See-through curtains announce a different room colour throughout this waterfront home in Copenhagen, where Anton Hendrik Denys’ experimental furniture meets mid-20th-century classics.
photography | Elizabeth Heltoft Arnby
text | TF Chan
for “The World Of Interiors”.
The dining room features a mid-20th-century table surrounded by Arne Jacobsen rosewood-veneered ‘Series 7’ chairs for Fritz Hansen underneath Denys’s ‘Foam Catcher 2.0’ ceiling light. Behind the curtains is the back terrace, overlooking the sea as well as houses on the neighbouring pier
On the ground floor, separating the entryway and dining room, are two custom pieces by Denys: a mirrored console in stainless steel from the ‘Self Reflect’ series, and a ‘Foam Fence’, made from foam strips that have been rubber-coated to achieve a ceramic-like appearance. Behind is a vintage Eero Saarinen ‘Tulip’ chair
A painting by Denys’s mother-in-law, Karen Høfler, titled Flowers in the Wind, and a painted plywood ‘LN’ stool by Wendy Andreu, occupy a corner of the dining room. The mesh curtains throughout the home are from Kvadrat’s ‘Aerio’ collection
Denys selected glazed wall tiles from Danish brand File Under Pop, and a yellow ‘KV1’ kitchen mixer tap by Arne Jacobsen for Vola, to offset the black-and-white open kitchen specified by the building’s architects. The portable table lamp is ‘Bellhop’, by Barber & Osgerby for Flos
In the living room, vintage seating and side tables by Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand, and Poul Kjærholm flank a lamp from Denys’ ‘SelfReflect’ collection
The centrepieces of the living room are Denys’s forest-green ‘Foam Fence’, and a sofa he originally created as outdoor seating but in this instance upholstered in ‘Vidar 4’ fabric, by Fanny Aronsen for Kvadrat. In the foreground is the designer’s ‘Element 1’ stainless-steel pedestal, from the ‘Self Reflect’ collection. A bench from Denys’s grandparents’ home has been repurposed as a coffee table, while the rug is by Danish studio All the Way to Paris for &Tradition
In the study, a vintage desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller, which used to belong to Denys’s mother, is matched with a chair by Charles and Ray Eames for the same brand. A ‘VP Globe’ pendant, by Verner Panton, hangs over an antique Persian rug courtesy of Denys’s grandparents
Denys’s ‘Self Reflect 107’ mirror, mounted on the living-room wall. The series originated as one of the designer’s graduation projects at Design Academy Eindhoven. Select pieces are now available via Carpenters Workshop Gallery
The main bedroom includes a ‘Foam Catcher’ pendant light, ‘Self Reflect’ wall sconce, and orange powder-coated-steel side table, all by Denys. A pencil drawing by Belgian artist Dan van Severen overlooks a ‘Candy Column’ side table by Sabine Marcelis. The curtain fabrics are ‘Campas 300’ and ‘Aerio’, both from Kvadrat
A view of Sydhavn’s houseboats from the master bedroom, which contains Denys’s ‘Element 2’ bench from the ‘Self Reflect’ series, and one of Høfler’s many coleus plants
