Praising the makers we know, trust and stand beside
This season, we’re turning the spotlight toward friends of the house. It’s oddly easy to point out what others could do better, yet just as easy to overlook the people who simply do good work and keep going. So we’ve decided to pause, look around, and say it plainly: We admire these people.
They are the friends who shape wood, cloth, paper or acetate without fuss. The ones who run shops that feel steady and familiar, who build their craft the way others build routines. Local makers and independent minds who form the backbone of the things we enjoy living alongside.
And because this is also the season of giving, it feels right to give something that costs very little but matters a great deal: attention. A moment of recognition. A nod to the people whose work carries care. Consider these creators a source of inspiration - objects made with intention tend to make excellent gifts.
So here’s a moment to recognise the friends whose work we admire - the ones whose craft, character and consistency quietly add meaning to our own house. There are more than nine, of course, but some limits are set by code rather than conscience.
Clothes built on good materials and calm lines. Founded in Copenhagen in 2010 by designer Åse Helena Hansen and Per Chrois, Hansen Garments makes high-quality everyday clothes that sit somewhere between rugged workwear and soft tailoring - effortless, seasonless pieces that behave well in a wardrobe and age handsomely.
Åse is obsessive about fabrics and detail, often drawing on Nordic roots and global travels, occasionally dipping into Japanese craftsmanship, indigo and workwear references when the story calls for it.
We’ve shared fairs, showrooms and more than a few dinners with Åse and Per over the years, and their consistency is a lesson in itself: keep doing the good work, one step at a time.
Find them at hansengarments.com or in one of their two well-curated Copenhagen stores, where they mix their own line with some of the finest workwear and heritage brands around.
Knitwear with a work ethic. The heart of SNS Herning today is Søren Skytt - third generation frontman, thoughtful custodian and quietly philosophical knitter whose deep respect for the past is matched only by his curiosity about what comes next. His collections often carry small, personal references to his own history and the stories woven into the family archive.
The heritage he builds on runs deep. SNS Herning traces its origins back to the early 20th century, when founder Søren Nielsen Skyt - Søren's grandfather - developed the distinctive, bobbled “fisherman’s sweater” pattern - a construction designed for warmth, durability and real work, not show. Nearly a century later, those principles remain unchanged.
The result is knitwear that feels ready for real life, not just the hanger. Find them at snsherning.com or at their long-standing shop in Herning.
Basics made with care rather than fuss. Founded by Swedish duo Peter and Henriette Simonsson, The White Briefs has built a reputation for treating everyday essentials with uncommon attention. Their pieces balance simplicity with substance - modest garments elevated through thoughtful design and high-quality organic materials.
Peter brings the spark that has led the brand into meaningful collaborations and creative expansions over the years, while Henriette ensures the clarity and consistency that keep everything grounded. Together, they create essentials where comfort, responsibility and understated style meet.
Their pieces are soft-spoken essentials made to be lived in, washed, folded and trusted - garments that feel honest in the hand and natural on the body.
Explore their range at thewhitebriefs.com.
Prints with ink under the nails. Schäfer Grafik is Michael Schäfer’s Copenhagen print studio and gallery, specialising in limited-edition etchings, linocuts and woodcuts made by hand in Nansensgade. The roster ranges from Danish heavyweights like Tal R, Michael Kvium and Cathrine Raben Davidsen to international names such as David Shrigley.
The work carries a certain graphic bite: sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, but always with the texture and small imperfections that only analogue printing leaves behind. Shrigley has described the studio as an extension of his own - a place where centuries-old techniques are kept alive, plate by plate, print by print.
If you like your walls to do a bit of talking, this is a good place to look. Find them at schaefergrafik.dk or drop by the studio at Nansensgade, Copenhagen.
Storage that behaves like small pieces of furniture - useful, well-made and easy to live with. August Sandgren began in 1920 as a bookbinder’s workshop, where the mantra was simple: good materials, precise craftsmanship and no unnecessary noise. A century later, that spirit is still intact.
The brand was rediscovered and re-launched by Pia Kirkeskov Andersen, who gently dusted off the archives and revived the old bookbinder methods for a new audience. Today, the torch is carried by Mona Sigmann, who continues the work with the same quiet dedication to form, tactility and long-lasting relevance.
Their boxes, trays and cases have a way of tidying a room without announcing themselves - understated objects that earn their place through daily use rather than display.
You can find them at augustsandgren.com and selected retailers. And if all goes well, we’ll have something special to share together before Christmas.
Woodwork at its most straightforward. Founded in 2006 - the very same year MISMO began - by Kim Dolva and Søren Bech Jespersen, Københavns Møbelsnedkeri has built a reputation for furniture and interiors made with honest materials, skilled hands and a calm, architectural clarity.
Kim is the curious soul behind the vision - a seeker of adventure and all the good things in life - whose creativity and eye for quality somehow distil into pieces with both quietness and flair. The rest is carried by a team of exceptional craftsmen who treat design and making as one continuous process.
Over the years, we’ve come to know Kim and his team closely - from photoshoots in their atelier to bringing their furniture into our showroom and home - and seen how their work settles in not as statement pieces, but as calm, living companions.
Visit their atelier and showroom in Islands Brygge, Copenhagen, or explore at kmshop.dk.
Frames shaped with steady hands. At Cold Heggem, glasses are less product and more small sculptures you happen to wear on your face. Designer Rasmus Cold has been experimenting with handmade eyewear since the early 2000s, working in horn and laminated wood rather than plastic - organic materials that give each frame a different weight, grain and feel.
Together with Irene Heggem, he runs a small studio where you meet both the designer and the maker at once. The process is slow, personal and hands-on - shape, fit, adjust, repeat - until the frame feels less like an accessory and more like part of the person wearing it. They call it slow optics, and you understand why the moment you try a pair on.
Each frame is unique, defined as much by the character of the horn or wood as by the line of the design. You see it, but you also feel it - in the edges, the warmth of the material, the way it settles on the nose.
Visit them in their small studio in the heart of Copenhagen or explore more at coldheggem.com.
Tea handled with knowledge and ceremony. Sing Tehus was founded in 2006 by visual artist Mette Marie Kjær, whose fascination with Japanese and East Asian tea rituals led her to create a calm sanctuary in the middle of Copenhagen.
Mette travels widely to source teas directly from small growers across Asia, selecting leaves for their craft, purity and character - whether everyday sencha or her signature matcha. Each tea reflects the relationships she has built and the respect she holds for the cultures behind them.
The teahouses on Værnedamsvej and Rosenvængets Allé offer a quiet pause in the city: a place to sit, slow down and experience tea as a small ritual rather than a quick drink. Ceremonies, tastings and sessions in the art of matcha reveal just how much precision and serenity a simple cup can contain.
Visit them in Copenhagen or explore more at singtehus.dk.
Jewellery shaped by instinct and emotion. Ludvig Design is the work of Danish designer Frederikke Reichhardt, who has run her one-woman studio since 2010, designing and handmaking every piece herself.
Her work balances exclusivity with ease: chains, earrings and one-off pieces crafted from pearls, crystals and precious metals sourced from around the world. There’s a cinematic quality to her use of colour and contrast - a subtle rock’n’roll undercurrent shaped as much by feeling as by form.
Each piece seems tuned to a mood - guided more by energy than perfection - and you sense the hand behind it rather than any production line.
Find her in the cosy studio on Kronprinsessegade in central Copenhagen, through selected stockists, or get in touch on Instagram at @ludvigdesign.
