#scandesign

[danishmuseuminterns]

Religion among Danish-Americans

May I present the latest exhibition at the Museum of Danish America: In Search for Zion – The Danish-American Mormon Movement.

This exhibition is made by me, Sarah, the Danish Exhibition Intern. The exhibition tells the story of the first great wave of Danish migration led by Mormon converts. The Mormon movement played a significant role in shaping Danish-American history and as a Master’s degree student of Religious Studies I am very excited to shed light on this part of Danish-American migration.

I am deeply thankful that I got the opportunity to do this internship and making this exhibition. Words can’t describe how grateful I am!

I have no doubt that the skills that I have gained during my time at the museum will be applicable to my career moving forward – hopefully at a museum!

A big thanks to Scan Design and Museum of Danish America for making this possible!

-          Sarah

[guenthergroup]

Yep, can’t miss that it’s mid-century Danish. Been starting to find these. Grew up with them since my parents loved this kind of furniture. . . *** #midcenturyfurniture #scandesign #teakchairs #madeindenmark🇩🇰 (at Longbranch, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXlwTGelUkP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[calical-12]

Hmm was wondering if I should start doing designs for my other people to color this In . . . . . . . . . . #artist #art #positivevibes #positivequotes #coloringbook #coloring #coloring_secrets #details #design #whitepaper #paper #scandesign #scandesigns #calical_official_ #custome #positivethinking #calm #relaxing #chill #soft-mind #crazydetail #amazing (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5j86VWh8Dw/?igshid=bsiog1p6c6x8

[robinsoncenter]

The last info session will be held Wednesday January 9th at 11:00am in the Study Abroad Office (Schmitz 459).

It's not too late to apply for funding and a UW study abroad program in Denmark.

Applications are due January 15th. 

[allthecanadianpolitics]

An off-duty constable with the Vancouver Police Department has been found guilty of making threats against a furniture store owner whose head he threatened to "bash" in.

Deepak Kumar Sood placed dozens of angry phone calls to a Coquitlam furniture business on Jan. 6, 2018, after a dresser he'd purchased there tipped onto his four-year-old son's foot, according to a B.C. provincial court judgment.

During one of those phone calls, Sood said, "I'm coming down to bash your f--king head in," to Gert Knudsen, the owner and CEO of Muse & Merchant Home Collection and ScanDesigns Home Furnishings.

Sood denied making any threats against Knudsen, but Judge Thomas Woods said he didn't believe him.

"His denials are insufficient, even to raise a reasonable doubt on that point," Woods wrote in his March 20 reasons for judgment.

"I am persuaded … beyond a reasonable doubt, that Mr. Sood did tell Gert that he would 'bash his f--king head in.'"

Continue Reading.

[chiomanwosu]

🤷🏾‍♀️ Follow me baby #scandesign #instacopy #instachat #snapgram (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo_fXtUhhQ9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13a93wdb55ese

[cybersimz2]

TheNumbersWoman's Peoples Bedroom by Scandesign

[yourmissour]

10 Scandinavian interior design tips – Scandesigns https://ift.tt/2J1Y4om

[sovintastic-blog]

Stylish mid century modern ceramic egg cups with a Scandinavian touch!

#midcenturymodern #eggcups #eggcup #ceramiceggcup #ceramiceggcups #artpotteryeggcup #artpotteryeggcups #Scandinavianpottery #scandinavianceramic #eastereggcup #eastereggcups #collectibleggcups #collectableeggcup #eggcupcollectable #easter #vintage #vintagetableware #crockery #eggserving #abstract #abstractpattern #handpainted #scandesign #danishpottery #royalcopenhagen #eggcupset #retrokitchen #vintagekitchenware #modernisticpottery #singleeggcup

[damescapades-parttwo]

#1

It's been a little over a week, and I don't miss ice as much as I thought I would. It only took four trips out of the country for longer periods of time for this acceptance to take root. How have you bettered yourself this year?

