SCURA.
@scura.magazine Dronningegården is a monumental modernist housing block in central Copenhagen. Designed by Kay Fisker in collaboration with C. F. Møller and Svenn Eske Kristensen, the block was built between 1943 and 1958, during a period of architectural transition in Denmark. It’s a clear expression of Nordic Functionalism – solid and symmetrical, but softened by generous stairwells, curving arches and restrained decorative gestures. A fitting place, then, for designer Martina Branchetti
@martiens_ , whose own work blends utility with warmth, and who sees beauty in what’s lived-in and just the right sort of ornamental.
Martina shares the flat with her partner, and though her co-founder, Lewis Graham, lives in London, the home is a kind of second base for
@apohli_ , the studio they run together. Their work – furniture, lighting, small objects – often begins from a place of necessity or memory: the table they couldn’t find, the lamp they wish existed, the shelf reminiscent of one from their childhood. The apartment, naturally, is full of these pieces: the prototype sofa Martina built herself when she couldn’t find one she liked; a coffee table engraved with branching patterns inspired by beetle-eaten bark; a magazine rack based on one her mother always had. Other objects are found or gifted, made by friends or unearthed on Facebook Marketplace.
We spoke to Martina and Lewis about how the space came together, how Apohli grew from a week in the Tuscan mountains, and what it means to build a home from the things you make…read the full Q&A over at scura.co.uk – link in bio.
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