Author Archives: camilla

on top of the food chain

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Posted by camilla on March 5, 2010 – 5:35 pm
Filed under Sport, lifestyle

Søren Jessen left the greedy world of bankers to open his own restaurants and rebel against minimal cuisine.

By Camilla Alfthan, photos Tom Lindbo, Deluxe, Bo Bedre, Spring 2006.

the k clique

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Posted by camilla on March 5, 2010 – 11:02 am
Filed under Sport, lifestyle

Golfers keep returning to the scene of next Ryder Cup – the K Club in Kildare County – where stars including Thomas Bjørn go to relax with their golfing friends.

 

By Camilla Alfthan, Euroman, June 2005

getting the swing of it

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Posted by camilla on March 4, 2010 – 9:00 am
Filed under Sport, lifestyle

Golf is a mental game, says David Leadbetter pro, Camilla Brok. If you say you won’t hit the ball in the bunker – you most likely will.

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske Tidende, September 1999.

enamel revival

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Posted by camilla on March 3, 2010 – 3:47 pm
Filed under Design

Ex-Daughter of Style, Marianne Eriksen, dusts off some nearly forgotten jewelry treasures.

 

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske Tidende, November, 2010

tadao ando’s italian gem

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Posted by camilla on March 3, 2010 – 12:09 pm
Filed under Design

Minimalism rules in Fabrica’s celebrated building by Tadao Ando which has raised the bar in an otherwise industrial area.

By Camilla Alfthan, BE, November 2009.

cool carpets

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Posted by camilla on March 2, 2010 – 7:39 pm
Filed under Design

A couple’s passion for carpets has inspired fashion designers and editors alike.

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske Tidende, December 2006.

gumballing

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Posted by camilla on March 1, 2010 – 5:59 pm
Filed under Sport, lifestyle

Julie Brangstrup Cooper drives through the recession in a Bentley while hosting the annual Gumball rally.

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske Tidende, May 2009.

meltdown

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Posted by camilla on March 1, 2010 – 10:55 am
Filed under Notebook

The lights were on Copenhagen during UN’s climate meeting which inspired a myriad of eco oriented events. One worth the attention was the exhibition, Meltdown, by model/photographer, Helena Christensen in collaboration with Oxfam. Christensen’s pictures, which will tour the world in the new year, showed how the melting glaciers of Peru have affected the local communities and to highlight what is a lesser known cause, Christensen spoke to demonstrators before opening the exhibition.

Helena Christensen in Copenhagen next to her favorite picture from Peru.    Photo Camilla Alfthan


marrakesh’s secret gardens

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Posted by camilla on February 28, 2010 – 6:23 pm
Filed under Sport, lifestyle, Travel

From Mamounia’s lush havens to the tantalizing blues of Jardin Majorelle.

Text and photos Camilla Alfthan, Mad&Bolig, February 2010.

jomfruens egede

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Posted by camilla on February 28, 2010 – 5:27 pm
Filed under Design, Nordic styles, Sport, lifestyle

The manor of King Christian V’s preffered mistress is turned into a hotel.

By Camilla Alfthan, photos Claus Bech-Poulsen, Mad&Bolig, April-May 2006.