“Life begins well. It begins enclosed, protected, all warm in the bosom of the house. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“All really inhabited space bears the essence of the notion of home. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. -Irish proverb” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place. -Juhani Pallasmaa” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“An essential ingredient to hygge is the boundary that marks a place or delineates a moment - a fence, a circle of… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“To curl up belongs to the phenomenology of the verb to inhabit, and only those who have learned to do so can… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“I see the task of architecture as the defence of the authenticity of human experience. -Juhani Pallasmaa” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Although home still represents stability in an unstable world, we're beginning to see that home can be how we live, a situation… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do that give… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“real wealth is not what we can accumulate but what we have to share.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Elite culture was deplored as shallow by the growing middle classes, who placed emphasis on family and intimacy. Denmark’s history, its egalitarianism, liberalism, and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace to be… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared with other… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and desire. Hygge… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to master an… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe rooms, buildings,… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Hygge stems from a society that is focused on people rather than things. It is linked to the language of love and to the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
“Using the context and stuff of our daily lives to create an atmosphere of comfort prepares the ground for moments of unexpected intimacy and… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share
