Latest Through the Looking Glass
Feb 10 2012 - 23:00
Margit Brandt blazed trails for modern Danish fashion designers, becoming a global brand with her innovative approach and confident style
Feb 4 2012 - 00:45
Anyone who learnt the alphabet reading ‘Halfdans ABC’ will mourn the passing of its illustrator Ib Spang Olsen last month
Jan 28 2012 - 08:19
This weekend several city institutions will mark the centenary of the birth of one of this country’s most internationally successful designers
Jan 21 2012 - 07:57
It is argued that an ulterior motive of the government’s desire to look after its citizens was to make them feel like a united nation in case of war
Jan 7 2012 - 07:38
Founded by a carpenter from Jutland, Lego is one of the most successful toy companies in the world
Dec 23 2011 - 05:56
How a theatre troupe’s street performances dressed up as Father Christmas changed the way the people of Copenhagen regarded the festive season
Dec 17 2011 - 06:00
How a deserted island became Snowland, and then Iceland, adopted Norwegian sovereignty and then Danish, took all our cash and gave us back ash
Dec 10 2011 - 06:00
The Julekalender festive television series have been a part of the Danish Christmas package for almost four decades
Dec 3 2011 - 00:10
While Denmark’s 200-year ownership of the world’s largest island might soon come to an end, history suggests Greenland could struggle should it choose to go it alone
Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
How an engineer from Frederiksberg swapped vacuum cleaners for motorcycles, and how his son gave the world a bike so iconic even Steve McQueen owned one
Nov 16 2011 - 06:00
The roots never lie – it’s a fair bet that every blonde-haired person on the planet is descended from the Nordic countries
Nov 12 2011 - 06:00
From the time he was small, he knew he was different from all the other boys. After years of struggle, George finally found happiness and success as a woman in Denmark
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