The Skandium Journal

Sustainability in Action: Ferm Living's Vision for 2030"

Ferm Living’s Responsibility Report highlights their dedication to sustainable design, ethical production, and fostering a better tomorrow through impactful initiatives.

Choosing the Perfect Lighting for Shorter Days: An Autumn Guide

Essential Lighting Tips for Autumn: Brighten Your Home as Days Get Darker As the days get shorter in autumn, it's essential to rethink your home lighting. From selecting the right...

Start your Christmas shopping now

Discover why Skandium’s slow, sustainable approach to stocking is the key to quality craftsmanship and a stress-free holiday season. Kasper shares insights into the challenges facing the UK furniture industry...

Affordable Scandinavian Furniture in the UK: Style, Comfort, and Budget-Friendly Design

Affordable Scandinavian furniture offers a perfect balance of style, functionality, and affordability. Learn how to furnish your home with high-quality, budget-friendly Scandinavian furniture that doesn’t compromise on design.

Scandi Coffee Table: The Perfect Blend of Style, Functionality, and Timeless Design

Scandi coffee tables embody the essence of Scandinavian design—minimalist, functional, and timeless. Explore the various styles, materials, and unique features that make these tables essential for modern living spaces, providing...

The Ultimate Guide to Portable Lights: Enhance Your Space Anytime, Anywhere

The Ultimate Guide to Portable Lights: Enhance Your Space Anytime, Anywhere Lighting plays a pivotal role in transforming any space, creating ambiance, and offering practicality. However, with the rise of...

Plan Your Perfect Wedding with 15% Off Scandinavian Wedding Gifts

Planning your wedding? Skandium offers 15% off on all wedding gifts when your guests shop from your personalized wishlist of Scandinavian design pieces. Simply contact us for your exclusive discount...

Quality Over Quantity: How Early Shopping Supports Slow Design

This Christmas, choose thoughtful gifts that last by shopping early at Skandium. Embrace slow design and sustainability with carefully crafted pieces from iconic Scandinavian brands like Fritz Hansen, Muuto, and...

Things to Consider When Buying a New Home: A Focus on Scandinavian Furniture

When buying a new home, it’s essential to consider how your furniture will fit and enhance the space. This is especially true for lovers of Scandinavian design, which emphasizes simplicity,...

Why the New UK Furniture Laws Matter: A Guide to Authentic, High-Quality Furniture

Hey there! Kasper here, your go-to furniture enthusiast at Skandium. Today, we're diving into a topic that might seem a bit dry at first but is actually super important: the...

Enduring Elegance: The Art of Sustainable Scandinavian Furniture

In "Enduring Elegance: The Art of Sustainable Scandinavian Furniture," we delve into the heart of eco-conscious design, highlighting the commitment of leading Scandinavian brands to sustainability. From the responsibly sourced...

Bicoca Portable Table Lamp by Marset

Wherever you go, the Bicoca by Marset s born with the hope of brightening life and accompanying the happy times. This bright, lightweight portable lamp emits a warm glow that...

Top 10 for Your Outdoor Space

Is it just us or is summer in the air? It’s getting a warmer, and that renewing feeling we get as the days become brighter. We’re getting inspired to clean up, refresh, and...

RICE PAPER LAMPS | SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN ICONS

Rice Paper Lamps Rice paper lamps may have been around for thousands of years, but they are as modern today as when they were invented in China. Thanks to the...

The CH24 Wishbone Chair Soft 2022 - 9 new colours by Ilse Crawford

The Wishbone Chair Soft will be available in nine new colours to commemorate Hans J. Wegner's more than 70 years of partnership with Carl Hansen & Son. The collaboration with...

Greener Living Guide | How to Plant your Plant Box Garden

Not only does greenery look great in our homes, it makes us feel better, too. Ferm Living Plant Boxes are a great way to bring plants into your home and outside...

POUL KJÆRHOLM

Poul Kjærholm – the man behind masterpieces like the PK22 – had a fascination for steel and a love of natural materials. Poul Kjærholm was a trained carpenter and continued...

7 of the best Scandinavian brands for entertaining

Great design should be appreciated and shared, which is why the next seven brands in Skandium’s ABC of Scandinavian design are all about entertaining. Invite your whole family over for dinner and drinks — these...

Biophilic Design: Let nature heal your home

Human life is inherently inseparable from the natural world. While we have learned to construct complex dwellings to protect us from the elements, the inevitable truth is that we cannot...

Top 10 storage solutions for your house for this spring - Skandium London

How Hygge breaks the Ice: Tips to eliminate awkwardness

While we all hope that visitors to our home will always be pleasant and jovial, it's more than likely that won't always be the case. Maybe you're entertaining a new...

3 top Scandinavian brands that are perfect for a 2020 interior

Not sure where to start when beginning a new year in interior design? According to Dezeen, 2020’s going to be all about sustainability, creativity, natural materials and above all, simplicity....

One In, One Out: Stick to What You Need

Interview with Margarita Babina We hope you’ve been inspired by the first two posts in our One In, One Out series – if you’re looking for more ways to...

The Why and How of Minimalist Living with Anna from Paris With Me

How can you incorporate minimalist ideas into your lifestyle? Continuing our One In, One Out series on minimalism, we spoke to Anna from Paris With Me about how it influences...

The ABC of Scandinavian Design: B is for by Lassen

Next in Skandium’s ABC of Scandinavian design: by Lassen. If you’re fond of functional yet attractive furniture, look no further than by Lassen’s unique homeware. This Danish design company continues...

“The most comfortable seats in the world” – 4 of Sharon Ament’s Skandium favourites

Meet your next interior design inspiration: Sharon Ament, Director of the Museum of London. Back in July, Sharon Ament mentioned her love of Skandium’s lighting and comfortable chairs in an...

The ABC of Scandinavian design: Carl Hansen, Century-defining craftsmanship

Founded in 1908 by Danish master cabinetmaker Carl Hansen, Carl Hansen & Son furniture manufacturers remain devoted to producing sustainable pieces of lasting beauty for over a century. A refined balance...

One in, One Out: Make it Minimalist, Keep it Simple

How to minimalise your interior: tips from a lover of Scandinavian design Welcome to the first in our series One in, one out. Minimalism is more than just a trend...

The ABC of Scandinavian design: A is for Architectmade

Learn the ABC of Scandinavian design with our new Skandium blog series. Each week, we’ll focus on different brands and designers, sharing our knowledge, interests and expertise with you. This...

Iittala spring summer 2019

Raami Raami is a new dining collection by prolific English product designer, Jasper Morrison. When designing Raami – Finnish for ‘frame’ –, Morrison considered the role that objects play in...