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Hygge: A Celebration of Simple Pleasures. Living the Danish Way.
Charlotte Abrahams
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Description for Hygge: A Celebration of Simple Pleasures. Living the Danish Way.
Hardback. A beautifully written and stylishly designed guide to living a more hygge life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; HPX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
Candlelight is hygge; the smell of freshly brewed coffee is hygge; the feel of crisp, clean bed linen is hygge; dinner with friends is hygge. 'Hygge', pronounced 'hoo-ga', is a Danish philosophy that roughly translates to 'cosiness'. But it is so much more than that. It's a way of life that encourages us to be kinder to ourselves, to take pleasure in the modest, the mundane and the familiar. It is a celebration of the everyday, of sensual experiences rather then things. It's an entire attitude to life that results in Denmark regularly being voted one of the happiest countries ... Read more
Candlelight is hygge; the smell of freshly brewed coffee is hygge; the feel of crisp, clean bed linen is hygge; dinner with friends is hygge. 'Hygge', pronounced 'hoo-ga', is a Danish philosophy that roughly translates to 'cosiness'. But it is so much more than that. It's a way of life that encourages us to be kinder to ourselves, to take pleasure in the modest, the mundane and the familiar. It is a celebration of the everyday, of sensual experiences rather then things. It's an entire attitude to life that results in Denmark regularly being voted one of the happiest countries ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
705g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409167594
SKU
V9781409167594
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Charlotte Abrahams
Charlotte Abrahams is a highly respected writer, editor and curator specialising in design and the applied arts. She trained at Central St Martin's and since then has written regular features, columns and profiles for national broadsheets and magazines including Financial Times How to Spend It, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Crafts, Saturday Telegraph Magazine, Elle Decoration and Living Etc. She is also ... Read more
Reviews for Hygge: A Celebration of Simple Pleasures. Living the Danish Way.
Charlotte Abrahams's thoughtful, very personal book.
India Knight
SUNDAY TIMES
Abrahams' Hygge, Carvalho predicted, could fill the Norwegian Wood hole for this Christmas .
Bea Carvalho, Waterstones' non-fiction buyer
THE GUARDIAN
Writer Charlotte Abrahams was approaching 50 and feeling flustered. She had a busy life but the niggling feeling something was missing. Already ... Read more
India Knight
SUNDAY TIMES
Abrahams' Hygge, Carvalho predicted, could fill the Norwegian Wood hole for this Christmas .
Bea Carvalho, Waterstones' non-fiction buyer
THE GUARDIAN
Writer Charlotte Abrahams was approaching 50 and feeling flustered. She had a busy life but the niggling feeling something was missing. Already ... Read more