“I see the task of architecture as the defence of the authenticity of human experience. -Juhani Pallasmaa” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“O for a life of Sensations rather than of Thoughts. -John Keats” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. -William Morris.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses. -Friedrich Nietzsche” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. -William Morris” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“He didn't remember, he didn't worry, he just was. -Tove Jansson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused. -Proverb” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Home should be a warm, liveable place that is alive, a place to please the eye and soothe the senses in scale,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Memory is an imaginal constellation of past and present that generates a new experience. Memory is not the storing of the past,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Considering family togetherness seems promising for understanding hygge in its most basic form. When we refer to hygge, we are using the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The secret to hygge lies in paying attention to the rhythm of our daily lives, the people we choose to spend time… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge is part of the language of human action and interaction all over the world. To hygge is a universal impetus revealed… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“...to create a sense of belonging takes dedicated time and space to listen and to care for each other, whether we are… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge relates to social awareness, ways of communicating and ways of thinking about others. When we hygger, we acknowledge each other's traits… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The way that we hygger and offer reassurance is unique to each of us according to the things to which we attach… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves - such an ethical basis I call more proper for… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“A rich social life (measured by quality of experience rather than quantity of friends) contributes to good health, happiness and longevity. So… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The word hygge has been sifted to the surface in recent years but the concept is not new. It is a practice… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge gives us a framework to support our very human needs, desires and habits. To learn to hygge is to take practical… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
“In paying attention to our wellbeing, we address the needs of our environment - the society that we live in and our… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To a great extent, friluftsliv is made possible by the Swedish common law of allemansratten (the right of public access), which grants… — Linda Akeson McGurk Copy Share Image
“At the heart of hygge is a willingness to set aside time for simply being with people, and, ideally, having all the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“But one of the main reasons why Denmark does so well in international happiness surveys is the welfare state, as it reduces… — Meik Wiking Copy Share Image
“Because interiority focuses on the inside-outside aspect of hygge, it introduces the important theme of contrast. When we hygger there is a… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“We all hygger: gathered around a table for a shared meal or beside a fire on a dark night, when we sit… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. -Emily Dickinson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“If you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man's hunger. -Kahlil Gibran” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge involves comfort, cosiness, a sense of wellbeing, and a relaxed frame of mind. -Judith Friedman Hansen” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
