“To be in a situation characterised by hygge is to be in a state of pleasant wellbeing and security, with a relaxed… — 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
“Hygge is evoked in situations where there is nothing to accomplish but letting go to the present moment in a way that's… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“For years, home has been idealised as a refuge from the world, somewhere predictable and unchanging. But home isn't just where we… — 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
“Hygge relies on us finding a balance between self-containment and wholehearted participation, personal liberty and awareness of the needs of others. It… — 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
“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
“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 flip side of an experience of enjoyment is the certainty that it won't last forever, Today's moment of hygge will be… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“In acceptance of the limitations that life imposes on us and in knowing that we can choose our attitude in any given… — 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
“Being too preoccupied with how a gathering is taking shape, and making obvious attempts to take personal responsibility for the smooth running… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Participants experience a 'social intimacy' and a basic 'trust' in the inclusiveness and good intentions of the other people present. Hygge cannot… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations. -Oscar Wilde” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Life begins well. It begins enclosed, protected, all warm in the bosom of the house. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“...how a familiar room slowly changes colour as morning arrives.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Hygge helps us to communicate what it's like to be human; it is part of a global vocabulary that speaks to our… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. -Ludwig Wittgenstein” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“...to hold twilight or watch it darken, describes the pleasure we take in pausing to observe as day slips into night. To… — 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
“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
“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
“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 Image
“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 Image
“real wealth is not what we can accumulate but what we have to share.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 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
“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 Image
“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“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 Image
