Studio Ilse and The Apartment, Copenhagen

Studio Ilse's residency at The Apartment, Copenhagen

Here is an interesting concept that is looking really good - Studio Ilse, the London based design firm founded by Ilse Crawford, (a designer much admired by myself) has taken up a two month residency at a Copenhagen design gallery called The Apartment.
Set up as a private home rather than a formal exhibition, this is very similar to the Artek/Vitra exhibition presented earlier this year by Studio Ilse, whereas this time the design firm will actually inhabit these spaces until later this year.
"The intention was to bring the apartment to life as a home, not as a gallery" Crawford explains, and she wanted the visitors feel that they could inhabit the spaces themselves. There are furniture designs being released, lectures as well as kitchen suppers to be hosted, which can only add richness and layers to these spaces. This supports Crawford's theory that good design supports human life and behaviour. Love it. Read more about it here and here.

Crawford sitting on the new 'Ilse' sofa - a three seater with mohair velvet upholstery

Photographs via Remodelista.

VitraHaus + Artek with Studio Ilse

The living room of fictional characters, Harri and Astrid

Now this is a great collaboration that I am loving! Located in Weil am Rhein, a German town close to the borders of Switzerland and France, is VitraHaus, a building designed by Herzog and de Meuron, which displays the vast and amazing range of products from design company, Vitra.
The display spaces are regularly changed and the latest makeover is a reflection and celebration of Vitra's latest acquisition of Artek. Bring in Ilse Crawford from Studio Ilse into the fold and this is the great result. They have created a loft apartment for a creative fictional couple called Harri, a musician and Astrid, a set designer and their spaces are filled with aspirational pieces from the Artek range, founded by Alvar Aalto and Vitra. What a great way to display the furniture rather than behind glass as art pieces and clearly Harri and Astrid have done very well for themselves to have a stunning loft filled with design classics like this! Ah, one can dream - I'd move in in an instant!

Astrid's work bench

A quiet corner to ponder

 

The joint desk in the studio where Harri and Astrid can work at either end

 

 

The dining room

 

The drinks trolley and the piano are ideal for parties

 

 

Harri's piano and easel

 

 

 

Photographs by Felix Odell via Wallpaper and WeHeart.