Lifestyle / Society

Enter the charming Norwegian estate of the Flakk family fashion empire

By Allyson Shiffman

Gareth Brauteseth, Sander Brendmoe, Knut Flakk, Erika June Flakk, Line Flakk, Maria Lilly Flakk. Photo: Eivind Hamran

In the charming coastal town of Ålesund, the Flakk family have built a multi-generational, industry-spanning empire with a beating heart – one that cares as deeply for Norwegian heritage as it does for its breathtaking environment. Now, as the youngest generation of the Flakks, Maria Lilly and Erika June, take a more prominent role in the business, we visit their late grandparents’ estate to delve into their family values