BATHROOMS & KITCHENS
GARDE HVALSØE REVEALS KITCHEN FOR OEO STUDIO ’ S ANNE-MARIE BUEMANN
A kitchen design that celebrates collaboration
Garde Hvalsøe , the Danish company known for its craftsmanship and high-quality kitchens and cabinetry , has worked closely with friend and collaborator Anne-Marie Buemann , Managing Partner of OEO Studio , to develop a tailored kitchen design for her new home in the Northern Harbour of Copenhagen .
For her apartment , Anne-Marie fittingly selected Garde Hvalsøe ’ s Lykke kitchen model , which was designed in 2020 by Founding Partner and Head Designer of OEO Studio , Thomas Lykke . Unlike a traditional cabinetmaker ’ s kitchen , the design is modular , which provides a high degree of flexibility in its installation . Thomas Lykke , who has been running OEO Studio together with Anne-Marie Buemann since 2003 , has a family history of cabinetmaking , growing up with a cabinet-maker grandfather . The Lykke kitchen came out of Thomas ’ s own requirement for a new kitchen for his home ; a historical flat from 1896 in the heart of Copenhagen ’ s Østerbro district .
For Anne-Marie ’ s kitchen , the lightly oiled oak wood pairs immaculately with a bespoke Atlantic grey marble kitchen top over the kitchen island , which in turn , compliments the sleek stainless-steel worktop utilised on the secondary section . Anne-Marie always knew she wanted a new kitchen by Garde Hvalsøe , and the model designed by her business partner seemed fitting in many ways . She selected a backsplash with red tiles from the Din Collection tiles , designed by Konstantin Grcic for Mutina to match the characteristic Petersen Tegl red bricks of the building ’ s architecture by Henning Larsen . Larsen had a vision to create a waterside residential retreat with a nod to the industrial history of the area and its much-loved local harbour .
The kitchen design can be appreciated for having an almost floating expression , with a metal plinth that strikes a contrast to the body in solid oak wood . The metal is also used in slender vertical divisions wherever cabinets are joined together , highlighting the lines of the design . The Lykke kitchen celebrates
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