Author Archives: camilla

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.

georg jensen revisited

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Posted by camilla on February 28, 2010 – 4:18 pm
Filed under Design, Nordic styles

A bike and an open fire place are among the new decors in Georg Jensen’s Madison store which is designed to resemble a modern Scandinavian home.

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske Tidende, December 2009.

new kid on the block

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Posted by camilla on February 27, 2010 – 8:17 pm
Filed under Arts, culture

Elmgreen&Dragset on the making of what could be the next occupant on Trafalgar Square’s Forth Plinth.

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske, September 2010

two for one

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Posted by camilla on February 27, 2010 – 12:51 pm
Filed under Fashion

Despite troubled times the twins behind the Dsquared² design duo go full throttle with launches in Cannes and New York.

By Camilla Alfthan, DV, Fall/Winter 2009.

liberté, égalité….

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Posted by camilla on February 27, 2010 – 12:40 pm
Filed under Fashion

Jean Paul Gaultier talks about how the fashion world has evolved since he started as a young man – and how he likes to equalize men and women in his designs.

By Camilla Alfthan, DV, Fall 2008.

fred perry plays again

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Posted by camilla on February 27, 2010 – 12:29 pm
Filed under Fashion, Sport, lifestyle

Rockstars and tennis champions keep Fred Perry’s name forever young, tells creative director, Richard Martin during the brand’s 100th anniversary.

By Camilla Alfthan, Berlingske Tidende, September 2009.