What does the holiday season mean to you?

To me the holiday season mostly revolves around spending time with your loved ones and lots of good food!

What inspires your holiday decorations each year – are there traditions, people or trends you look to?

I try to step away from traditional decorations and always try to invent a look that suits my personal style better. That can be by choosing different colors, materials or finding new ways to decorate. The internet is a great place to get inspired for such challenges.

Your home feels like a blend of countryside charm, warmth, and vintage touches. Can you share the inspiration behind your interior decoration?

I’ve always been drawn to spaces that feel lived in and honest. I decorate the way I photograph. Intuitive, emotional and always with a little nostalgia. Your home should feel like a warm hug always. Nothing perfect (imperfectly perfect haha), just warm, real and ours. Key is blending art, vintage and new.

“I founded AIN’T NO TRASH over five years ago and have since been sourcing and curating unique vintage interiors and objects. This summer marked a shift for AIN’T NO TRASH. I’ve been reflecting on where we want to have influence as things keep shifting. Moving out of the studio opened space for new directions; our focus is now on project-based sourcing and collaborations that feel more connected and intentional.”

– Linda Käckermann

As a collector of STOFF Nagel – both relaunched and vintage pieces. What initially attracted you to the iconic candle holders?

I’ve always been drawn to modular design – objects that can evolve and adapt to different spaces, moods, and lives. That’s what fascinates me about STOFF Nagel. Its sculptural form, timeless materials, and the freedom to reconfigure make it so much more than a candle holder. I’ve come across these pieces for decades – at flea markets, auctions, and in the homes of friends and family. They carry a sense of familiarity and continuity, something quietly constant through time.

Sofie Staunsager, photographer

As a photographer, how do you balance functionality with aesthetics when decorating your home?

“This can be quite challenging at times, as I’m often initially drawn to an object because of its visual appeal. For me, truly great design merges beauty and function seamlessly. While I do have a few pieces that lean more toward the functional side, I rarely compromise on visual aesthetics for functionality alone. Since I’m very visually oriented, even when I need something practical, I’ll always seek out the most aesthetically pleasing version I can find.”

Sofie Staunsager, photographer

Which details do you think have the biggest impact on a room’s atmosphere?

“As a photographer, light plays a big role in how I experience a space. I usually don’t feel content with a room, until I’ve decided on the lighting. In my opinion lamps set the tone and tell the story about the intended purpose of a room. And with simply playing with the color temperature you can completely transform the atmosphere of the room.”

In conversation with: Anton+Aiguabella

Paul Anton and Bea Aiguabella, the artistic duo known as Anton+Aiguabella, share not only their studio but also their everyday life as a family. In our conversation, the creative couple reflect on their inspirations, rituals and the objects that give shape to their life.

Where do you find inspiration for your artworks?

Historically, our inspiration flowed from nature — its landscapes, its very essence — and from human bonds: the art of patience, the feeling of being loved, the humility of smallness. We also draw deeply from architecture, both in composition and storytelling, a reflection of our roots as architects. Yet lately, what moves us most are the actions of our children — not only when they grasp the brush, but when they invent playful worlds beyond our imagination. Their ingenious, humorous creations are marvels of creativity. As Picasso said, we are all born artists; the challenge is to remain so as we grow and never lose the wonder of childhood.

What about the STOFF Nagel design captivates you – and how do you make the pieces a part of your home?

We really like the candle holders from STOFF Nagel, especially those with a brushed chrome finish, a material we see a lot in current architecture and interior design. We designed our dining table using this material finish. What we like most, besides having beautiful minimal design lines and very elegant finishes, is the base that creates a sense of play. Play in the sense of being adaptive structures for any space. Play when making constructions for different occasions, sometimes more extravagant, sometimes more modest. We also like how, after a gathering with friends, the structure remains frozen in time without being put away and somehow serves to recall that good time with friends, as if it were a fleeting reminiscence mechanism.

THIS WEDDING SEASON

The pieces in the STOFF Nagel collection are sculptures in waiting. The design blurs the line between function and art and has the ability to transform the space through scale and shape. The collection exhibits a very personal and unique approach on how to create a sculptural decoration for the wedding decor.

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In conversation with: Claudia Longarte

We invited Claudia Longarte, Barcelona-based art and creative director, to style our iconic Nagel candle holder and interpret it into her own design language and aesthetics. The result: a series of arrangements – each characterized by her unique sense of style, which in Claudia’s own words can be described as minimalist, delicate, and with an artistic touch.

Art direction by Claudia Longarte

Photography by Sara Guerrero

Can you tell us about your source for inspiration?

“Nowadays, we are surrounded by too many inputs, especially in the digital world, constantly exposed to images that shape our personal universe. Everyone has their own eye, their way of filtering, and what draws them in. I am inspired by spaces where materials, textures, and light come into perfect balance, and where objects or pieces of furniture have something special or peculiar. I am drawn to the delicate, the subtle, and sometimes the abstract, those sensations that don’t need a defined form. Additionally, I enjoy flowing in the creative process, leaving room for improvisation and play. Although I prepare, I always leave something to chance, allowing the energy of the moment to become part of what I create.”

Interior designer, visual artist, and founder of Unna.

Vianca Soleil is one of those dreamers who dared to leave her fast-paced city life behind and seek solace in the serene, majestic tropics of Puro Island in Romblon, Philippines. Surrounded by coconut trees, wild mangroves, and endless seashells, she built her home, Unna.

Could you tell us about your guiding philosophy behind life on Puro Island and Unna?

“It has somehow evolved over the years yet I feel that it’s always been about an effort to stay personal and intuitive. Living in this kind of environment teaches one to have a deeper understanding of things, to get to the essence of things. Unna is like the physical form of that. Our dreams, values and intentions translated into a space.”

Set the table for a magical evening

Welcome the new year with a table set for celebration. A table adorned with beautiful candle holders and flickering candles. Get inspired by this stunning table styled by Danish Signe Bay, with golden candle holders in solid brass and elegant taper candles.

What is your source for inspiration?

“Mother Nature is the birthplace of all true beauty and a great source of inspiration. She provides all possibilities be it in colour, shape, form, or material.”

What is your advice in interior decoration?

“The best advice I can give when it comes to interior decoration, is best described in the words of other great minds.”

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Less is more by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better by Albert Einstein.