Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects are literally and figuratively making waves in Denmark’s cityscape with their latest housing design, The Wave. Sculptural and organic in form, the distinctive peaks of the apartment buildings are visible from rail, road and sea; a feast for the eyes in a country dominated by a flat landscape. Located against the waters of the Vejle Fjord, the project has become a landmark that gives the town its own unique visual identity. A lovely public promenade along the eastern edge offers its residents proximity to a relaxed and friendly environment. The apartments come with large windows that offer fantastic views of the surrounding landscape.

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Auckland, New Zealand

This city is New Zealand’s largest and has enough happiness to match its size. With a bustling cityscape, thriving economy, excellent education system, serene black-sand beaches, and lush greenery as an escape (if you can call it that), it’s really no surprise that residents are exceptionally satisfied here.

Copenhagen, Denmark

“Hygge”, a Danish word meaning coziness, intimacy, and warmth, recently started trending with the Danish lifestyle becoming an ideal. It all makes sense — considering Denmark consistently tops international happiness surveys. Copenhagen in particular is full of city beaches, parks, cycling, and top-notch food. It’s often visited for its happy vibe and laid-back people.

Barcelona, Spain

A classic Mediterranean city — beautiful weather, beaches, delicious food, lively culture, and a relaxed lifestyle. There is also affordable housing and loads of business opportunities. There’s plenty to do and people that really know how to have fun while doing it. Barcelona knows how to truly live.

Singapore

Singapore is often recognized as Asia’s happiest city. It’s an extremely secure place — this we know from the city’s interesting laws — which brings a strong peace of mind needed for one to be truly happy. With leadership that has a Confucian mindset, people are set up for the opportunity to live out a life of value.

Bergen, Norway

Bergen is a cheery city despite being known for its rain — with colorful wooden houses turned into shops, cafes, and bars and a mindset where each day is an adventure. Family, friendship, food, and heritage are the focus. Norway, as a whole, is said to be a land full of happy people.

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The allure of Hans Christian Andersen town is irresistible from May through October. April, in contrast, marks the tail end of Scandinavia’s brisk spring, making Copenhagen one of the world’s cheapest places to travel this month. Those that take advantage of low-season rates are in for another treat: the seasonal reopening of Tivoli Gardens, one of Europe’s oldest and most charming amusement parks. After a spin on the wooden roller coaster or the Star Flyer, the world’s second-tallest carousel, stop by Kähler i Tivoli for a traditional open-faced sandwich snack.

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Olive oil is probably Greece’s best agricultural product. It is great to use in cooking and to add fresh to salads and breads. It is also a great basis for making natural soaps. Traditionally Greece has been a producer of olive oil soaps. Today, the market is overloaded with glycerin soaps and so-called olive oil soaps that are not of dubious quality.

So here was our idea: produce a series of quality natural handmade greek olive oil soaps with respect to nature, people and animals. No chemicals would be used, only natural ingredients. The production method used would be the cold process method, which is time consuming and limits quanitity, but offers a much better product than other soap making methods. And to top it all, the packaging would be real cool.

​Yanis, being a chemist-artist-craftsman, found the prospect inviting and challenging, and Marina, who has worked in many fields and owned a gallery, with a background in anthropology and a passion for all that is natural, embraced the idea. 3 in a box designed our logo, packaging and all printed matter. Iliana has been taking photographs ever since.

The Cool Projects is about fare trade, small production, crafts, design, quality vs quantity, natural handmade products, and an unending effort to sustain small traditional workshops. We design and produce all our products following the above principles.

Our first project is Cool Soap: a series of all natural olive oil soaps made by us on the island of Aegina with respect to nature, animals, ourselves and people who work with us. We have created a range of 19 different soaps that cover a wide spectrum of needs. All natural.

We went on to create a series of handmade soap dishes to make sure our natural soaps would have a long life. Then we created a small series of fabrics accessories: toiletry bags and scented accessories that aim at bringing the Mediterranean into your homes.

Our second project is Cool Collection: a series of handmade objects for the bathroom and the home, all designed by us, most also manufactured by us and some by collaborators.

Additionally we work with other small producers who respect our principles based in Turkey, Denmark, Tunisia, the UK and of course Greece.​

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www.coolgreeksoap.com

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