DOWN SIZE, UP CYCLE

DOWN SIZE, UP CYCLE

When creative director at Marimekko Rebekka Bay and her husband Ricky Nordson decided to scale down their lives and living space, they knew their new Copenhagen apartment would require tailor-made design solutions.

TAILORED INTERIOR

TAILORED INTERIOR

In the small Belgian village of Itegem, interior architect Peter Ivens discovered a unique and exotic villa with well-preserved 1920’s details reminiscent of a classical British colonial style – a central stairway, symmetrical plan, alcove windows, hipped roof and upper dormer windows.

ASTUTE BLEND— KIRSTINE MEIER CARLSEN

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

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.

FRAMED COMPOSITION— REBEKKA BAY AND RICKY NORDSON

FRAMED COMPOSITION
— REBEKKA BAY AND RICKY NORDSON

On the surface, Rebekka Bay and Ricky Nordson’s apartment in the historic heart of Copenhagen is a minimalist vision all in white, replete with rich details typical of the neighbourhood’s 18th century architecture.

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