The Christmas Season - by Katrine Martensen-Larsen Hardcover

About the Book

"Taking the core tenets of Scandinavian design and applying them to the festive season, this book reimagines the midwinter holiday as a time for tasteful restraint and creature comforts. Blending minimalism, clean lines and functionality with hygge , a uniquely Danish concept of cosiness, Scandi interiors are some of the most sought-after and recognizable in the world. This inspirational and poetic collection of Nordic designs is sure to spar k your imagination. Combining traditional Scandinavian Christmas customs with clever DIY ideas and recipes for the whole family to enjoy, this book invites you to redesign Christmas within your own home."--

Book Synopsis

Combining traditional Scandinavian Christmas customs with clever DIY ideas and recipes, The Christmas Season invites you to redesign Christmas within your own home.

'Festive and cosy Christmas living room decor ideas.' -- The Spruce

The Christmas Season is an essential guide to Scandinavian-style Christmas perfection.

Taking the core tenets of Scandinavian design and applying them to the festive season, this book reimagines the midwinter holiday as a time for tasteful restraint and creature comforts.

Blending minimalism, clean lines and functionality with 'hygge', a uniquely Danish concept of cosiness, Scandi interiors are some of the most sought-after and recognizable in the world. This inspirational and poetic collection of Nordic designs is sure to spark your imagination. Combining traditional Scandinavian Christmas customs with clever DIY ideas and recipes for the whole family to enjoy, this book invites you to redesign Christmas within your own home.

Review Quotes

"...invites readers into the heart of the Scandinavian Christmas - a celebration rooted in ancient ritual yet alive with modern design sensibility."

"Through the doors of 12 beautifully dressed Nordic homes, she captures the understated elegance that define festive living in Denmark, Sweden and Norway."

"...explores how tradition and aesthetics intertwine to create the serene magic of the season."-- "Home & Gardens UK"

"If tinsel and tat give you the boak and you prefer a pared-back approach, The Christmas Season: Created by Scandinavian Artists (ACC Art Books, £35) is essential reading."-- "Homes & Interiors Scotland "

"Inspirational and poetic, this Nordic collection is sure to spark your imagination, combining an exploration of traditional Scandinavian Christmas customs with clever DIY ideas and recipes for the whole family to enjoy."-- "Aspire Magazine"

"The Christmas Season: Created by Scandinavian Artists (ACC Art Books, £35) is essential reading. Danish stylist Katrine Martensen-Larsen peers inside the white-walled homes of Scandi creatives (this soothing scene comes courtesy of jewellery designer Charlotte Lynggaard) to share decorating ideas, recipes and crafting projects for anyone planning a cooler-than-cool Yule."-- "Homes & Interiors Scotland"

About the Author

Decor and aesthetics have been part of Katrine Martensen-Larsen's life for as long as she can remember. Her mother was a trained interior designer from the School of Interior Design, and her father specialized in design-crafted furniture. Needless to say, many an hour was spent in her childhood home around the dinner table, talking about aesthetics, design and beautiful homes. In 2003, Martensen-Larsen founded KML Design. Ever since, she has carried out interior design tasks for private, commercial and editorial customers. She has produced countless house features for magazines, held a number of styling workshops around Europe and has been a recurring presence on DR TV's lifestyle programme, The Treasure Hunters, for a number of years. In 2019, her interior book Nordic Moods was published worldwide by Lannoo Publishers.

Mikkel Adsbøl has worked as an independent photographer since 2006, but has more than 20 years of experience. From his studio in Copenhagen, he works with advertising agencies, commercial customers and editorial media. Adsbøl specializes in interior photography, and is one of Denmark's most recognized practitioners in the field. His working relationship with Katrine dates back to 2003.