New Nordic

English

Noun

New Nordic (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) Ellipsis of new Nordic cuisine
  2. (architecture, design) A movement and aesthetic in architecture, design, ceramics, and cooking that started in the Nordic countries in the early 2000s.
    • 2025 July 12, Christian House, “Not so dandy Scandi?”, in FT Weekend, House & Home, page 6:
      I am poised to unpick the “New Nordic” aesthetic, which has, over the past two decades, grown into a regional brand of sorts—stretching from angular architecture to cool contemporary ceramics and tweezer food.