What inspires us

Explore what informs our world below - from art to architecture and explorative anthropology. And let us know if there is anything exciting we should know about.

A man sitting under a patio umbrella in a backyard, with a house in the background, and various objects and tools on the grass around him. Ragnar Kjartansson work of art exhibited in Louisiana. Creativity, development.

Ragnar Kjartansson

An artist with incredible range whose 2023 exhibition at Louisiana has stayed with us

View of a modern hospital space with large glass windows and wooden walls, with trees visible outside and reflections of people inside. Better welfare strategically with more nature and technological changes.

REHAB - Basel

Conceptually one of the most forward-thinking health care facilities in the world

Booktitled 'Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Cthulucene' featuring a collage creating an abstract humanoid figure with butterfly wings. Ecological environmental challenges on our society framed by language in the public consciousness.

Staying with the trouble

A scathing, multi-species perspective on an ecologically devastated Earth

Pink book 'Hyperpolitik' by Anton Jäger, with subtitle 'Ekstrem politisering uden politiske konsekvenser'. Concise introduction into the political development of politics in a global context. About conflict, our culture and resolutions.

Hyperpolitik

A concise introduction to politics in the age of TikTok and MAGA.

Line art illustration of various icons including smiley face, gear, globe with flags, clock, magnifying glass, plate with fork and knife, with a cityscape in the background on a gradient blue and purple background.

Nasjonal livskvalitetstrategi

(In Norwegian) A strategy for the integration of quality of life in modern health care

A simple diagram of a 2x3 grid of rectangles with a vertical line extending below the bottom right rectangle.

Experimenting, Experiencing, Reflecting

An interdisciplinary exploration of experience and identity as shared practice

Blue sky with green tree branches and leaves, overlaid with the phrase 'BOOM BLOOM' in white text.

Hvordan er det at være en plante?

(In Danish) An exploration of the inner life of plants by one of DK’s foremost botanists

Text image with a yellow background and white text reading "LINDRENDE ORD LAD OS TALE OM DØDEN" in Danish.

Lindrende Ord - Lad os tale om døden

(In Danish) A thought-provoking anthology on death and loss as a fact of life

A red book titled 'How Big Things Get Done' with yellow and white text on the cover, standing upright against a solid yellow background.

How Big Things Get Done

Bent Flyvbjerg’s eye-opening introduction to how visions come to life

An illustration of a person holding a transparent bag filled with nature-inspired items like plants, flowers, a bird, and a jar, against a beige background.

Jordbo

A newsletter (in Danish) with thoughts on science, aesthetics and care

A white poster with black text that reads 'The Care Manifesto' and smaller text above that says 'The Care Collective', with a red background.

The Care Manifesto

A clear-eyed view on the transformative potential of care and joy in society.

Book cover featuring a vintage map of Africa and surrounding regions, with the title 'EXTERMINATE ALL THE BRUTES' by Sven Lindqvist. The cover includes a quote from John Berger and mentions 'A GRANTA Edition'. An orange background with descriptive text on the right side.
An empty room with metal scaffolding and foam pieces hanging from the scaffolding poles. The room has black flooring, white walls, large windows on one side, and fluorescent lights on the ceiling.

Exterminate All the Brutes

A scathing and eye-opening take on the roots of European racism. A must read!

Dan Stockholm

An artist whose inspiring work we are proud to feature on our walls

A guide to pour over coffee by Coffee Collective

We take pride in offering our guests the very best coffee - and knowing how to make it.

Integrationen af psykiatri og somatik kræver nytænkning

(In Danish) An editorial on the integration of somatic and psychiatric care

A stylized illustration of a person's face. The cover of "Things Fall Apart" about the end of colonialism and complex society a patriarchal, democratic one.

Things Fall Apart

As Nelson Mandela put it - 'The writer in whose company the prison walls fell down'

Artwork by Tomás Saraceno whose projects devise platforms for ecosocial, participatory, and installative encounters, that host and amplify regenerative forms of knowledge. Inspiration for creative work and development of solutions.

Tomás Saraceno

An artist with an incredible view on the interaction between nature and humanity

Several colorful books, including pink, black, and red, are placed on a round yellow table inside a bookstore. The books are in Danish and are titled about happiness, dreams, and fairy tales.

