Hygge
A Celebration of Simple Pleasures. Living the Danish Way.
$66.69
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2016
Summary
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 than things. It’s an entire attitud…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409167594 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409167593 |
| Author: | Charlotte Abrahams |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Trapeze |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 710g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 159mm x 27mm |
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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 familiar with hygge, she decided to make her research into the concept ‘a bit more personal’ and attempted to apply the philosophy of ‘self-kindness’ to her own life, ditching multi-tasking for mindfulness, making time for cake and lie-ins and cherishing the way these changes improved life. * THE SIMPLE THINGS *Charlotte Abrahams’s thoughtful, very personal book. – India Knight * SUNDAY TIMES *
About The Author
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 the author of two books, WALLPAPER: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE and WALLPAPER: A COLLECTION OF MODERN PRINTS. You can follow her on Twitter @Styleinsider.
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