I recently returned from my latest Scandinavian shopping trip and wanted to share some photos with you.

As many of you know, I travel to Scandinavia several times a year looking for up-and-coming designers, and to secure the latest items for Huset customers.

During this trip, I traveled to Stockholm to visit with houseware vendors, and to Copenhagen for Scandinavia’s biggest fashion fair.

Here are some pics of my trip…

Also, I should point out that we’ve just put over 260 items on sale to make room for the new Fall items. While they last, you can get many of our items for 30-70% off!

New Fall items from Custommade, By Malene Birger and Odd Molly have just been added to our site and more items are being added daily so make sure to check back often.

Now open on Abbot Kinney. Come by and say hello! Check the link for interior pics.

After much hard work and late nights, the Huset Store is finally complete! Come by and say hi if you are in the Los Angeles area. Our new store is located at 1316 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, CA. We look forward to see you there!

Glass dome display cases are very popular right now. If you are looking for an alternative to the round glass domes to display trinkets, souvenirs and other beautiful objects, check out this great KUB A mini vitrine by Eva Lilja Löwenhielm. They are made of lacquered metal and with a thick crust in wood or carrara marble.
They are only available at Asplund Store in Stockholm at the moment, but will soon be at Huset this Fall.

Eva Lilja Löwenhielm founded her design studio in 1995, and she has clients such as IKEA, Alcro, AGA, Asplund,  Filippa K, Hotel Birger Jarl, and ROOM, among others.

The sweet doggy patterns that you see below are from the Tillsammans collection and shows dachshunds from around the world, with hats and hairstyles to symbolize different nationalities.
It was created for a very special purpose: Lisa Bengtsson, one of Sweden’s most prominent designers, recently developed a new collection of wallpaper, textiles and posters exclusively for Save The Children. The products are available only in their design shop.

When buying these products, you are supporting a worthwhile cause – to protect and save little ones against violence and sexual assault and to invest in their future by ensuring that they receive a proper education.
“I think that it is fun and rewarding to work with Save the Children. When I received the request, there was no doubt but only joy. I like to do what I can to help, and what I can is to design… So why not do it for Save the Children!” – Lisa Bengtsson



Huset now has in stock the Tillsammans Wallpaper and the lovely dachshunds posters. Come check them out!

Hey Huset friends,

Can you believe it’s Spring already? It’s been raining a lot here in So Cal as of late, and I can’t wait for warmer weather!

Around here, each new season is sooo exciting as we get to bring you, our customers, brand new Scandinavian products! Check out some of the new Spring 2011 fashion collections from:

DAY Birger et Mikkelsen, By Malene Birger, Odd Molly, Hunkydory, Custommade and newcomer Chill Norway, a super cute line from Norway. (shown top-to-bottom, left-to-right)

We hope you’ll love these collections as much as we do.

Also don’t miss new items from Rice dkk, FermLiving, Hipp! Design, Isak and some new surprises we’ve found for you.

Breaking News from Huset!

We’re so excited to let you in on some really wonderful news! We’ve acquired a new space on Abbot Kinney in Venice, California for our new store and we couldn’t be happier. Our Stockholm architects are hard at work to make this location something really special, we can’t wait!

Make sure to click the “like” button on our Facebook page to keep up with the progress and receive special store promos. Even if you don’t live in Los Angeles, you can still participate and receive the special offers, but as these are only for our Facebook friends, you’ll have to “like” our page to get them.

Wishing you a joyous and happy Spring!

Warmest wishes,
Holly

Brita Sweden is a family business with a strong tradition of textile production for many generations. Inside the brand that is great grandma’s name sake, Brita Sweden designs and produces organic fabric, kitchen accessories, plastic runners and other interior items.



If there was ever a company with a pattern-filled collection that could shake the winter blues right off of you, this is it. From their bold colors and whimsical patterns to the kooky product photography, Brita Sweden can’t help but make you smile.

Huset will soon have most of Brita of Sweden’s items online, so check back soon!

Its February soon which means its time for the big fashion fair in Copenhagen. I used to work for WeSc which is a Swedish street-fashion brand, and I loved going to Copenhagen twice a year to present the new line for all the buyers and meet all the sales reps from other brands and snoop around in their stands. It was always interesting to see what they come up with for that season.  All the preparations for the fashion fair is a full time job in itself. You always have questions like, “Are we getting a good stand in a great location?” “Who will our neighbors be on each side?” ” Is the sample line going to arrive in time?” and  “What about all the marketing materials?” It’s a pack everything, ship everything, put ourself on the plane, check into the hotel and then spend all evening and night unpacking and creating an awesome looking stand kind of adventure. The 3 day fashion party hasn’t even begun and I need 2 weeks vacation. It’s a wonderful time though filled with meeting a lot of new people, and there are always nights filled with parties and dinner at some of Copenhagen’s wonderful restaurants. I always had a blast during those 10 seasons as a sales rep and I miss going there to feel the competition. Holly will be traveling this week to Sweden and then on to Copenhagen for the fashion fair. She’ll be looking at what all of Huset’s vendors are offering for Fall / Winter 2011 and making orders that will start to arrive after the summer.

Since this brings back memories of wonderful Copenhagen I want to  share a good recipe for the traditional Danish smorrebrod.

Makes 12 canapés
Throughout Scandinavia the smørrebrød, or open faced sandwich is the pretty way to eat lunch. I’ve turned them into dainty finger food, perfect for parties. Yum!
Ingredients:
12 slices of dark
rye bread or pumpernickel
softened butter
1 package of smoked salmon
1/2 a cucumber, halved & sliced thinly
thinly sliced red onion, to taste
1 lemon
a few sprigs of fresh dill