“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 Accept Copy Share Image
“He didn't remember, he didn't worry, he just was. -Tove Jansson” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Hygge 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 Hygge 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 Basic Copy Share Image
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations. -Oscar Wilde” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Forgive Copy Share Image
“Life begins well. It begins enclosed, protected, all warm in the bosom of the house. -Gaston Bachelard” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Beginning Copy Share Image
“...how a familiar room slowly changes colour as morning arrives.” — Louisa Thomsen Brits Arrive 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 Basic Copy Share Image
“The Danes, considered to be among the happiest people in the world, have enjoyed hygge for hundreds of years. Denmark’s high standard… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Education 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 Familiarity 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 Darken Copy Share Image
“Hygge is thought to be lost when we indulge in luxury consumption or when we thirst to be noticed, no matter how… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Desire 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 Belonging Copy Share Image
“Danes are good at appreciating the small things in life and at making the best of whatever they have. They place emphasis… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Appreciate 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 Comfort Copy Share Image
“It isn’t easy in our complicated world to enjoy the pleasures of ordinary living—children, family, neighborhood, nature, walking, gathering, eating together. I… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Adventure 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 Architecture Copy Share Image
