Saint Hans Evening in Denmark
Today is Summer Solstice, generally the day seen as the start of summer and this is a time for celebration in the Nordic countries. In Denmark we celebrate Saint Hans Evening (the Danish name for St John the Baptist) on the 23rd of June each year. It’s a very family friendly tradition, where families will...
Introducing the Pepper Bird and the Salt Penguin
I am so excited to introduce the pepper and salt mills, the Pepper Bird and the Salt Penguin, into the shop. These beautiful designs have both recently been re-launched by Spring Copenhagen and are great examples of what Scandinavian design is all about – wonderful design combined with great functionality. Spring Copenhagen is a newly established Danish...
Copenhagen January 2016 – a mini tour
As I talked about in the last post, I visited Copenhagen in January with my husband – we attended northmodern, a trade fair focusing on great, Scandinavian design. I’m from the other side of Denmark, from Esbjerg, so I was really pleased that we also managed to see a little bit of Copenhagen while we...
northmodern, Copenhagen, January 2016
The beginning of the year always means the beginning of the trade fairs in the interiors industry – whether you’re sourcing armchairs, carpets or candleholders, there’s a fair for you to visit! Ralph, my husband and business partner, and I decided to visit northmodern in Copenhagen as part of our search for new stock for...
And so it is Christmas….
The Big Day is nearly upon us – just 2 more sleeps here in the UK, and just 1 more across the water in my home country, Denmark, and the rest of Scandinavia and much of Europe. My family here in Scotland is an international bunch, meaning we mix food and traditions from Scotland, Denmark, Norway,...
A last minute Christmas gift guide.
There’s now less than 2 weeks until Christmas – yikes! Many people will now be completely organised for Christmas – and then there’s all the rest of us, like myself, completely un-organised! Well fear not, here’s our gift guide to finding the perfect last minute gift at Eighty7 Design + Living! For Her The Corkcicle...
The Lyngby Vase – how the iconic porcelain vase was brought back to life by Hilfling.
The beautiful Lyngby vase has been a design icon since 1936, when it was first presented by Porcelænsfabrikken Danmark in Lyngby in Denmark. They continued to produce the vases until 1969, when the company closed. The vase became a classic due to the simple nature of the column shape, which was a result of the 1930’s...
Christmas has arrived at Eighty7!
Christmas has finally arrived at Eighty7 Design + Living – and it’s slowly making it’s way onto www.eighty-7.co.uk as well! The run up to Christmas is a really fun time to be in the shop, with lots of people coming through the doors looking for great gifts and fun decorations. We have plenty of both!...
Introducing….Gejst
One of our favourite brand from Denmark at the minute here at Eighty7 is up-and-coming design duo Gejst. Gejst means enthusiasm or gumption in Danish, and Søren Nielsen & Niels Grubak Iversen have plenty of both. They started the brand in 2013 and already have an impressive portfolio of original products. Gejst takes everyday objects and gives...
The BagPod – organised on the go
Travelling is fun….or at least it should be! Whether travelling for work, to visit family or for a holiday, we all want to get from A to B as easily as possible. While we can’t help ensure your flight is on time or the roads are quiet, we can at least help you keep organised...
Moodboards – the coolest way to stay organised
Here at Eighty7 Design + Living we love new, emerging designers – and Roon & Rahn is a great example. Roon & Rahn is brand new design duo from Aarhus, Denmark, with the company being established April 2014. These two friends were sharing a small flat, when they started designing and building furniture for themselves...
Summer holiday dates.
It’s nearly the summer holidays – here in Aberdeen the kids finish on Friday the 3rd July, and the ‘trades fortnight’ commences on Monday 13th July. As Eighty7 Design + Living is very much a family business, we will be closed for the Trades Fortnight, in addition to being closed Mondays during the school holidays...
100% Design Trade Fair in London
In September 2014, I headed to London for the 100% Design trade fair at Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre. This was my first visit to this fair, and I can truly say I can’t wait to visit again another time. The fair was full of exciting design, from tiny stands with brand new names through to...
Getting ready for Christmas
Christmas always seems to come round far too fast, and 2014 seems to be no exception. I guess the fact that we placed our first Christmas stock pre-order in August hasn’t exactly helped. So far we’re looking forward to seeing lovely stock from Design Ideas, whose cool wooden decorations we also had in the shop...
The story behind the shop…
Welcome to the first ever blogpost from Eighty7 Design + Living. Here on the blog you’ll be able to see what we’re up, what’’s new at the shop and online and other bits and bobs, which hopefully you’ll find interesting. Firstly, let me introduce myself and the shop: I’m Helena and I’m Danish and have...
Eighty7 Brands – an introduction
Here is a short introduction to 5 of our greatest brands in store right now: Pure Culture Denmark Makes: Very well priced, great quality homeware. Designed in Denmark, their products represent everything Scandi Design is about – cool, sleek lines, with unbeatable funcionality. We love them because: Their designs are so affordable, yet will transform...
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