You only have to tune into an episode of Borgen to see the importance the Danes give to design, with stylish rooms, elegant lighting and pared-back furnishings. Visit Copenhagen and you'll see the evidence everywhere, from the beautiful bicycles (everyone rides one) to the street lighting. Even the municipal park benches are a stunning design number.
On walls, even bikes, the Danish eye for design is evident to CopenhagenFour floors of the best in Danish design at Illums BolighusWhere to find your inspirationIllums Bolighus, Amagertorv 6 (illumsbolighus.com)Hay, Oestergade 61 (hay.dk)Find the work of up-and-coming Danish designers at Hay, in OestergadePoul Henningsen's Artichoke pendant light at Louis PoulsenCarl Hansen, Bregdade 21 (carlhansen.com)Louis Poulsen: Gammel Strand 28 (louispoulsen.com)Retro Villa: Badstuestraede 17. (retrovilla.dk)Blindes Arbejde: Valkendorfsgade 3 (blindes-arbejde.dk)The Design Museum: Bregdade 68 (designmuseum.dk)A bunny chair, £2,600, from playful store Normann Copenhagen (left); brightly coloured rubber washing-up bowls at Normann CopenhagenNormann Copenhagen, Østerbrogade 70 (normann-copenhagen.com)Where to eatFiskebar: Flæsketorvet 100 (fiskebaren.dk)Where to stayHotel Alexandra, HC Andersens Boulevard 8 (Alexandra.dk)Vintage wallpapers from the Sixties and Seventies at Retro VillaWhere to shop in London* Skandium:* Twentytwentyone:More informationEasyjetOnline:Interiors
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Copenhagen is full of Scandinavian design inspiration. From stylish rooms, elegant lighting and pared-back furniture, Katie Law takes a look at where to shop for iconic furniture and homewares by up-and-coming designers
Design destination: CopenhagenCopenhagen is full of Scandinavian design inspiration. From stylish rooms, elegant lighting and pared-back furniture, Katie Law takes a look at where to shop for iconic furniture and homewares by up-and-coming designers