Thiemers Magasin

A fantastic book store in one of Copenhagen’s cosiest streets - next to our friends CAN

A woman in tan clothing walking through a grassy area near a pond, surrounded by tall grass, bushes, and trees.

Inden Året er Omme

(In Danish) A touchingly personal exploration of nature through butterflies

An open book with printed text on both pages, slightly blurry and corner of the pages visible.

Health is made at home, hospitals are for repairs

A visionary take on the future of community-based health care by Nigel Crisp

Pink background with bold yellow text reading "Connective Social Infrastructure" and smaller white text at the top that says "Mayor of London".

Connective Social Infrastructure

Forward-thinking practical and analytical approaches to community wellbeing

Is good policy unimplementable?

Ethnographic reflections on public policy formulation and implementation

The Hour of the Predator

Giuliano da Empoli’s thought-provoking essay on modern power politics

Smellscape Catalogue

Digital library on the too-often overlooked aspect of smells in design

A book titled 'Shark Drunk' with a subtitle about catching large sharks from a rubber dinghy in the ocean, authored by Morten Strøksnes. Inspiration from scientific and social histories.

Shark Drunk

Part natural history, part field trip, part poetic reflections on (human) nature. A modern classic

A person walking past an advertisement poster with geometric shapes and text that reads, "Skab rum der kan opleves af alle." Universal design by Rumsans. Architectural development and change for the welfare of all.

Rumsans

(In Danish) A website on social sustainability and universal design in architecture

A book with the words 'NO ACCESS' in bold letters. About Social Exclusion on Urban Spaces, architecture and universal design. insight into the exclusionary factors and mechanisms of the modern city

No Access

An illuminating anthology on exclusionary practices in social space and city planning

Book titled 'Daodejing,' authored by Ursula K. Le Guin. Subject matter is Taoist philosophy on such perennial matters as power, happiness, and the source of meaning in human life. Inspirational.

Ursula Le Guin - Daodejing

Le Guin’s poetic translation of Lao Tzu’s masterpiece of natural philosophy

Walking along pathway in front of a sandy, landscaped area with plants, with a modern build in in the background. Project development and building change. Architectural inspiration for nature and welfare in our community.

KLIT (Dune)

An ingenious work of landscape art - a coastal landscape in the middle of a city

Three young men in a room with bookshelves. One is sitting on a wooden chair with a drink, another is standing with a glass of wine, and the third is reclining on a black and white patterned couch, reading a book.

Rappernes Bogklub

(In Danish) A brilliant and refreshing take on literature by some of DK’s best rappers

Elmgreen & Dragset

A Danish-Norwegian artistic partnership with works on shifting perspectives and identity

Close-up of a conveyor belt with white objects, possibly pills or tablets, in a pharmaceutical or manufacturing setting.

National strategi for Life Science

(In Danish) A national strategy for Life Science as a prioritized sector

A smiling middle-aged woman with blonde hair, wearing a dark blazer and colorful scarf, standing outdoors in a park with blurred buildings in the background.

Kathy Willis - Good Nature

An exploration of how interactions with nature can dramatically improve physical health

A man with a beard and short hair, sitting in front of shelves filled with skull models, looking slightly upwards.

Does Neanderthal DNA put a ceiling on Out of Africa?

Prehistoric archaeology and genetics (yes!) at its most touching and thought-provoking

Server racks filled with computer hardware in a data center, overlaid with the text 'All watched over by machines of loving grace.'

All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace

Adam Curtis’ mind bending BBC documentaries are unlike anything else.

A young man with dark hair and a beard sitting in an office, wearing a black sweater and jeans, with a cluttered desk and shelves behind him.

Gopler Ældes Baglæns

(In Danish) A romp through the quest for eternal life - and the science behind it

People dining at long tables in a rustic, industrial-style event space with large arched windows and hanging Edison bulb lights, during a formal gathering or dinner event.

Hauptpost Basel - a hidden river

A historic Basel landmark brought to life - uncovering the river that shaped the city

God by - kort fortalt

(In Danish) 24 core tenets of Jan Gehl’s visionary work on architecture and city planning

Bloom Festival

A forward-thinking festival on science and nature arranged by our neighbours ADBC

Aramis, or the Love of Technology

A one-of-a-kind novel by Bruno Latour on the social life of large-scale projects

Danske Dagsommerfugle

(In Danish) A beautiful book about one of nature’s most ephemeral creatures.