Monthly Archives: February 2014

CALMING AND SOOTHING, VILLA WIENBERG

28 February 2014

Architecture, Residential, Family Home, Denmark, Aarhus, Villa Wienberg, Wood, White, Friis & Moltke, Wienberg Architects

I just can’t seem to get enough of Danish design at the moment. Today’s post is about Villa Wienberg, a family residence in Aarhus, Denmark created by Wienberg Architects and Friis & Moltke.

For me it exemplifies what Danish design is all about: clean lines, maximising light, use of natural materials and a clever connection of inside and outside. I love how the black cladding on the outside contrasts with the white corridors as it brings an element of surprise into play. Oiled oak boards were mostly used for the living areas where there was a need to feel warm and cosy as well as giving it a calming and soothing atmosphere.

The villa is situated amongst rich vegetation which was an essential part of the overall design. The owners wanted to create the illusion of a ‘little house in the forest’ and the plentiful foliage creates ever changing patterns of light and shadow inside and outside.

Though the project won the City of Aarhus Architecture Prize back in 2008, none of it feels dated and is a perfect example how great design is worth the investment.

 
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Architecture, Residential, Family Home, Denmark, Aarhus, Villa Wienberg, Wood, White, Friis & Moltke, Wienberg Architects

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PLACES TO GO | KUL RESTAURANT COPENHAGEN

27 February 2014

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For non-Danish speakers including myself, ‘Kul’ actually means ‘coal’ referring to the fact that pretty much everything on the menu is cooked on… you guessed, coal. It is however also a very cool looking place and one that I must try out next time I’m in Copenhagen. Oh, how my bucket list is becoming longer by the day since I’ve started blogging.

A nice concept for a restaurant located in Copenhagen’s meat packing district and I like the dark, industrial interior linking in with the coal theme. Having had a look at the menu I can reassure you it’s not just a place for carnivores as you’ll also find some delicious seafood which I’m sure will have very few food miles.

If you get to go before I do, please give us a little review in the comments. I’d love to hear from you!

 
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COOL STUFF | NORDIC FURNITURE AND LIGHTING

26 February 2014

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You know my penchant for Nordic interior design which of course extends to furniture and lighting. So after the latest trade fairs – IMM Cologne, Stockholm Furniture Fair and Maison & Objet in Paris – I’d like to share my favourite pieces with you today.

Mostly simple, some quirky and all very stylish in form and useful in function. Enjoy!

 

01 | Mayor Sofa NK5, &tradition
02 | Milk NA1 Light, &tradition
03 | In Between SK1 Chair, &tradition
04 | Mass Light NA6, &tradition
05 | Wire Bin, Menu
06 | Marble Wall Clock, Menu
07 | Willmann Vase, Menu
08 | Play Table, Bruunmunch
09 | Afillia Light, ExNovo

EDITORIAL DESIGN BY JESSICA GIBOIN

25 February 2014

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Food is hip, right!? I don’t know a single person who’s not interested in what they eat. We all seem to love cooking and baking, enjoy instagraming our meals before we dive in, read blogs and books and magazines about food and care about food miles. The industry has mushroomed and food has become a lifestyle topic.

Half French, half Californian Jessica Giboin is a fellow food enthusiast and graphic designer who produced this beautiful ritual book series I’d like to share with you today. I was surprised to find out she’s only 27 years old and just out of college and that this was a school project for an experimental typography class.

The first book is mostly photography based, and was about a daily ritual that featured the object in every shot. The second book includes a bit more typography and is based on a collection of that object, and the third book is mostly type-driven and about the industry where that object came from.

Jessica chose knives because she felt it would be an interesting journey to follow, using it delicately in some of the food shots of the first book and more dramatically and ‘hard core’ in the third book documenting the industry it came from.

I love the concept for her editorial design and how she used typography creatively and playfully experimented with sizes, colour and composition. Her mostly overhead photography is clean and minimal, reminiscent of instagram shots giving it a very modern look and part-time OCD sufferers like myself will enjoy how she’s neatly lined up the items, all at right angles.

A very mature project for such a young designer who I have no doubt has a great career ahead of her. You can also follow her on Behance.

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ARTY APARTMENT IN STOCKHOLM

24 February 2014

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Apartment, Arty, Design, Fantastic Frank, Interiors, Nordic, Skandinavia, Stockholm

Happy Monday everyone! Did you have a nice weekend? I know I’ve said it before but I really can feel Spring is just around the corner and with the days getting so much longer I feel it’s only right to feature a bit of colour today with this arty apartment in Stockholm via hip estate agents Fantastic Frank.

The place reminds me of an artwork itself where the owners first created a white canvas before adding their quirky little vintage pieces and colourful touches. Don’t you love the grandma lampshade straight from the 50ies?

The wooden floors are white-washed to tune down that overwhelming yellow-y pine-tree-y look and get my full approval. Wish I could do that in our rental home as it seems to ruin every indoor shot, making you look a bit ill.

Oh, and I’m in lurv with that kitchen: clean, white, modern, streamlined and sooo much cupboard space – any cooks dream.

PS: The wallpaper in the kids room is by Danish designers Ferm Living, previously featured.

Do you feel like Spring today?

 
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Apartment, Arty, Design, Fantastic Frank, Interiors, Nordic, Skandinavia, Stockholm

 
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