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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 BLOOMINGVILLE live”. In the preface of the latter, the author Meik Wiking, expert in hap- VILLA COLLECTION 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 GREENGATE know hygge when you feel it. LENE BJERRE 30 | ISSUE NO 02 JUNE 2017 | MODEBRANCHEN.