Himkok is launching Design by Sipping this 11 September 2025, an homage to Scandinavia’s rich design heritage made in collaboration with Studio Sløyd
Himkok is a masterclass in making intriguing cocktails out of Norwegian culture and produce. Founded in 2015 by Erk Potur, Himkok (pronounced ‘him-kook’) is an abandoned 19th-century warehouse-turned-Nordic institution, where drinks are fuelled by creativity, local ingredients and in-house produced spirits.
Each menu, which stays in play for about a year, is the result of six to seven months of R&D and inspiration that comes in the form of photography, art, fashion or music. Last year, Sony Music Norway artists translated its cocktails into songs, while the year before saw fashion designer Elaine Dragesund conjure garments out of them.
Continuing this celebration of Norwegian talents, the bar will launch Design by Sipping this 11 September 2025, an homage to Scandinavia’s rich design heritage made in collaboration with design practice Studio Sløyd. 13 cocktails have been reimagined as a series of furniture and objects, which will be on display at Oslo’s Berlin Studio from 11 to 13 September 2025.
With the chance of reproduction in the future, these items will be sold via an online auction, starting at 5pm on 11 September 2025 all the way till 18 September 2025. There’s an elegant coffee pot, which goes perfectly in hand with the Fika, a cocktail of espresso liqueur, non-alcoholic cider, Irish whiskey and Scotch; and a pine wood chair, which takes inspiration from the savoury Cherry Tomato, a mezcal-based drink brightened by plum wine, vinegar and cherry pepper.
For Studio Sløyd, which has collaborated with Norwegian furniture brands like Northern and LK Hjelle, partnering with a bar is new territory—but thrilling. “Himkok focuses on local and sustainable production, and that’s important to us too, but we thought we could explore it even more,’ said co-founder Herman Ødegaard to Wallpaper*. “Himkok also let us have total creative freedom. After tasting the cocktails, we had initial ideas and then we developed them further, considering materials and shapes.”
Featured photo by Himkok
