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Sitting Pretty

A wonderful chair with just the right shapes to hug our delicate posteriors. And we love it here at Odin – the shapely ‘Pinch’...

Odin Open Night

Join the Odin team on January 24, 2012 at the Vale in Niseko, Japan for a first-ever public show locally of Odin’s growing portfolio...

Welcome our new site!

We have grown by leaps and bounds in the past 18 months, so we felt it was really time for us to upgrade our...

First impressions

When you unveil a new product there are always a few moments of tension. It’s natural, knowing you’ve spend the better part of two...

Open. Ready. Happy.

Yasuragi by Odin has officially opened. Five, brand-new, beautiful mountain-lofts. And it’s happened right in the middle of some of the best snowfalls in...

Concerto of steel

The construction of Yasuragi by Odin launched early this summer is now accelerating. The steel structure is rising from the ground at blazing speed amid a...

Yasuragi under way

Since early June, earth has been moved in Hirafu lower village around the site of Odin’s latest launch: Yasuragi by Odin. Continuing the philosophy of...

Odin Chair’s final touches

Having reviewed four full-scale prototypes of the Odin Chair side-by-side two weeks ago, we think we’re almost there. We’ve settled on an honest powder coated aluminum-alloy...

Odin House has arrived

Odin House is ready. There’s a fireplace in the living room, water in the spa, wine in the chiller and snow on the roof....

Rising skywards

As the summer subtly begins its turn towards cooler autumn nights, the steel frame of Odin’s largest residence has reached completion. The earthquake-proof structure...

Patagonia ambassadors

Gotta hand it to them…now they’ve even sniffed out Niseko. As hard as we’ve tried to keep this paradise secret from the rest of...

The quiet power of wood

The latitudes of Niseko and Vancouver being separated by only a few degrees, you can perhaps understand why we feel a such a strong...

Let there be light!

We spend the better part of our days thinking about light on the Odin projects. Both natural light, andartificial light. The way it looks, and the way...

Feverishly prototyping

Since Jamie started working on the Odin collection back in February, things have picked up momentum. A first batch of designs have been shortlisted...

Odin House breaks ground

Construction begun today. The snow has barely cleared and the first signs of spring are here. After a traditional shinto ceremony last Saturday to...

Building approval received!

Receiving a Building Approval (BA) is always a moment of mixed feelings. Jord House was obtained on Dec 26, followed by Odin House and...