This blogging adventure will be a bit different than the past as WordPress has decided to turn my beautiful blog into a horrible modge-podge of broken photo links. I'm currently debating on trying to switch all of my photos to tumblr, but also... that's a lot of work! If you're new to my blog, go check out the past writing! (and whatever photos are left.) I arrived on April Fool's Day to Sweden with, potentially, the best long haul flight experience of my life. A few glasses of wine and a forensic scientist to chat with while drinking said wine, followed by a entire row of airplane seats to myself, a sweet, new Norwegian airplane, and a completely edible in-flight breakfast maybe set the mood. While here, I'll be working within the Center for the Future of Places at KTH Royal Institute of Technology on the beginnings of my thesis for concurrent Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Urban Design & Planning degrees I'm set to complete this December. (almost eight years of post secondary education coming to culmination is exciting and unnerving.) I'm super psyched to be here and working around/with the talented researchers, PhD students, and professors at KTH and specifically within the CFP! EVERYONE wants to know what I'm researching and writing about... as do I. :) Psych, I kinda know. I’m exploring the concept of multifunctionality in relation to public space planning and design; specifically, how can public space be planned and designed with both the environment and social aspects as imperative? What can be learned from Stockholm’s historical approach to planning/designing its park system, but also is the future better addressing this discourse? Multifunctionality, in this sense, is alluded to with a sustainable design model of planning and development, but still, is not prioritized over economic aspects of public space. Spaces that have been deemed multifunctional (environmentally and socially) have not been as successful. I plan to analyze (hopefully two!) at least one project current project, the Royal Seaport. I am also looking at a few of the older developments, such as Hammarby Sjőstad. Hopefully, by analyzing Stockholm as a case study to the concept of embedding multifunctionality within the planning and design processes, more research can be established to further the sustainability and resilience (buzzwords, I know,) of urban spaces.

I have a feeling this will continually morph while I am here in Stockholm as I meet and speak with more and more people at KTH and across the city. I also have a whole proposal and powerpoint if you want to see either :) My first 10 days have been pretty uneventful for me personally, while the city of Stockholm has been affected by an act of terrorism. For those of you who do not follow the news, a beer truck was hijacked while unloading on Drottninggatan, one of the most populated and central shopping streets in the city, killing and injuring many before crashing into Åhléns, a large department store, adjacent to T-Centraalen (central station.) The incident happened Friday around 3pm, and completely shut down all public transportation for five or six (?) hours. It was quite shocking, as Stockholm is known for being very safe and welcoming. I unexpectedly walked by the memorials at Sergels Torg/Åhléns on Sunday while roaming; it was uplifting to see how many people seemed to be coming from all over via the tunnelbana with flowers to be placed on the steps and on police vehicles. I have one (lousy) photo; I didn’t feel very comfortable taking any (even though *everyone* was,) combined with the fact that there was a huge mass of people wanting to pay their respects.

On my end, I have walked quite a bit - my phone is telling me I’m hitting ~12,000 steps a day. I was taking the tunnelbana more the first few days, but the sunshine is so nice!!!! (Seattle-deprived ftw.) Safe to say jaywalking is a thing here, and pedestrians are truly put first. I’m usually a walker, but I have been much more aimless this time around as time is rarely an issue. Perhaps that is a highlight of my past week: I have not had this much free time, mostly light on the obligations, to enjoy a city like this; since, well, pretty much forever, I have stayed busy with LOTS of obligations. I’m enjoying walking around, mostly to different parks, and people watching, a favorite hobby of mine. I’ve made it my mission to explore one new park (sometimes public space, but not as imperative,) a day, and I’ve definitely experienced at least one a day thus far. (more on that below!)

For entertainment, most of you might have already heard via Facebook, but I have had the privilege of attending my first yoga class… taught in Swedish. It was a true wtf the moment as the class started and the instructor started moving and then speaking in Swedish; by that point, it was too late to run out, and, honestly, I think my brain was a little slow on the uptake that I would not be able to follow the movements without looking up constantly. I struggled, but am now signed up for (at least) weekly English yoga classes.

I haven’t had any grand stories at the supermarket either (which in the past has been a common occurrence.) I’ve stuck to whole foods, not processed or really any junk food. There are many supermarkets to choose from nearby where I am staying, of which are on the smaller side (normal.) This makes it easier when choosing items; I have less options to stare at for long periods of time trying to find English on the labels at all, consequently attempting to decipher Swedish (failing) all the while converting the price in my head to USD until giving up to go with a choice based on little real objectivity. It’s fun; I’ll keep you updated with more riveting stories.

Lastly, for another anecdote, I really enjoy running in parks: mostly because I love using running as a way to experience cities, but also because I really love croissants. I happen to be staying very close to a part of the Royal National City Park (above this post).

