Interior Designers Home Memory: Scandinavian Furniture

“For any Scandinavian person, smagodis (candy) is part of their culture. This is a great way to strengthen our Swedish profile for Ikea Food," Ikea food manager Patricia Meumann tells the Daily News. The sweet news comes months after the furniture giant furniture, garden accessories, gifts and apparel, as well as taking in some unique restaurants and wineries. While you're at it, enjoy Lake Pepin -- the widest part of the river -- or absorb the history of the area, rich with Scandinavian heritage and the Williams-Sonomo home goods and furniture brand West Elm has tapped Johanna Uurasjarvi as SVP of design, the company said Wednesday. The Finnish Uurasjarvi was recently at Anthropologie, where she brought a Scandinavian sensibility to her designs. I was always the archetypal homebody: my greatest pleasure was trawling markets and emporiums at weekends and lusting over scandinavian furniture porn. I loved inviting friends over for dinner and soaking up the compliments about the chic yet cosy place I Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is changing its strategy in the which will also include the company's popular Scandinavian culinary cafes. Due to the large size, Ikea was struggling to find land for its superstores in prominent locations, and customers Australian David Beeman, who owns Vampt Vintage Design, a furniture store with three outlets in Sydney specialising in mid-20th century Scandinavian designs, believes the appeal lies in the craftsmanship. "The underlying factor is quality. There's nothing .

Recent sales at auction are testament to the enduring appeal of postwar scandinavian furniture. Christies, Phillips and Bonhams all reported higher total sales in the sector in 2013. Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), one of the first US auction houses to scandinavian furniture firm IKEA recently announed it plans to spend €1bn ($1.13bn) on renewable energy and steps to help poor nations cope with climate change. It has an aim of sourcing all its power from renewable sources by 2020. Joanna Yarrow Scandinavian furniture isn't just teak anymore. The honey-colored wood synonymous with Scandinavian design since the 1960s is being joined in the marketplace by light woods and sleek lacquered finishes from Finnish, Danish and Swedish furniture makers. Popular online retailer Milan Direct has cemented its reputation for style with the release of a range of retro Scandinavian furniture. Being one of the hottest design trends of the moment, the new range makes affordable designer living a reality. .