Our friends, the urban bohemian trend-setters, Day Birger et Mikkelsen, start their sales today, Monday 2 January.

The shops in Copenhagen celebrate the coming of the New Year by putting on extravagant sales and offering extraordinary bargains. There will surely be something to tempt everybody…

Some of our Favourites start their Sales Today
Our friends, the bohemian trend-setters, Day Birger et Mikkelsen, along with fashionista’s favourites Storm, Henrik Vibskov and Wood Wood, will start their sales today, Monday 2 January.

Shops about to start their Sales
Other trend-setting shops, like Copenhagen icon, Nørgaard på Strøget and their men’s wear branch, Mads Nørgaard, start their sales on Friday 6 January.
Whereas Tekinoktay Finest Lingerie, highly recommended by our regular guest Anna Thygesen, doesn’t put their popular mix of art and sensuality on sale till Monday 9 January.

More Sales in Copenhagen
The popular city-guide, AOK.dk, has done the hard work for you and made a list of the most interesting shops in Copenhagen and when they will start their sales (sorry in Danish, only).
And remember: The comfy couches in the lounge at Avenue Hotel are perfect for putting your feet up and admiring your conquests…

Sanne and Bart van Poll are enthusiastic travellers and entrepreneurs. They founded their blog network, Spotted by Locals, in order to create a travel website which offers high quality, up-to-date and authentic content.

Our friends Sanne and Bart van Poll have had a prosperous year with their blog network, Spotted by Locals. They have just added the 40^th city to their list of authentic city guides and are proud to present their new iPhone app.

High Quality Content and Credibility
Sanne and Bart van Poll founded Spotted by Locals in 2008 in order to create a travel website which offers high quality, up-to-date and authentic content. They meet all their local bloggers for a face-to-face interview and present the bloggers prominently on the site with their real names, face pics and detailed personal profiles.

More about Spotted by Locals and their Copenhagen Bloggers
Find more information about at Spottedbylocals.com, download their iPhone app and check out the best tips from local Copenhageners.
Or check into Avenue Hotel and explore Copenhagen on your own. 

Design By Us and Karmameju gather their style-conscious friends and invite you for an inspiring Christmas Bazaar on Thursday 1 December from 9 am to 8 pm. The Christmas bazaar is a leisurely ten minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

The trendsetting lifestyle brands, Design By Us and Karmameju, have gathered a bunch of their equally design-conscious friends and invite you for an inspiring Christmas bazaar at their little enclave in Copenhagen NV on Thursday 1 December from 9 am to 8 pm.

Event: Christmas Bazaar by Design By Us and Karmameju
Time: Thursday 1 December 9 am-8 pm
Place: Rentemestervej 43, Copenhagen NV
Price: Free entry but remember plenty of cash as you will surely be tempted to indulge in designer finds and culinary delicacies… 

More about the Christmas Bazaar
Stay updated about the Christmas Bazaar at Design By Us’ Facebook-page. Find more information about Karmameju and Design By Us.
Or browse the – limited – selection of their designer goods and personal care products in the Avenue Shop 24/7 at Avenue Hotel. 

Join Copenhagen's many literature fans to meet hundreds of Danish and international authors – and their books - at Bogforum 2011.

The biggest book event in Denmark, Bogforum 2011, invites you to meet hundreds of local and international authors – and their books – from Friday 11 November to Sunday 13 November.

Event-filled Book Fair
All the major Danish book publishers do their utmost to lure their most popular local and international authors to participate at Bogforum 2011 in Forum Copenhagen from Friday 11 November to Sunday 13 November. The fair has approximately 1,000 events and more than 25,000 visitors are expected to enjoy book launches, special deals, award shows and – most importantly – the chance to experience their favourite authors live.