This is what I believe every city in the world must have: a park system! Of course, Stockholm has the first! (and largest? unclear thus far.) It’s on my list to bike it before I depart, but more about the system later. Anyways, running here is a DREAM. It’s the first time since living in Colorado, even compared to running to and along Santa Monica’s beach, that I have felt a weight lifted off my shoulders upon entering for a run. While living in south central Colorado, I could easily run at the base of mountains in the cleanest air imaginable. (The altitude was was also higher than anywhere else I have lived, and I was, therefore, in the best shape of my life.) Finding out part of the National City Park was so close was incredible! Not only that, but while running, I ended up starting in the middle, which caused me to immediately stop and just take a 360 degree turn to see the vastness I would be running through.

I don’t know how else to describe it other than

“****, this is awesome; I cannot believe I’m in Stockholm still //

just looking at any corner to run to makes me feel out of shape //

I should not have started in the middle //

Google lied or this was not to scale on the map //

OMG USABLE PUBLIC SPACE.”

It’s not like Central Park, with a mix of specifically-designed programming/space typologies, even though there are pockets of trees, playgrounds, etc along the borders; the small piece of this giant park system I am speaking to is a enormous open space covered in a combination of formal paths, informal paths, and grass. I’ve only ran a few times in the last week, but I guessing I will continue solely so I can run all of the paths! I’m also not a runner with my phone, so no photos yet. Can’t wait to talk about this so much no one reads my blog...

Shout out to the ScanDesign Foundation and Valle Scholarship for granting me this opportunity! I'm extremely grateful to work at KTH and truly immerse myself into life in Stockholm!

I hope to write more about a background on Stockholm, as I acquire more knowledge. If you have any questions or suggestions on places to check out, do let me know!

xx

[danishmuseuminterns]

Traveling

It had only been around two weeks since my trip to Washington D.C. that I found myself traveling yet again. Last week (November 9th), Rasmus, his wife Jennifer, and I set out for the city of Madison, Wisconsin, which involved an (almost) 6 hour drive. The Scan Design Foundation gives the grant that allows the Danish students to have an internship at the museum, so naturally when they were holding a big exchange dinner in Madison, Rasmus and I had to go. Of course, an invitation helps as well!

The dinner was thrown for everyone in Madison, who had a ScanDesign grant. This includes both American and Danish students, as they send both to America and Denmark. The majority of the Danish students seemed to be from the DTU (Technical University of Denmark), with a few from the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University. The rest were Americans, who either had been in Denmark at some point, or were going to the country next semester.

The dinner went pretty well, both Rasmus and I got along well with the students and especially the president of the foundation, Mark. He even said that when he would come to Denmark again, he would try to look me up, so I could show him around. I’d say that’s an impression well left. I got along pretty well with the students as well, especially at the bar we all went to after the dinner. Most of these students were a few years younger than me (still in their early 20’s, oh how I miss being in that age), but it was fun to hear about their studies, and for me to show off with my internship. Hopefully I’ll end up seeing some of them in Copenhagen again.

The day after this dinner, I went on another 6 hour ride, this time to Minneapolis. Here I had to be present for two things: the tour of the conservation laboratory at the Midwestern Art Conservation Center. On the Saturday (November 11th), We (Cheyanne, Sadie and I) had to go to the American Swedish Institute to assist with the Skål exhibit. Sadie will however write about this in more detail, so I’ll let her do the explaining. For my sake, this went pretty well. I also used some of the downtime to do one of my favorite things: music shopping!

Until next time

Nicolaj

[sasufdesigns]

Next bed...must have. #dreams #scandesign #home #bed #interior #instastyle #interiordesign #interiordecor #modern (at Scan Design Contemporary Furniture)

[midcenturyliving-blog]

Thank you @mangoreclaimed for the gorgeous sideboard. We refinished it and it turned out great! #mcmrefinishing #midcenturyliving #midcenturymodern #mcm #vintagefurniture #vintage #60s #danishmodern #scandinavian #scandesign

[robinsoncenter]

Application Now Open! Scan Design Innovations in Pain Research Summer Program

Application Now Open!

Scan Design Innovations in Pain Research Summer Program - Deadline February 13, 2020

Millions of people in the U.S. alone suffer from debilitating chronic pain. The Innovations in

Pain Research Summer Program

will expose 7 University of Washington undergraduate students to interdisciplinary research in pain to stimulate interest in future careers in pain research. This program will immerse undergraduate students in research to better understand pain and treatment mechanisms, develop new therapies, and improve access to evidence-based pain care.

Undergraduates in biological sciences, psychology, nursing, social work, and/or engineering-related fields who are interested in exploring either basic science or clinical research in pain treatment are encouraged to apply.

For application and program Information visit our website here.  

[charlotteintheusa]

First set of pictures from Chicago!