These homes have some Scandinavian design features. The key is the use of natural materials and how these houses connect with the landscape and frame its views. Bradbury also notes that the scale is relatively modest and delicate. “It’s a sophisticated design, yet it sits quietly and lightly in the landscape,” he says.
According to Bradbury, after the war, these masters of Scandinavian modernism established the ideal of “warm modernism” or “soft modernism.” These ideals are international style – A movement characterized by minimalism and functionalism that dominated design and architecture from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Inside, soft modernism is expressed through organic materials, textures and tones, wood burning stoves, and playful notes. “The organic, pale textures and tones of Scandinavian interiors and furniture have definitely had a huge influence around the world since mid-century modern,” he says.
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When it comes to influences beyond Scandinavia, homes with large open-plan living spaces zoned for different activities, indoor plantings that take account of window views and weather, buildings built into the landscape, and wooden walls and ceilings are consciously or unconsciously influenced by Scandinavia.
Source: BBC Culture – www.bbc.com
