Juhl's in the Artic Circle

So, if you ever find yourself in the Norwegian Artic Circle, gazing at the amazing Northern Lights in the winter or riding through the lovely, isolated hamlets of pretty Scandinavian-design houses in the summer; do please stop by Kautokeino, secret capital of the Sami tribe people, to visit the wonder that is Juhl's Silvergallery.

I work in travel and was sent to the Northern region of Finmark in Norway last summer, to do some research on possible itineraries and places to visit there; and believe you me, I absolutely loved this place.

Frank and Regine Juhls are a Danish couple who moved to this REMOTE place in the 60s and, surrounded by such amazing natural beauty, let their creativity run, and started building a their house, which today blends perfectly with its surroundings and is of an incredibly pleasing aesthetics.

The house has been built in clearly defined, separate sections through the decades, and it can be said that every “section” is of a particular decade and style.

(image via Juhl's )

(image via Juhl's )

I loved the Afghan room, with their collections from visits to Afghanistan during the 70s:

From early on they started to socialize with the Sami people, and Frank was given the task of fixing some of their broken traditional jewelry, which is how he later on started designing jewelry himself. ….beautiful jewelry!!! A task which it seems, has now been taken on by their daughter, who has a very stylish collection inspired by the Tundra.

The house is open to the public free of charge and their jewelry is for sale both at their shop and online. If you want to be pleasantly surprised, do have a look at their website!