Savour a Scandinavian-Style Summertime with 6 Summery Objects
?Summertime, and the livin? is easy?, wrote George Gershwin in his classic 1934 aria. There is something ‘easy’ about this time of year, when a certain sense of quiet pervades the air. If you are lucky enough to enjoy a sunny, sultry summer, then thoughts often turn to keeping cool, finding shade and taking pleasure in long, lazy afternoons and evenings. In Scandinavia, the summer days stretch on and on. Fittingly, designers often create summery objects, each one a perfect complement to the season (and in true Scandinavian style, every object is equally suited to the indoors, made for keeps and year-round use). Here are just a few examples:Afternoon teaItalian designer Odo Fioravanti created the soft and simple Bliss tea service for Normann Copenhagen. With modern lines and sturdy shapes, Bliss offers an appealing set of cups, mugs, jugs, bowls and teapots, in warm grey and cool white tones. Just right for a fresh peppermint leaf tea on a shaded veranda.Bliss tea service by Odo Fioravanti. Image © Normann Copenhagen ApS.The Bliss tea service in a cool white tone. Image © Normann Copenhagen ApS.Pot plantsEdge pots by Stilleben for Skagerak. Image courtesy of Skagerak.Danish studio Stilleben (founded by ceramicists Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Nordentoft) designed the terracotta Edge pot for Skagerak. Drawing inspiration from classic Greek and Egyptian vases?where the pot is raised up on a small base?the Edge pots have a simple, geometric-like shape. ...
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