INTERIOR TRENDS
TRADEMARK
LIVING
STELTON
CHIC ANTIQUE
LUCIE KAAS
HÜBSCH
ABOUT “HYGGE”
The Danish word “hygge” took
second place on a British word
MADAM STOLTZ
of the year list, and in recent
years, the phenomenon has been
covered by several authors in the
UK. The books on the subject carry
such titles as “Hygge: The Danish
art of happiness” and “The Little
Book of Hygge – The Danish way to
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live”. In the preface of the latter, the
author Meik Wiking, expert in hap-
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piness and CEO of the Happiness
Research Institute, says: Hygge has
been translated as everything from
the art of creating intimacy to cosi-
ness of the soul to taking pleasure
from the presence of soothing
things. My personal favourite is
hot chocolate by candlelight...' You
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know hygge when you feel it.
LENE BJERRE
30 | ISSUE NO 02 JUNE 2017 | MODEBRANCHEN.