Maihaugen's previous Christmas trees

Every year an artist or designer makes specially designed decorations for Maihaugen's Christmas tree

The artist is free to create his or her own expression. It is always exciting to see the result when the Christmas tree is lit.

The first person to design his own decorations for Maihaugen’s Christmas tree was Per Spook in 2008, who decorated the tree with glass ornaments.

Since then, the tree has been filled with different art and designs from several of Norway's foremost artists and designers.

The tree is lit in the Visitor Center at Maihaugen the last Friday before advent. The lighting of the tree is an event in itself every year.

Artists and designers of Maihaugen's Christmas tree

2024: Liv Blåvarp. Birds, houses and other wooden figures.
2023: Sofia Vusir Jansson. Unique paper flowers.
2022: Anna Talbot. Colorful figures made of anodized aluminum and wood.
2021: Ulla-Mari Brantenberg. Icicles, drops and leaves of glass and gold.
2020: Sigurd Bronger. Christmas trees of colored acrylic and pine cones.
2019: Julie Skarland. Angeline textile figures and paper stars.
2018: Kjell Erik Killi-Olsen. A dead pine tree decorated with red-pink figures in papier-mâché and wood pulp.
2017: The design- and architecture company Snøhetta. Glass tubes filled with different materials.
2016: Anderssen & Voll. 3d-printed plastic ornaments.
2015: Kari Mølstad. Hand blown glass decorations.
2014: Ingjerd Hanevold. Metal flowers made from recovered materials.
2013: Hanne Borchgrevink and Tore Hansen. Different woodcut/veneer figures.
2012: Gunnar Torvund. Houses in different materials.
2011: Karen Bit Vejle. Paper cuttings.
2010: Arne & Carlos. Knitted Christmas baubles.
2009: Pia Myrvold. Miniature plexiglass squlptures inspired by the northern lights.
2008: Per Spook. Glass ornaments.