Homes
Karena Ng’s Shanghai sanctuary
Step inside Hong Kong actor Karena Ng’s peaceful Shanghai home, where a lush garden and timeless GUBI designs create a sanctuary shaped by light, nature, and unhurried living.
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At home with Nuura: Julie Brandhøj’s restored family home in Denmark
In the small harbor town of Hjarbæk, Denmark, content creator Julie Brandhøj has renovated and extended her family’s 1926 house overlooking the Limfjord. The home has kept its original character and is completed with Nuura lighting.
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Laura and Arthur Franck’s charming wooden house in Helsinki
The Francks’ home in Helsinki has a creaky staircase and floorboards that slope just a little, but that only adds to the atmosphere of the 1920s house. The rooms are full of books and art, and the family’s beloved Aalto pieces have survived years of play by three children.
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An old house with an old soul – visiting Marie Michielssen and Axel Van Den Bossche
Step inside a 16th-century castle in Antwerp, home to designer Marie Michielssen and Serax co-founder Axel Van Den Bossche, where art fills every room.
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Vitra Home Stories: Sebastian Soukup mixes eras in his Berlin home
Production designer and film architect Sebastian Soukup builds entire worlds for the screen. At home in his 19th-century apartment in Berlin, he takes a similar approach, layering light, color and pieces from different eras. With Vitra classics in a starring role, the result is an interior rich in character and individuality.
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At home with Dima & Guy: A Berlin apartment built on contrast
Dima and Guy are the creative duo behind The Berlin Chapters, the Instagram account documenting their hands-on renovation of a Kreuzberg apartment. Their home is built on contrast, and Vaarnii’s pine furniture fit right into that mix.
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At home with Isabelle and Barabbas: Nothing was searched for, but everything was found
Isabelle Kaiser and Bari Chyba live by the river near Frankfurt, in an apartment put together from flea market finds, travels, and things that turned up along the way. Welcome to step inside!
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Julia’s home is full of sustainable design choices: “I only buy furniture that will suit my style for decades to come”
Julia Ruuskanen’s home in Helsinki is a serene mix of timeless design, coveted design classics and a relaxed approach to decorating.
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A house built slowly: Cecilia Renard’s home in Mallorca came together corner by corner
Photographer Cecilia Renard shoots on analogue, and she has furnished her house in the hills of Andratx the same way: slowly, and only with things she has a reason for.
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Colorful furniture brings joy to Maiju’s home
Interior architect Maiju Kianta’s home in Kauniainen, Finland, which she shares with her children, is a joyful play of color, where design furniture and bold hues play off each other beautifully. The renovation of this 1960s row house apartment was carefully planned and beautifully executed.
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Guardian of light – Inside the Frederiksberg home of Nuura’s Nadia Lassen
Nadia Lassen spends her days thinking about light as the CEO of the lighting brand Nuura. At home in her Frederiksberg villa, that same thinking shapes a house she shares with her husband, four children, and one very photogenic dog.
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A studio in the archipelago: “Here it’s just us, the forest and the sea”
Built over three summers from raw timber and nails, this studio in the Turku archipelago gives Copenhagen based artist Linn Henrichson and art director Staffan Sundström a place for creative work, quiet thinking and the Finnish summer.
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Homes on Design Stories
These stories take you inside homes that stop you in your tracks – spaces where personality, warmth, and a genuine love of living well come through in every corner. We visit people who care deeply about their surroundings, whether they’ve spent years curating every detail or simply have a natural eye for what feels right.
In the Homes category, you’ll find interiors from across the world, from Scandinavia and Finland to Tokyo, Paris, and New York. Different as they are, these homes share a certain sensibility rooted in Nordic design: a quiet confidence in materials, a respect for space, and an eye for objects that earn their place.
Design Stories is the online magazine of Finnish Design Shop, created to inspire and delight design lovers everywhere. We hope you enjoy exploring with us! Have a story tip or thoughts on our content? We’d love to hear from you.
