Marketing Munch
Laila Simon shares some of the fun things you can buy that showcase Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream,” everything from bandages to socks.
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Oleana “pops up”
Laila Simon reports on Lori Anderson, who
presents Norwegian sweater company Oleana’s designs to customers in the
United States through pop-up shops.
100 years of Ingebretsen’s
Laila Simon talks to Julie Ingebretsen about Ingebretsen’s Nordic Marketplace’s past and future in Minneapolis, as it celebrates 100 years in business.
Back in the classroom with VevangMPLS
Laila Simon spoke with Erik Vevang, a carver and woodcarving teacher in Minneapolis, about his transition back to teaching in person.
“Scary, clumsy, and lovable”
The Fremont Troll is perhaps one of the most famous trolls in America. But how does it stack up to other depictions of trolls from Norwegian folklore?
A matter of time
Becky and Mike Lusk celebrate and preserve traditional Scandinavian woodworking styles and techniques thorugh their business, Lusk Scandia Works.
The perfect shirt for Syttende Mai
A hallmark of slow, sustainable, and ethical fashion, Hovden Wear brings traditional Norwegian sewing methods from the past to the present.
Wedding in Kongsvinger
Laila Simon reflects on her experience attending her cousin’s Norwegian wedding in Kongsvinger, a celebration that mixed the traditional and the modern.
Fogelbo: a bird’s nest full of treasures
An interview with Ross Fogelquist, “Mr. Scandinavia,” inside his remarkable home Laila Simon Portland, Ore. Ross Fogelquist remembers the use and origin of each collected piece in his historic home, Fogelbo (“bird nest” in...
Award-winning Twin Cities distillery a hit
What do Norsemen do best? Laila Simon Portland, Ore. Heading out in the Twin Cities on a Friday night with eight people is ambitious when you want to find somewhere you can sit. Half...
