After such a great response to our first A-Z Design Guide, we thought we’d make it a regular fixture in the Flavorwire feed. This week’s post is inspired by one of our favorite Tumblr’s of the moment: Stiknord. An ongoing project started by the Kolding School of Design in Denmark, they wanted to build “a collection of texts and imagery dedicated to the aesthetics of the North to ease the often repetitive, time and money consuming process of constructing tactile inspirational material for each and every project.” Yup, that’s why we use Tumblr too.
From King Frederik’s trend-setting tattoo aesthetic to art pottery to the most stunning chairs ever made, click through to check out our offbeat guide to the original antler worshipping design culture.
Arne Jacobsen
The town hall in Aarnus, Denmark. Image credit: Tectonica
Brick
Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint’s Grundtvig Church in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image credit: seier + seier
Crux blankets
Pia Wallén’s cross-adorned wool blanket — a staple in the North country. Image credit: Door Sixteen
Dahlskog, Ewald
Making his mark on the Swedish art pottery circuit in the 1930s, Ewald Dahlskog was the creative leader of the famous Bo Fajans porcelain factory that created the Scandinavian look in art pottery. Image credit: The Wolfsonian
Ericofones
Image credit: Telephone Archive
Falun red
Image credit: Stiknord
Grass roofs
Image credit: Stiknord
Humble objects
Hygge — a Scandinavian concept that can apply to “people, things, or surroundings that give a sense of joy and well-being. It is probably most closely related to cosy, with a little good cheer thrown in for extra warmth.” Image credit: Stiknord
Inventive outdoor theatre
An open-air theatre in Tampere, Finland that “tackles the problem of scene setting in the open in a new way. While the audience watches a scene on one side, the new scene is set behind them. When the time comes, the entire auditorium is spun round on a turntable to face the new scene.” Image credit: Stiknord
Juhl, Finn
Finn Juhl’s gorgeous home filled to the brim with the furniture he designed. Image credit: The North Elevation
Kitchen gardens
Image credit: The Intercontinental Gardener
Little cabins
Image credit: Stiknord
Marine flora and fauna
Image credit: Swedish Interiors
Naïve floral prints
Image credit: Swedish Interiors
Organic modernism
Image credit: Stiknord
Poul Volther
Image credit: Furniture Design 24
Quistgaard, Jens
Image credit: Teak Pepper
Royal Copenhagen dinnerware
Image credit: Stiknord
Symmetry
Image credit: Stiknord
Tattooing
Image credit: Jon Nordstrøm
Uncluttered
Image credit: Stiknord
Verner Panton
Image credit: COLOURlovers
White
Image credit: Stiknord
(a)Xel Salto
Image credit: 18 Kerut
Yngve Ekström
Image credit: The Style Files
Zany DIY knick-knacks
Image credit: Stiknord