The outside of The Thief
**The Thief**, in Oslo, is not. In fact it would be a gallery that strengthens the ties between the work and its audience . It is located on the ** island of Tjuvholmen **, a neighborhood still to be explored and under construction, where gastronomy and design are the other vertices of a ambitious urban project.
No one would say that in the 18th century it was a place of criminals, cut off from Norwegian society where it was known as "The Island of Thieves". Barely a month ago, on January 9, the inauguration of this new luxury treat from hotelier Petter A. Stordalen it was a new milestone for the new cultural district of the Norwegian capital, surrounded by the Oslo Fjord.
The rooms of The Thief contain the best Scandinavian interior design, the Ila spa line of natural products in the bathroom and an electronic tablet as a remote control. Added to the usual comforts is the opportunity to go to bed with an artistic piece. Because the hotel has its own collection and its corresponding curator, the Swedish Sune Nordgren.
Art and the best Scandinavian interior design
He was the man who revolutionized and scandalized years ago as director of the Norwegian National Museum. He now works for the hotel in permanent collaboration with the neighboring Astrup Fearnley museum, another newcomer to Oslo. That is why, in its rooms and restaurants, consecrated names are exhibited - Damien HirstPeter BlakeOpie - to unexpected creations, such as the photographic talent of Bryan Ferry or the paintings of Queen Sonia of Norway.
Interior of a hotel room.