New Nordic

noun

A movement and aesthetic in architecture, design, ceramics, and cooking that started in the Nordic countries in the early 2000s.

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nounNew Nordic (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountablecookingEllipsis of new Nordic cuisine
  2. uncountablearchitectureA movement and aesthetic in architecture, design, ceramics, and cooking that started in the Nordic countries in the early 2000s.

    I am poised to unpick the “New Nordic” aesthetic, which has, over the past two decades, grown into a regional brand of sorts—stretching from angular architecture to cool contemporary ceramics and tweezer food.

    2025 July 12, Christian House, “Not so dandy Scandi?”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6
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