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At the Copenhagen studio of architect David Thulstrup, meetings are typically a tactile experience. To communicate his vision to clients, this Danish design star covers long tables with visuals, material samples, and ephemera—pebbled panels juxtaposed with chrome, yellow-plated zinc with caramel leather, blackened steel with glossy red lacquer. Touching each surface, seeing them side by side or loosely layered atop of one another, his guests can immediately experience the nuance and poetry that Thulstrup brings to his internationally renowned practice, which spans residential, hospitality, and retail projects. “As a Dane, design is about finding comfort and hygge, making space feel accessible and welcoming for all,” reflects Thulstrup, who cut his teeth working for AD100 Hall of Famer Peter Marino before launching his own firm in 2009. “I don't create things that are bling-bling.”
The kitchen features more cabinetry from Thulstrup’s Reform line and leather-clad Fonts stools from his collection for Møbel; artwork by Silas Inoue.
At home, what were once a warren of small rooms have been transformed into an open plan, with heightened door frames and a broad series of windows that frames city views. All molding and stucco have been stripped away, leaving a near total absence of ornament—a visual breath from the ever-changing palette of his professional life. “I always want to work with materials, but what I actually needed at home is a plain environment,” he reflects, noting the white walls and original pine floors, which he sanded down and finished with a natural soap. “This was an opportunity for me to push myself towards a greater understanding of texture and beauty.
“Part of the idea,” Thulstrup continues, “was to live with the things that I’ve created, to test them out.” As such, he and Nielsen got rid of essentially all their old furniture, replacing it with pieces of his own design. For the kitchen, he upholstered a set of his Font barstools for Møbel in chamois leather. The living area, meanwhile, features Font lounge chairs and his Mooner sofa for Common Seating, all clad in sheepskin. And paired with the bespoke dining table are more Font chairs still, only these are clad in Kvadrat’s tobacco-hued Vidar wool. They are complemented by brushed-aluminum closets and cabinetry, versions of his Plate kitchen and wardrobe system for Reform.
Vipp Chimney House, boutique lodgings in Copenhagen designed by Thulstrup.
Noma restaurant, which Thulstrup designed in collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group.
Danish design star David Thulstrup transformed what was a traditional 1920s Copenhagen apartment into a sublimely spare sanctuary for him and his partner, artist Martin Jacob Nielsen.
The kitchen features more cabinetry from Thulstrup’s and leather-clad Font stools from his collection for ; artwork by Silas Inoue.\nEditor's note: When you buy something through a retail link on Architectural Digest, we may earn an affiliate commission.
In the entry hall, as throughout the apartment, Thulstrup stripped the existing pine floors and installed brushed-aluminum storage from his modular system for ; the wall-mounted artwork is by Carl Emil Jacobsen.
Thulstrup removed walls and decorative details to create an open plan, with sunlight that streams through the floor-to-ceiling aluminum blinds that cover each window niche. The blackened-steel dining table in the foreground is bespoke, and the dining and lounge chairs are from Thulstrup’s .
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