COPENHAGEN CREATIVES
HOME
The Copenhagen home of furniture designer Nikolaj Mentze and architect Malene Hvidt is a dialogue between the two, a shared and fluid work in progress. Nothing comes into their apartment without its merits being discussed and appraised. “We think good design should create a dialogue between person and object,” says Nikolaj.
“THERE’S SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN KNOWING EVERYTHING HAS ITS OWN PLACE. TO US, THESE ROUTINES DEFINE A HOME.”
This story is featured in Ark Journal VOL II
PHOTOGRAPHY ANDERS SCHØNNEMANN
WORDS ALISA LARSEN
STYLING PERNILLE VEST
ASTUTE BLEND
— KIRSTINE MEIER CARLSEN
As the founder of Studio X, a design studio and gallery in Copenhagen that acts as a laboratory for concepts, Kirstine Meier Carlsen is an individual imbued with curiosity. Her home is a natural extension of this.
DOWNSIZED
— KIM GRENAA
He is undoubtedly one of Denmark’s pre-eminent slashies. The fashion-industry insider / creative director / founder and editor-in-chief of Dansk Magazine has recently added a new slash to his list: interior-design consultant and downsizing specialist.
CASE STUDY
— NATURAL ORDER
A study of handcrafted and tactile furniture and objects harmonised by the use of raw materials and calm forms.
COPENHAGEN CREATIVES
HOME
The Copenhagen home of furniture designer Nikolaj Mentze and architect Malene Hvidt is a dialogue between the two, a shared and fluid work in progress. Nothing comes into their apartment without its merits being discussed and appraised. “We think good design should create a dialogue between person and object,” says Nikolaj.
“THERE’S SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN KNOWING EVERYTHING HAS ITS OWN PLACE. TO US, THESE ROUTINES DEFINE A HOME.”
This story is featured in Ark Journal VOL II
PHOTOGRAPHY ANDERS SCHØNNEMANN
WORDS ALISA LARSEN
STYLING PERNILLE VEST