Meet International Icons of Literature
Some of the most interesting names who will be interviewed on stage are
- Pullitzer Prize-winner, Michael Cunningham
- Controversial multi-award-winner, Sofi Oksanen
- Norwegian crime king, Jo Nesbø
And Danish best-selling authors, like Sara Blædel, Peter Øvig Knudsen and Hanne-Vibeke Holst

Time: Friday 11 November 10 am-7 pm, Saturday 12 November 10 am-6 pm, Sunday 13 November 10 am-6 pm
Price: DKK 110, children aged 4-12 years DKK 55, children under 4 years for free
Place: Forum Copenhagen, Julius Thomsens Plads 1, 1925 Frederiksberg C

Tickets and More Information about Bogforum 2011
Buy your tickets online at Forum Copenhagen, check out the programme, and remember Bogforum at Forum Copenhagen is only a leisurely five minute stroll from the peace and quiet in the lounge at Avenue Hotel.

“It aims to offer food with a similar local, seasonal perspective but with lower prices than Noma”, writes lifestyle bible, MONOCLE, about our new almost neighbour, Restaurant Radio, in their November issue high-lighting “Danes that do it better”.

“We have visited the aisles, shelves and banquettes of food outlets to find the best retailers,” writes the lifestyle bible MONOCLE in their November issue.
They have come up with some great shops that make customers feel good and have created environments where people actually enjoy being.
Quite a few of them are in Copenhagen, and in our neighbourhood…

Danes That do It Better
In their November issue the guys from trend-bible, MONOCLE, recommend among others:
Lagkagehuset
“A chain of bakeries that’s risen by never allowing quality to sink”.
Løgismose
“A high quality brand that’s spreading its ethos to the most unlikely corners of food retail”.
Joe & the Juice
“The Danish juice bar that isn’t relying on typical Scandinavian style to spread its message”.
Irma
“When Danes want high quality, this is the go-to supermarket”.
Aamanns
“Rye bread with a simple topping might not sound like culinary fireworks. However, at Aamanns it is sparking taste buds”.
Restaurant Radio
“It aims to offer food with a similar local, seasonal perspective but with lower prices than Noma”.

More about “Danes that do it better”
Newly opened Restaurant Radio is right around the corner, and the rest of the outlets are leisurely five to ten minute bike rides, from Avenue Hotel.
Sneak a peek at the November issue of MONOCLE, find it at your corner-shop, or enjoy the trend-setting magazine in front of the cozy fireplace at Avenue Hotel.

WOMEX, The World Music Expo, is “the most important professional market of world music of every kind”, states UNESCO Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity. The trade fair at Forum Copenhagen is a leisurely five minute walk from Avenue Hotel.

WOMEX, The World Music Expo, is the world’s most important event for world music. No less. Thousands of music professionals from all over the world meet at Forum Copenhagen to network, exchange knowledge and spot the next big thing from Wednesday 26 October to Sunday 30 October 2011.
And every night the international concert venue – and architectural landmark – Koncerthuset invites you for a cultural journey of discovery as it sways to the eclectic rhythms of the many live world musicians, who are in town to participate in the fair and entertain the crowds.

More Information about WOMEX
Find more information about the professional trade fair, WOMEX, at Forum Copenhagen, and about the extensive list of concerts at Koncerthuset.

The Night of Culture in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg promises more than 500 cultural events in one night. Most of the events are less than a ten minute leisurely bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

On 14 October more than 250 museums, galleries, political institutions and other venues all over Copenhagen and Frederiksberg will open their doors to expose the hidden sides of the city’s cultural landscape.
For the first time the Night of Culture has its own event; an after-party in collaboration with TAP1, thePocket and Visit Carlsberg.

Imagination creates the Night of Culture
“The Night of Culture has a unique ability to make the big official cultural institutions as well as the underground open their doors at the same time,” says project manager Marie Myschetzky from The Night of Culture.
She adds: “The programme has no theme but grows in all directions enabled by the sheer force and imagination of the participants.”

After-party with Live Music, DJs and Art
“We take our name literally and expand the events till 4 pm with an after-party mixing live music, DJs and art,” says Kari Haugan Engberg from Danish Architecture Centre.
The after-party starts at 11 pm, it has a capacity of 2,000 people, and entry is included in the Night of Culture Pass.

