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Design House Stockholm Joy Candle Lamp

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The Joy Candlestick is inspired by traditional Scandinavian candle making. Josefin Hagberg created this electric candelabra evoking candles leaning and supporting each other. Included in the store collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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Royal Copenhagen Mushroom Dinner Plates

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For the one who has everything for fine dining, even the most Flora Danica, the most expensive china in the world, this may be one thing you don't have. The Mushroom Dinner Plates are a special series for the Flora Danica service, sold only in sets, and produced only for a limited time.

If you've got a spare $45K, you might want to invest in these gorgeous, hand painted plates.

Be sure to "take a closer look" to see other images I've uploaded that are not on the "buy" site. They're pretty incredible!

Updated Aug 19, 2008

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Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica

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Flora Danica is probably the world's most expensive china pattern, at $6,500 a place setting. It is entirely hand painted. Artists draw from a collection of over 1,000 floral illustrations to grace each plate, so every service will be completely unique, with a different flower on each plate.

The story behind the Flora Danica service reads like a historical romance novel. It is said that is was commissioned by the Danish King, Christian VII, who wanted a porcelain service so beautiful and rare that it would gain a place among the Russian Empress Catherine II’s large porcelain collection. But then the Empress died in 1796 before the great work was finished. The service therefore remained with the Royal Danish Household and today belongs to H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

The service’s name and decorations stem from the botanical work Flora Danica whose 51 volumes and total of 3.060 coloured copper prints were issued in the period 1761-1883. The wide-ranging work reproduced in minute detail the Danish flora. The great task of transcribing the decorations to the porcelain became the life’s work of one man – Johann Christoph Bayer. He undertook the majority of the painting of the 1,802 pieces. A task which took him 12 years. The copper prints were carefully copied onto the porcelain and if he was in doubt about any detail he sent a messenger to the Botanical Gardens. He would then study the plant to ensure that the reproduction was correct.

Updated Aug 16, 2008

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Design House Stockholm Bono Mugs, Bowls & Plates

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Design House Stockholm was established 1992. Twenty five designers in Scandinavia have brought their products into the market through Design House Stockholm, a company who wants to mirror the most interesting designs coming from the designer's studios in Scandinavia. All products within the Design House Stockholm Studio are produced within the company.

Add art and style to your entertaining with the flair of hand painted decor bone mugs. Equally attractive as design objects or display pieces. The mugs, bowls and plates are perfect for mix and match casual Scandinavian coffee and dessert service or for an evening tea.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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Bengt & Lotta Swedish Floral Candelabrum

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This floral trio candelabra speaks for itself as a piece of modern sculpture. It is designed and built by the Swedish team of Bengt & Lotta. It is the perfect scale for a dining table, mantel or windowsill.

Designed and made by Bengt & Lotta. Bengt Lindberg is well known in Sweden as a designer and illustrator, who creates new designs with roots in traditional Scandinavian folk art.

His designs can be both playful and strictly graphic. In 1991 Bengt made his first moose, which has become a modern Swedish icon. Lotta Glave is an illustrator and designer. She constantly develops new ways of expressing herself. The starting point is humour and joy. The collection of abstractions, animals, angles and people are modern Swedish classics and will quickly become family treasures.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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Georg Jensen Design 1085 Large Candle holder

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Designed in 1960 and originally crafted in silver, this iconic candle holder has been reinterpreted in polished steel.

This piece is really impressive in person as it is quite large. It's a bit difficult to find candles to fit, as the base size is not really standard. I suggest ordering the candles directly through Georg Jensen.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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Georg Jensen Forma Cheese Board & Knife

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Designed by Helle Damkjaer, this cheese board crafted in oak and sculptural cheese knife are the perfect complement to serving cheese.

Great organic shape, and the knife feels perfectly weighted in your hand. Makes a wonderful gift.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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New Bone China Spin mug & saucer

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Colors and playful design brighten up any dinner table, and the Spin collection makes this happen. Play around with colors to arrive at different ways to use this coffee/tea service.

Marie-Louise Hellgren created the Spin collection, a decorative series of mugs and saucers for tea or coffee. Choose between white bone china and stoneware. A decorative teak saucer comes with each mug.

The practical saucer helps avoid spills. It can also be used to keep your beverage warm or as a holder for tea bags and is perfect for soy sauce, nuts, cookies, or as an individual ashtray.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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Paradis dishes by Eva Paradis, Olof Paradis

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Wonderful serving dishes with a silver edge from the Swedish company Paradisverkstaden, comes in several colors, two different patterns, dots or "beans" and two sizes.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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Wedding Plate by More of Scandinavia

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Beautiful raised botanical relief on this pure white plate -- made more interesting by the sparseness of the design.

Updated Sep 16, 2008

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