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The creative home of Wai Tsui balances nature and the city on the outskirts of Oslo

Lucy Pullicino — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:50:14 +0000

The world outdoors is important for Wai Tsui, the founder of Hiking Patrol. So two years ago, when he, his partner Adeline Hermier, and their baby son Lian were looking for a new home, they were immediately drawn to a modernist concrete house a stone’s throw from Oslo, Norway. From its open terrace, large windows, and garden backing onto the forest, the Norwegian creative can go running in the mountains, take his son sledding in the snow, or simply sit around the fire playing with Lego in the central living space. It’s a happy intersection of indoors and outdoors.

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Why fashion needs a research library according to creative director Morteza Vaseghi

Emma Hammar — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:18:21 +0000

Creative director Morteza Vaseghi grew up turning the pages of his mother’s Vogue magazines. Thanks to his parents, who openly relished their wardrobes and dressing for special occasions, Morteza was exposed to the transformative power of styling and taught the value of caring for his clothes. From a young age, he would wax his shoes

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Discovering a new era of Norwegian Country-Folk with Miranda Solberg

Aimee Shirley — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:42:33 +0000

It’s not exactly southern comfort that greets one here. Icy wind, as strong as the ocean that it’s coming from, finds its way to your skin, despite several layers of coats and knits. It figures that the Oslo Opera House, the landmark of the Norwegian capital, looks like an impressive pile of ice. Combined this

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Christina Hjeltnes Grønning on the joys of cooking rural Norwegian dishes

root — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:00:12 +0000

For the inexperienced, the bizarre je ne sais quoi fragrance could have passed for the smell of, well, fart. What’s worse, the whole house reeked of it. While it’s safe to assume that this kind of situation would have been untenable for most, for Hjeltnes Grønning and her siblings it was a cause for excitement.

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Reiulf Ramstad reflects on his architectural practice and why it needs to be shaped by the Norwegian landscape

root — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 05:25:28 +0000

Reiulf Ramstad, head of the Oslo-based architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Architects (RRA), adheres to a definitive ideology. Founded in 1995, the firm display a humanistic approach in all of their work. “Architecture should enhance the quality of the environment,” Ramstad claims, rather than impose itself on it. This philosophy is reflected in both the use

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For Everything Elevated, Contrast is Key

root — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:30:40 +0000

Still, with an acclaimed and growing practice that splits its time between New York and Oslo, it’s getting harder for the two to keep their names out of the spotlight. Marius Myking and Martin Nichols’s is a studio of contrasts. Here, the frill meets the grit of the city. The pace of a leisurely weekend

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