Tickets and More Information
If you buy a Night of Culture Pass for 90 kroner (approximately 12 Euros) you get free admission as well as free access to public transportation from 5 pm to 5 am.
Find more information about the Night of Culture Pass, the after-party at TAP2 and the entire programme at Kulturnatten.dk, and remember that most of the events are less than a 10 minute leisurely bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

“Playtype is thought to be the world’s first physical shop selling typefaces,” reports MONOCLE in its October issue. Read the trend-setting magazine in our lounge, or visit Playtype in Værnedamsvej, a pleasant ten minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

“The world has been using typefaces for hundreds of years – but only now has the first bricks and mortar shop started selling fonts. e-Types, the Copenhagen branding company behind the move, is hoping it’s the start of something big,” writes the lifestyle bible MONOCLE in its October issue.

The World’s First Shop selling Typefaces
“Sometimes, it’s important to do something which doesn’t make sense.”
Rasmus Ibfelt, partner and strategic director of the Danish digital foundry and brand agency e-Types, explains the rationale (or lack thereof) behind the new shop, Playtype, to the readers of MONOCLE.
e-Types opened Playtype, its seasonal shop, last December, selling 200 or so fonts as well as a small range of products, such as mugs and t-shirts, featuring two of its typefaces.
Playtype is thought to be the world’s first physical shop selling typefaces, MONOCLE reports.

Playtype has great success selling mugs and t-shirts, featuring two of its typefaces. Tourists preferring products with the Scandinavian letters ‘Å’ and ‘Ø’, partner at e-Types, Rasmus Ibfelt, tells MONOCLE.

Visit Playtype or enjoy MONOCLE
Visit Playtype at Værnedamsvej 6, a leisurely ten minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel, or the store’s Facebook-page to get their latest updates
Sneak a peek at the October issue of MONOCLE or enjoy the trend-setting magazine in front of the cozy fireplace at Avenue Hotel.

Design By Us is an untraditional and imaginative Danish design company who derive their inspiration from current trends and personal values, adding a solid dose of humour and curiosity. Their first retail shop is located a leisurely ten minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

The trailblazing Danish design agency, Design By Us, opened their first retail shop on 1 September. Here you will find their entire collection as well as quirky one-offs and vintage finds.
Design By Us has designed the eye-catching key rack at Avenue Hotel as well as several designer items for Avenue Shop 24/7.

Imaginative Design with Humour and Curiosity
Design By Us is an untraditional and imaginative Danish design company who derive their inspiration from current trends and personal values, adding a solid dose of humour and curiosity.
The design team develop interior and shop concepts as well as furniture. For the first time ever you will find their entire collection in one space, along with quirky one-offs and vintage finds as they see fit.

The visionary design team at Design By Us has conceived the eye-catching key rack especially for the reception area at Avenue Hotel, as well as designer items, like drink trays and ‘do-not-disturb’-signs, for our Avenue Shop 24/7.

Design by Us at Avenue Hotel
The inventive design team at Design By Us has created the striking key rack especially for the reception area at Avenue Hotel, as well as designer items and funky souvenirs, like drink trays and ‘do-not-disturb’-signs, for our Avenue Shop 24/7.

Visit the New Design By Us Shop
Design By Us is open Monday to Friday 10 am-5 pm.
Visit Design By Us’ Facebook-page to get their latest updates and be tempted by their most recent vintage acquisitions.
And check out Design By Us’ new shop at Rentemestervej 43 in Copenhagen NV, a leisurely ten minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

Danish magazine, SOUNDVENUE, keeps you updated about music and style. Enjoy their September issue in front of the fireplace in the comfy lounge at Avenue Hotel.

The Icelandic icon, Björk, talks about her childhood, her desire to challenge herself and of course her new album in the September issue of Danish music and style magazine, SOUNDVENUE.
The guys & gals at SOUNDVENUE also give you the inside angel to singer-songwriter Mikael Simpson, DJ Djuna Barnes, rappers Malk de Koijn, and they guide you to the sharpest styles for the night life.

More about the September Issue of SOUNDVENUE
Pick up a copy of SOUNDVENUE at your newsagent’s or become a friend of SOUNDVENUE and get the magazine at a special friend’s price – as well as special deals and down-loads.
Or browse the September issue of SOUNDVENUE in front of the fireplace in the comfy lounge at Avenue Hotel.