DANH VO AT HOME
ART
The idea of home is constantly shifting for Danh Vo who calls the Berlin apartment he has filled with art and collectible design a nest for him and his boyfriend. The Danish Vietnamese artist is now working on a country house and studio where he can learn from nature and see where it leads.
“THINGS ARE JUST MOMENTARY. IT ONLY EXISTS WHEN IT’S SHARED, WHATEVER AND HOWEVER YOU SHARE IT.”
The story featuring Danh Vo’s Berlin apartment and country home is in Ark Journal VOL II.
WORDS JENI PORTER
portrait thomas cato
PHOTOGRAPHY Nick ash
STYLING HELLE WALSTED
CASE STUDY
— PERIOD PIECES
In the unique surroundings of the house created by Danish sculptor Rikard Axel Poulsen (1887-1972) furniture, lighting and homewares by contemporary designers exhibit their serene poise, the avant-garde flanked by the archaic to create layers of history.
CULTIVATING PATINA
How to create a newly built house that feels comfortably familiar and as burnished as the well-loved objects that move with the owners? Designer Elisabeth Snejbjerg and former architect now photographer Mikael Bonde after 25 years in Copenhagen moved to the country near Aarhus to a house they designed and built among trees.
BACKYARD REFUGE
Small but perfectly matched, two residences in a courtyard are reduced to the essentials using quality materials and maximum light to create welcoming tranquillity.
DANH VO AT HOME
art
The idea of home is constantly shifting for Danh Vo who calls the Berlin apartment he has filled with art and collectible design a nest for him and his boyfriend. The Danish Vietnamese artist is now working on a country house and studio where he can learn from nature and see where it leads.
“THINGS ARE JUST MOMENTARY. IT ONLY EXISTS WHEN IT’S SHARED, WHATEVER AND HOWEVER YOU SHARE IT.”
The story featuring Danh Vo’s Berlin apartment and country home is in Ark Journal VOL II.
WORDS JENI PORTER
portrait thomas cato
PHOTOGRAPHY Nick ash
STYLING HELLE WALSTED