When considering of Scottish design, minimalism might be not the primary phrase that springs to thoughts. In comparison with Scotland’s better-known luxurious motels that lean into tartan and thistles—just like the Hauser & Wirth-owned The Fife Arms, or the velvet-and-tassels-adorned Gleneagles—the stone-clad partitions and modern furnishings at Lundies Home and Killiehuntly Farmhouse may really feel somewhat surprising. These visitor homes are a part of the properties owned by Wildland that dot the Scottish Highlands throughout three estates, all with easy and distinctly pure interiors. They’re so pared-back that, at first look, one may surprise if they really belong someplace on the opposite aspect of the North Sea.

Whereas the fashion has been coined “Scandi-Scot,” it’s about extra than simply inserting Scandinavian furnishings in Scotland. Rooted within the shared historical past and design ideas between each cultures, these properties have conservation, magnificence, and sustainability on the forefront—and the origins of this motion are simply as a lot Scottish as they’re Scandinavian.

Scottish-born architect Gunnar Groves-Raines, director of the structure and design studio GRAS and founding father of the Customized Lane artistic hub in Edinburgh, has labored carefully with Wildland on a lot of their tasks. “It was very intentionally a mix of Scottish traditions and supplies, mixed with Danish oak and Danish craftsmanship,” he says of the fashion. “It’s a beautiful mixture of one thing which is worldwide, but in addition very a lot of its place.”

Take, for instance, Lundies Home: a Nineteenth-century clergy-house-turned-hotel within the northwesternmost tip of Scotland, that joined Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold Listing of finest motels on the planet this 12 months. The property is thoughtfully curated with vintage and custom-made furnishings by Wildland’s head of design, Ruth Kramer, who works carefully with Wildland’s homeowners, Anne and Anders Holch Povlsen. (If the identify sounds acquainted, it’s as a result of Anders is the biggest shareholder in ASOS.) “Anne is excellent at discovering classic items, so we’ve got lived-in issues merged with new issues, which supplies a homey feeling,” Kramer says. 

In a single such occasion of latest work, she commissioned Scottish and Swedish furnishings designer Nick Ross. He labored with Edinburgh-based carpenter Colin Parker to remodel a fallen oak tree from the Scottish borders into a recent desk and set of chairs. “We needed to create a microcosm the place you’re in the midst of the empty nation, however you are feeling at dwelling,” she provides. “You may see the wonder and sense it in the whole lot, in order that it makes you completely chill out in a second.”