The rumours are true: Denmark’s capital really is filled with design-savvy people with chic homes who are only a quick pedal from some of the world’s finest restaurants and creative retail shops.
There are plenty of reasons why the Danish capital regularly tops Monocle’s Quality of Life survey – it’s a glorious place to live and visit. The compact, environmentally conscious city of 1.2 million people has a bountiful…
The striking modernist headquarters of Danish shipping giant Maersk is a monument to the discreet elegance and formidable eye for detail of the firm’s late CEO and chairman.
Danish design hardly needs encouragement but Rud Christiansen’s The Royal Cafe places the country’s High Modernism in its proper regal and culinary context. Pull up a bespoke Ant chair for global food, iconic branding and…
Copenhagen is of course mighty on design and architecture and many of its storied studios are focused on turning the future green and pleasant. Here are three splendidly sustainable schemes.
Thanks to Copenhagen’s wholesome urban planning, residents swim before their morning coffee, cycle around town and run in the cool of the evening. We recommend that visitors embrace this everyday triathlon, too.
Copenhagen is so much more than a clean, green machine – it’s gorgeous too. Full of delicious food, excellent stores, cobbled beauty and modernist gems. So we close with a moodboard of happy experiences.
Many tech companies have tried to be crowned kings of the podcast market but no single leader has emerged. We meet the visionaries at Podimo, who hope that their hyper-local approach will help them rise to the top.
To keep up with demand for its selection of Nordic lighting and furniture, &Tradition has developed a unique showcasing space. Housed in a 100-year-old warehouse, a village-style layout of cube rooms is home to inspiring…
It creates the ultimate communications equipment that allows everyone from troops in Afghanistan to sailors in the Atlantic to be constantly a call away. And now Thrane & Thrane is finding that information junkies and…
Denmark’s ceramics used to take pride of place on the global mantelpiece but the industry was in danger of crumbling. Happily, a new generation has gone back to the potter’s wheel to revive the aesthetics and artistry of…
Great dining is about more than food. Intimate acoustics, fine furnishings and considered colours help to make a restaurant a place you’ll want to return to. We take some tips from specialist interiors
studio OEO.
Copenhagen’s districts, distinct as they are, share some familiar qualities: they are livable, lovable and constructed on a human scale. Oh, and 20 minutes on a bike is all you need to dash from ’hood to ’hood.
Construction is one of the most environmentally damaging industries and, it insists, there will be no greenwashing. In the Danish capital, one developer is trying to lead from the front – and swell its coffers in the pro…
Photographer Thomas Ibsen’s house, a classic of the post-war ‘funkis’ style characterised by simple lines and clever use of light, is filled with design treasures and new pieces that he’s created.
