It’s week 17 – or day 119 – of being cooped up with my 3 men and I’m getting slightly hysterical by the constant requests for food, snacks, treats and screen time as well as trying to negotiate peace between everybody and the countless requests to ‘lower your voices’ which depending on how much work I’ve got on turns into ‘lower your f***ing voices.’ Yes, full disclosure, I do swear at my kids… sometimes. Don’t judge me!
The feeling of being in a pressure cooker is increasingly suffocating and my only consolation is that most people are in the same boat. I know these are first world problems and I’m incredibly thankful we’ve not had the dreaded Coronavirus. But now homeschool is out for summer we have the summer holidays to look forward to. Remember, we used to complain about 6 weeks summer holiday and how on earth are we going to entertain the kids. Perspective is a wonderful thing, isn’t it!?
This pretty much sums up my state of mind at the moment so no surprise I was drawn to studio Sundling Kicken’s beautiful styling of their new offices in Gothenburg, Sweden. What a masterpiece of peace and calm each vignette is and a true tonic for my crazy home life.
I love the natural tones and textures, the shapes and materials. Who knew a piece of tissue and old tea leaves could look so enticing when placed next to a vintage tea strainer!? And what about the irregular shaped teapot with a metal string as a handle? Not practical I agree but oh so beautiful in it’s rawness; and I really mean that.
Studio Sundling Kicken have long been on my radar as they often pop up styling homes featuring in Swedish Residence Magazine. The talented duo have a wonderful eye for detail and I love their style and minimal aesthetic. If you’re feeling equally anxious and frazzled like me take a few minutes and relish the calm each photo exudes. It’s like shavasana after a 60 minute spin class. Namaste!
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Talking about Swedish style and aesthetics if you like their styling you can find more of their work here and here.
PHOTOGRAPHY | Kristofer Johnsson (with thanks)
STYLING | Studio Sundling Kicken
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