... Like this.

oranges

Those great-looking benches at the Roskilde Crematory reminded me of a couple of pieces of Danish design finished in blonde wood and tan leather:

A rare Ilse Rix dining set, oak, 60's.

Poul Kjaerholm's très japonais PK 27 lounge chairs and PK66 coffee table, PP Møbler, from 1971.

Kaare Klint's iconic Safari-chairs, here in ash,with a matching slate-top taple; designed 1933; produced by Rud Rasmussen.

An ash Wegner CH?? with the characteristic swivel-back, produced by Carl Hansen & Søn; I'm guessing 50's...

Lastly, these rarer leather-covered versions of Arne Jacobsen's Milano Triennale Grand Prix-winning chairs model 3130. Laminated beech legs; designed in '57; produced by Fritz Hansen.

All these pieces are available from Jackson's.

Former Home of Renaat Braem, Belgian Architect

These pictures, taken by Tim Van De Velde/OWI, are from the personal residence of belgian architect Renaat Braem in 1955. I really like those wood-panneled ceilings common in the 60's and 70's. Not seldomly did they have really nice spotlights, often in brass, which kick the shit out of all the ugly-ass ones you see today in every freshly renovated (destroyed) home.

Casa del Torkel

Pictures from the Swedish tv-show Antikdeckarna, with actor Torkel Petersson showing off his apartment, furniture, ceramics and his shag (rya) carpet.

Gramercy Park Apartment

I just got back from New York, so in the near future there will probably be a couple of posts about the city that's admired by everyone.

Designed by Chris Kraig for SUITE New York. There is no question about the fact that the respect for the  modernist classics is ever-increasing. When will the general public starts showing the same apreciation for the buildings of the time? It will happen - it is just a matter of time.

White Bricks Part II

Rechter House by Pitsou Kedem Architect, 2006-2009.

via mopu42

NY Times

These picures are from a ny times article on interior designer superstars, and from one home in particular, with the article posing the question "Can modernists have lots of stuff?".

Yes we can.

I have been searching for days for the other pictures.

Henry Haubro-Nielsen's Family Home and Office

House of architect Henry Haubro-Nielsen (unknown to me) was recently sold to swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, I found out while googling the architect's name. These pictures were taken from Skeppsholmen real estate agent's site.

This is a true gem of Scandinavian 60's architecture - down to every detail - and I hope the Persbrandt family will keep the original details wherever possible. It's what honesty in materials is all about. Gotta love that jute-rug too.

DN, SvD