Norway
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Norway - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Norway.
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Vibeke Tandberg was an early champion of photo manipulation. Discover her work in her native NorwayA new exhibition, ‘They Live’, at Kode Bergen Art Museum, walks us through Tandberg's extraordinary career
By Henry Roberts Published
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This Arctic fishing town may be summer’s most cultured getawayCulture has found a stellar playground in Nusfjord, one of Norway’s oldest and most dramatic settlements on the Lofoten archipelago
By Stephanie Gavan Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in MayThe very best residential architecture that the Wallpaper* editors have come across this month, from a Bauhaus-inspired painter's home to a brutalist beauty in Milan
By Anna Solomon Published
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Inside a Norwegian cabin inspired by Viking boat-building traditionsNestled in the rocky terrain of Randaberg, Cabin Sande by Helen & Hard architects is a woodworking masterclass
By Tianna Williams Published
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The Whale promises an immersive Arctic experience overlooking the Norwegian SeaCome 2027, this whale-inspired visitor centre, designed by Dorte Mandrup in Norway, will be the perfect place to observe the majestic animals as they migrate
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The family home in ‘Sentimental Value’ is a silent character that carries the storyFrom Ikea furniture and Scandinavian design icons to patterned 1930s wallpaper, Jørgen Stangebye Larsen's set for the Borg family home helps shape a story of grief, family trauma and history. Step inside…
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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This remote Norwegian hotel is a soul-soothing delightSearching for the ultimate ‘coolcation’? Lilløy Lindenberg is a cosy, four-room bolthole perched on a fjord-flanked private island near Bergen
By Stephanie Gavan Published
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‘The Iconic Nordic House’ explores the art, craft and influence of the region’s best residencesA new book of Nordic homes brings together landmark 20th-century residential architecture with stunning contemporary works; flick through this new tome from Bradbury and Powers
By Jonathan Bell Published
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In Norway, remoteness becomes the new luxuryAcross islands and fjords, a new wave of design-led hideaways is elevating remoteness into a refined, elemental form of luxury
By Sophie Axon Published
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At this whimsical Oslo bar, every cocktail has its design counterpartHimkok’s new ‘Design by Sipping’ cocktail menu arrives with one-of-a-kind furniture and objects – each inspired by a drink – that will be sold at auction
By Alia Akkam Published
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A holiday house on a Norwegian fjord drinks in spectacular viewsAn elegant and modest holiday home on a fjord on Norway’s western coast works with a steep site and far-reaching vistas
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The dark fairytales of Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg come to life in NorwayNathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg's exhibition ‘Death or Eternal Delight’ has now opened at Galleri F15 in Norway
By Emily Steer Published
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PoMo Museum opens its colourful spaces in Trondheim’s art nouveau post officePoMo Museum is a new Trondheim art destination, featuring colourful interiors by India Mahdavi in an art nouveau post office heritage building
By Francesca Perry Published
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Tour this waterfront Norwegian summer house in pristine natureCabin Lillesand by architect, Lund Hagem respects and enhances its natural setting in the country's south
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Kunstsilo sees a functionalist grain silo transformed into Norway’s newest art galleryKunstsilo’s crisp modern design by Mestres Wåge with Spanish firms Mendoza Partida and BAX Studio transforms a listed functionalist grain silo into a sleek art gallery
By Clare Dowdy Published
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Aarestua Cabin brings old Norwegian traditions into the 21st centuryAarestua Cabin by Gartnerfuglen is a modern retreat with links to historical Norwegian traditions, and respect for its environment
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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reMarkable’s Oslo headquarters is a space for ‘better thinking’reMarkable’s Oslo head office, featuring areas to retreat, ruminate and collaborate, is a true workspace of the future
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This Norway cabin was designed as a minimalist, coastal escapeThis Norway cabin by Erling Berg is made of local timber that frames its scenic Risør views through large openings and outdoor areas, creating a cool summer escape
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Trevarefabrikken is a contemporary Nordic escape embracing its industrial pastReinvigorated under the creative eye of Jonathan Tuckey Design, Trevarefabrikken offers a holistic retreat that blurs past and present
By Sophie Axon Published
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Eero Saarinen’s former US embassy in Oslo is restoredThe former US embassy in Oslo by Finnish American modernist Eero Saarinen has been restored to its 20th-century glory and transformed for contemporary mixed use
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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Tommie Wilhelmsen’s cabin on Norway’s wild coast frames the experience of the landscapeTommie Wilhelmsen has completed a new cabin close to the city of Stavanger, a retreat in the heart of a historic coastal landscape
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Aurora 2.0 is the perfect woodland retreat to take in the Northern LightsAurora 2.0 by architect Snorre Stinessen in Norway is an architectural retreat with a spectacular view of nature and the Northern Lights
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This modest cabin is the perfect way to experience Norwegian natureA modest cabin by KIMA arkitektur in Norway makes the most of its dramatic, natural landscape through simplicity
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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EFEKT’s elevated walkway is a kilometre-long structure above a Norwegian woodThis new elevated walkway in Fyresdal lifts visitors above the forests and lakes of the Hamaren Activity Park, culminating in a spectacular view
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Saltviga House is an architectural celebration of leftoversSaltviga House by Kolman Boye Architects ingeniously uses offcuts from Dinesen planks to create a timber retreat on the south coast of Norway
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Timber climbing wall by Snøhetta embraces natural themesSnøhetta's climbing wall recreates the immersive experience of a cave in a leisure centre in Norway
By Hannah Silver Published
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Last chance to see: Laure Prouvost's Light Hall commission at National Museum in OsloThe Turner Prize-winning artist takes over the cavernous space atop Oslo’s new National Museum with an ethereal installation
By Will Jennings Published


