New Dinesen Showroom Designed Past Times Studio David Thulstrup
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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The Danish flooring companionship Dinesen in addition to cabinetmaker Garde Hvalsøe bespeak maintain opened the doors to a novel showroom inwards the historic landmark edifice Mejlborg inwards Aarhus, Denmark. With honour for the history in addition to architecture of the sometime building, Studio David Thulstrup has created an inspiring home-style universe that embraces the 2 brand’s groovy passion for wood, craftsmanship in addition to design.
Having collaborated on many projects inwards recent years, it was a natural progression for Dinesen in addition to Garde Hvalsøethe to opened upward a showroom together inwards Aarhus - the outset for both companies inwards Denmark’s minute largest city. Not your typical showroom, the the world flooring was in ane lawsuit a a chic eatery amongst nighttime woods panelling in addition to intricately painted drinking glass ceilings. "I wanted to observe the meat of how to process these rich heritage features to create experiences every bit good every bit convey inwards the history of this landmark edifice but amongst cool contemporary touches,” says David Thulstrup, the primary of Studio David Thulstrup.
The infinite is divided into vi rooms, each presenting the diverseness inwards both Dinesen in addition to Garde Hvalsøe’s production hit of venture plank floors in addition to bespoke kitchens. Thulstrup chose to trend the infinite similar a home, using color every bit the defining regulation that links the heritage in addition to the new. Each room is painted inwards a specially mixed note taken from the decorative ceiling – a calorie-free minty bluish for the kitchen in addition to dining room, yellowy nude for the lounge in addition to dressing room, mustard for the informal coming together room in addition to a dusty regal for an office. With honour for the historical setting, Studio David Thulstrup has created a contemporary showroom amongst border in addition to character.
“To create a feel of arrival I made the entrance actually nighttime yesteryear icon the walls the same color every bit the woodwork in addition to treating the flooring amongst a customised nighttime stain,” says Thulstrup. The entrance zone amongst it’s nighttime walls acts somewhat similar a decompression infinite earlier the staircase in addition to rooms which atomic number 82 off it. The monolithic staircase is made exclusively of Dinesen Douglas pino in addition to leads downwards to the basement. With it’s elementary in addition to potent architectural form, the wooden staircase chemical cistron makes a powerful entry betoken against the nighttime entrance.
All the floors were replaced amongst a mix of Dinesen’s broad planks in addition to parquetry inwards Douglas, oak in addition to ash. To temper the touching of the historical features Thulstrup chose slice of furniture inwards contemporary shapes in addition to finishes. Custom pieces include a minimalist 18-seater tabular array made of Dinesen Douglas planks stained tomato plant red, a metallic daybed in addition to a java tabular array inwards folded metallic steel amongst a yellow-zinc opalescent coating.
“I was trying to create a reflection of how I work, beingness modern peculiarly inwards the materials similar metals in addition to furniture, but every bit good mixing inwards older but non iconic pieces,” says Thulstrup. Designed every bit a “living house” to move used for events, the kitchen in addition to long tabular array render the perfect setting for gatherings.
Another bespoke characteristic are freestanding calorie-free boxes using Kvadrat Soft Cells in addition to Philips lighting which add together a bold contemporary touching every bit good every bit solve the challenge of how to calorie-free the rooms without disturbing the heritage ceilings.
Such an incredible fusion betwixt sometime in addition to new, the showroom presents the Earth of Dinesen amongst a fresh soundless timeless approach. I'm but inwards awe at the beauty of the unlike woods grains!
Mejlborg Basement
As a novel initiative, Dinesen has transformed the showroom’s basement flooring into a special archival infinite of materials opened upward for architects in addition to designers, giving them the chance to see, touching in addition to feel unlike materials inwards the move amongst their projects.
The shelves inwards Mejlborg Basement comprise materials from Dinesen, Kvadrat, Petersen Tegl, Sorensen Leather, Zurface, in addition to Surface Cph. The wishing is to bespeak maintain architects in addition to designers touching what type of materials should move exhibited inwards the future.
I dearest the soft palette in addition to pared dorsum experience of this interior. With facilities that invite guests to create moodboards in addition to concur exhibitions, workshops, talks in addition to meetings, the basement every bit good contains a special room dedicated to exploring the invisible qualities of materials through sound. I would dearest to explore this beautiful infinite inwards existent life!
The facilities tin move booked at mejlborg-basement.dk.
Interior design:
Dinesen & Garde Hvalsøe showroom: Studio David Thulstrup
Mejlborg Basement: Dinesen / Christian Haulund Nielsen, Mikkel Vestergaard in addition to Hans Peter Dinesen
Photography: Irina Boersma
Images courtesy of Dinesen