House of Gefion

House of Gefion is located in Zürich, Switzerland on Asylstrasse 68. House of Gefion is rated 4.9 out of 5 in the category furniture accessories in Switzerland. House of Gefion is located in Zürich Switzerland and is a store focused on curating new as well as classical Nordic design, together with selected cool local Swiss made design. The store is created by Danish-born Julie Marie Kjersem. In House of Gefion you can find a fine collection of homewares, furniture, art, gifts and things for kids - Everything from House of Gefion is carefully handpicked from a pool of local and Nordic design talent. Julie has created a shop that is inspired by her upbringing in Copenhagen, amids a high appreciation for art and design. She is showcasing her very favourite designers and brands in the store. The story behind the name and the logo: According to an ancient Viking legend, Gefion was the goddess who ploughed the island of Zealand out of Sweden. Odin offered the goddess Gefion as much land as she was capable of ploughing within one day and one night. Gefion then transformed her four sons into immensely powerful oxen and had them plough so deeply in the ground that they raised the land and pulled it into the sea. This is how the island of Zealand was created, which is now part of Denmark. The lake Vännern in Sweden approximately resembles the shape of Zealand, proving that there must be some truth in the story. The logo is developed from the ancient viking symbol Web of Wyrd (the matrix of fate). The original emblem, nine staves arranged in an angular grid, contains all of the shapes of the runes and therefore all of the past, present, and future possibilities they represent. The web of wyrd serves as a reminder that the actions of the past affect the present and that present actions affect the future; all timelines are inextricably interconnected.