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The Slow Sunday Club

Letters from the coast — a seasonal journal of design, nature, and the art of slowing down.

Stories, rituals, and recipes to inspire presence, beauty, and a quieter kind of life.

By Anita Valrygg

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You Don’t Need to Change Your Whole Life to Slow It Down

A welcome letter from the edge of the sea. For anyone craving beauty, slowness, and more meaning in the everyday.

Aug 1, 2025•Anita Valrygg

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The Architecture of Endless Light: Rituals for the Midnight Sun

On designing for light that never leaves, the rhythm of Arctic wakefulness, and 5 rituals for the season of the midnight sun.

Jun 21•Anita Valrygg

A Solstice Supper. Easy hosting.

A hosting template for long, luminous summer evenings. And a cooling herbal tea.

Jun 21•Anita Valrygg

The Crispiest (tastiest) Summer Salad

This salad can be the main dish and you wont forget the taste.

Jun 21

The Architecture of the Spring Garden

Hosting our first outdoor dinner, the anticipation of the hugelbeds, and the patience of late April on the island.

Apr 26•Anita Valrygg

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Letters from the field

The Architecture of the Spring Garden

Apr 26•Anita Valrygg

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Sea-Light & Sensecraft

On listening to a shoreline and making something you can taste.

Feb 8

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The aroma of the forest

Petrichor.

Jan 25•Anita Valrygg

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Studio Stories

The Architecture of Endless Light: Rituals for the Midnight Sun

Jun 21•Anita Valrygg

Våronna: The Architecture of Mud and Morning Light

The frost keeps returning, they say, but the earth is waking up. On preparing the farm, slow-simmered stews, and designing for the messy middle of…

Apr 20•Anita Valrygg

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The Light Returns to the Island

A seasonal shift, the scent of thawing earth, and making space for spring.

Mar 29•Anita Valrygg

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Våronna: The Architecture of Mud and Morning Light

Apr 20•Anita Valrygg

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The Light Returns to the Island

A seasonal shift, the scent of thawing earth, and making space for spring.

Mar 29•Anita Valrygg

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The Threshold of Light

A small flame before the work begins.

Mar 25•Anita Valrygg

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The Slow Sunday Club

Letters from the coast — a seasonal journal of design, nature, and the art of slowing down.

Stories, rituals, and recipes to inspire presence, beauty, and a quieter kind of life.

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Letters from the coast — a seasonal journal of design, nature, and the art of slowing down.

Stories, rituals, and recipes to inspire presence, beauty, and a quieter kind of life.