snøhetta; integrating art, architecture, and landscape within and around the 1964 Erling Viksjø-designed...
Fleinvær
In need of a sharp jolt of creative inspiration? Even the most creatively constipated would rekindle their artistic fires with one look at the astounding natural beauty of arctic archipelago Fleinvær; which is where a new 'artist’s retreat'...
Journal
Vera & Kyte, aka furniture, product and interior designers Vera Kleppe and Åshild Kyte, are based in Bergan, Norway. Their work has an understated aesthetic typical of Norwegian design, but a certain playfulness that is less so. I was keen to find...
Oslo
Ekebergparken sculpture park is exactly like one would imagine a sculpture park in Norway to be - serene, beautiful, and with a slightly eerie magic. One could apply the same description to the sculpture, which is in perfect harmony with its...
Journal
Artists Christine Istad and Elizabeth Pacini will bring the SUN to this year’s 100% Norway at Tent London. The public piece of art that represents their country at this year’s 10th anniversary exhibition will be a first for London. An imposing...
Journal
Norwegian-born, London-based designers Amy Hunting and Oscar Narud are designing this year’s 10th Anniversary of 100% Norway at London Design Week. Design-wise, the duo have worked on a multitude of products - furniture, spaces and installations -...
Sunnfjord
Nestled in the surrounding mountains, the Norwegian town of Forde is not far from the European mainland's largest glacier Jostedalsbreen (and if that wins you the pub quiz on Thursday night we want a cut of the booze vouchers), and the proximate...
Journal
Sick of Swedish jeans brands - Cheap Monday, Nudie, Acne, Whyred, H&M etc. - owning some sort of Scandinavian jeans hegemony, Anti Sweden are doing something about it. Taking their influence from the unmistakably Norwegian institution of Black...
Dispatches
With works spanning the design of buildings, landscapes, installations, exhibitions and objects, the projects of Asif Khan MBE explore sites of complex narratives, community empowerment and questions of identity. Collaborating with Canada Water and...
City Notes
Inspired by the golden age of nightlife, Calgary's Sweet Loretta Bar nods to the throbbing energy of 1970s discos and vintage sound studios, the late-night venue situated in the city's design and arts district and offering an inclusive space for...
City Notes
Located within Newson’s Yard — a recently conceived design hub on the Pimlico Road in London’s Belgravia — Wildflowers is a new neighbourhood restaurant, wine bar and deli with a focus on seasonal, high-quality ingredients cooked over...
City Notes
Chef Santiago Lastra's latest venture sees London-based A-nrd Studio create a metaphorical home-away-from-home, where the locally inspired fare and affable atmosphere of family-owned Mexican restaurants unite with a contemporary twist informed by...
Dispatches
Among all the other decisions you have to take regarding renovation of your house, choosing the right bathroom remodeling contractor is the most important. When partnered with a trained professional, your idea will be turned into great, efficient...
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Beer and food pairings can be considered as an underrated art form, and thus can elevate your culinary experience. From heavier meals to lighter snacks, it could elevate the taste buds into a higher plane with the proper beer. For those that enjoy a...
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Life insurance serves as a vital financial safety net, ensuring that your loved ones are financially protected in the event of your passing. It can cover outstanding debts, such as mortgages, and provide ongoing financial support to your family. In...
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Tick, tock, goes the clock. That's right folks, the deadline to enter this year's A' Design Awards & Competition is looming. And when we say looming, we mean you have just 11 days to submit your works for the 2024—2025 edition. Lauded the world's...