Gifts

Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Hans Bølling created both the Optimist & Pessimist characters, having been inspired by his co-workers, who were like night and day, yin and yang, truly exact opposites. There is, however, a bit of each in all of us. The Optimist and the Pessimist remind us of this quality within us and together they create a stability much needed in the every-day life.

What is more, both characters can express much more than positivity or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face and both feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.

Whether you are one or the other, the Optimist and the Pessimist express the possibility of change of your perception, depending on your current state of mind.

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

As adults, it is sometimes hard not to take ourselves so seriously. With our busy grown up lives there is often little time for reflection, self-irony and play. Strit is here to change that.

Deceptively straight forward, he embodies a very typically Danish quality of self-irony, which helps to bring light even into the darkest of days. Sometimes, we need to be reminded that everything is not as important and far reaching as it may immediately appear.

With his mobile body, you can arrange him into any position desirable, allowing him to express anything from surprise to concern and everything in between. And remember, he insists that he is not a troll!

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

BIRD was designed by architect Kristian Vedel (1923 – 2003) in 1959.

Vedel designed an entire family of birds – children, parents and grandparents. The birds come in their original packaging design and are handmade in Denmark in natural or smoked oak, that has been aged for 15 years.

By tilting their heads in virtually any direction, the birds can express every frame of mind - happy, sad, curious, alert, etc. The bodies can be turned upside down making it either a male or female.

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

Dimensions: 105mm high x 95mm wide.

BIRD was designed by architect Kristian Vedel (1923 – 2003) in 1959.

Vedel designed an entire family of birds – children, parents and grandparents. The birds come in their original packaging design and are handmade in Denmark in natural or smoked oak, that has been aged for 15 years.

By tilting their heads in virtually any direction, the birds can express every frame of mind - happy, sad, curious, alert, etc. The bodies can be turned upside down making it either a male or female.

The Tall option is the 'parent bird', available in natural oak and smoked oak.

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

Dimensions: 120mm high x 65mm wide.

This figural box represents a "power" animal - a totem for our individual ambitions. Its simple and gestural depiction is intentional - allowing the symbolism of the animal to be maintained. With the addition of hinges, it has the ability to guard important small objects. On the shelf, it is sculpture. On the side table, it's a totem. On the counter, it offers a hiding spot.

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

Material: Beech Wood

This figural box represents a "power" animal - a totem for our individual ambitions. Its simple and gestural depiction is intentional - allowing the symbolism of the animal to be maintained. With the addition of hinges, it has the ability to guard important small objects. On the shelf, it is sculpture. On the side table, it's a totem. On the counter, it offers a hiding spot.

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

Material: Beech Wood

The Design House Stockholm Nordic Light is one of the most popular and iconic pieces from Design Stockholm House. This candle-holder is as versatile as it gets, allowing you to fully open the wooden candle holder or fold parts of it away, so you can shape it anyway that you like.

Available online and instore at Kiitos Living by Design.

Designer: Jonas Grundell

Dimensions: 30 x 19.5 x 4cm.

Kånken was created as far back as 1978 to help prevent back problems among Swedish school children and quickly became a common sight at preschools and nature schools throughout the country. Today, 35 years later, Kånken has straightened millions of backs across the globe and has become one of Fjällräven's most beloved products. This classic backpack is equally suited to journeys to and from school or work, as it is to trekking and travelling.

Kånken was created as far back as 1978 to help prevent back problems among Swedish school children and quickly became a common sight at preschools and nature schools throughout the country. Today, 35 years later, Kånken has straightened millions of backs across the globe and has become one of Fjällräven's most beloved products. This classic backpack is equally suited to journeys to and from school or work, as it is to trekking and travelling.

Kånken was created as far back as 1978 to help prevent back problems among Swedish school children and quickly became a common sight at preschools and nature schools throughout the country. Today, 35 years later, Kånken has straightened millions of backs across the globe and has become one of Fjällräven's most beloved products. This classic backpack is equally suited to journeys to and from school or work, as it is to trekking and travelling.