2026
When the State Shapes Religion: Denmark's Pragmatic Faith
A field note on how Denmark democratized its clergy, making religion serve society rather than the other way around—and what Israeli secularism might learn from it.
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HE, EN
Field Notes
2026
Fællesgård: How Copenhagen Designed Community Into Existence
A field note on how urban design transforms 'rat corridors' into shared courtyards, creating sensory communities and social trust through architectural intervention.
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HE, EN
2026
The Dining Table: Design as a Director of Social Dynamics
A field note on how furniture design shapes family hierarchies, intimacy, and cultural values—from a Mizrahi Israeli home to Danish Hygge.
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HE
2026
Exams in Denmark vs. Oxford: A Different Philosophy of Learning
A field note on how examination systems reflect broader cultural values about knowledge, collaboration, and what it means to learn.
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HE, EN
2026
The Wooden Floor at Kastrup Airport: An Act of Trust
A field note on how material choices in public spaces communicate cultural values. The wooden floor at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport embodies the Danish concept of Tillid—mutual trust between state and citizens.
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HE
2026
The Street as a Living Room: How Copenhagen Designed Nighttime Intimacy
A field note on how Copenhagen's street lighting—from floating catenary systems to warm LED temperatures—creates a sense of intimacy and respect for both pedestrians and residents.
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HE, EN
2026
Lighting as Survival: How Danish Lamps Transform Winter Darkness
A field note on how lighting design in Danish homes becomes a psychological necessity during long, dark winters—and how Scandinavian pendant lamps create layers of warmth and Hygge.
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HE, EN
2026
Why Second-Hand Markets Thrive in Denmark and Struggle in Israel
A field note on the structural differences that make second-hand markets work in Denmark—from fabric quality to bureaucracy—and why awareness alone isn't enough to create a thriving second-hand culture.
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HE, EN
2026
Nukumori: Why Japan Fell in Love with Danish Designer Jens Quistgaard
A field note on how Quistgaard's ceramic designs became an obsession in Japan—from tactile textures to imagined nostalgia, and how cultural misattribution allows foreign design to feel authentically local.
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HE, EN
2026
The Ashkenazi Binary: How European Orthodoxy Crushed Middle Eastern Jewish Fluidity
A field note on how the 19th-century European binary of 'religious vs. secular' was imposed on Middle Eastern Jews in Israel, erasing their fluid, inclusive form of Judaism.
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HE, EN
2026
Zero-Sum vs. Positive-Sum: How Space Design Shapes Social Behavior
A field note on how Israeli public spaces are designed as zero-sum games that force conflict, while Danish design creates positive-sum situations where individual self-interest aligns with collective good.
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HE, EN
2026
Knowledge as an Operating System: How Denmark Funds Higher Education
A field note on how Denmark's Taximeter funding model connects university success to real-world employment, creating a system where knowledge serves the public directly rather than remaining in an ivory tower.
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HE, EN