Anders Wickström
Jørgen Bodum
Jørgen Bodum, CEO of the kitchenware company that bears his name, is a Swiss resident who finds joy in freshly peeled shrimps and ocean dips when he returns to his native Denmark.
Nordic soul
Claus Meyer, writer, food campaigner and part-time vinegar maker, shows us his favourite food haunts around Frederiksberg, a unique municipality in the heart of the Danish capital.
The liveable cities index 2010
We've been doing our homework and crunching the numbers for our survey of the top 25 liveable cities, but we know it's not just about statistics.
Bread winner
After 40 years of selling Danish pastries in Japan, Andersen has opened in Denmark. The firm is giving rivals a run for their money using only the best natural ingredients.
The man of modem
Thrane & Thrane creates the ultimate communications equipment for everyone from troops in Afghanistan to sailors in the Atlantic. Now information junkies and businessmen are buying its Danish state-of-the-art telecom units.
Tough nut to crack
The European nut market is worth over €8bn but consumption is low. Now Al Rifai, the Lebanese ‘Rolls-Royce of nut companies’, is expanding into this underdeveloped market from a new Swedish HQ.
Yo smushi
Rud Christiansen’s The Royal Cafe places Danish High Modernism in its proper regal and culinary context. Pull up a bespoke Ant chair for global food, iconic branding and fun in Copenhagen.
World spokesmen
Across the Nippon-Nordic alliance, a clutch of companies are producing the world's highest quality two-wheelers. Monocle profiles five of the finest bike-makers, from Sweden to Japan.
Dahlman
We visit Dahlman, a 200-year-old Copenhagen saddlery now owned by brothers Erik and Frank Hendriksen, direct descendents of an original employee who are continuing the legacy of fine leatherwork.
