The Ferm Living ‘Utzon – Can Lis’ collection
I’m back to blogging after a bit of a hiatus while a big project took up most of my time, and today I’m sharing the beautiful spring-summer 2025 collection from Ferm Living. It takes its inspiration from renowned Danish architect Jørn Utzon and his Mallorcan home, Can Lis, and it’s brimming with appealing shapes, earthy colours and tactile materials . Most famous for designing the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon (1918-2008) combined the pared-back aesthetics of Nordic tradition with influences from the historic architecture of countries such as Mexico, Morocco and Japan. He often drew on nature, too, incorporating organic forms and repeating patterns into his designs. He even coined a term for it, ‘additive architecture’, and wrote a 1970 manifesto outlining his ethos of creating buildings that maintain respect for their surroundings, the people who use them and the natural world. Perched high above the sea, Can Lis was completed in 1973 and served as the Utzon family summe...