A neutral, minimalist home curated by Karakter and Ark Journal

I recently went to Copenhagen for 3 Times of Style – Denmark’s annual structure pageant showcasing the finest in Scandinavian style and design. The occasion is absolutely free and open to anyone – style and design enthusiasts flock to the funds to get a peek inside showrooms and galleries, and see the latest exhibitions and structure talks. It was so nice to lastly be able to see structure up close and personal, soon after two many years or so predominantly stuck at household thanks to the pandemic. There’s very little like observing a piece of furnishings in man or woman, touching the resources with your possess arms and seeing the craftsmanship in depth.

One particular of my favourite shows of the festival was Co/Do the job by Danish design model Karakter and style and design magazine Ark Journal. Their exhibition, impeccably styled by Pernille Vest and set in a neutral, minimalist apartment in the town centre, concentrated on the interaction concerning dwelling and function. That includes new designs and relaunched classics, it presented a refined, stylish world that blurred the boundaries between formality and convenience.

Karakter’s home furniture has a sculptural good quality that lends by itself to a creative way of living. The area presented could be a sculpture’s atelier, but it could also similarly be an artist’s home or a collaborative do the job studio. It offers the dilemma, are Karakter’s designs a piece of art or a useful piece of furniture? Maybe they really don’t have to have to be one particular of the other. But somewhat this is proof that you can curate your property like your personal personal art gallery, and fashion your office as you would at property.

All pictures Cate St Hill

I initial found Karakter in the course of Milan Style and design Week and afterwards at 3 Days of Layout in 2018. Karakter’s ethos pairs the Scandinavian layout tradition with an international outlook (they are component of the exact organization as Italian manufacturer Cassina).

They operate with present-day designers these kinds of as Aldo Bakker and PlueerSmitt, but they also have the legal rights to a assortment of style icons by the likes of Bodil Kjær, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Paul McCobb and Joe Colombo. It is this assembly of old and new that gives the manufacturer a timeless aesthetic that defies time periods or developments.

For 3 Days of Structure, in the placing of this minimalist condominium, Karakter showcased the GB Lounge chair by Dutch industrial designer Gijs Bakker. Created in 1972 and influenced by a levels of competition held by Dunlop, Bakker designed a cozy modular chair by bending a piece of foam and securing it with a steel body. First upholstered in denim, it was at first dubbed ‘the Levi’s Chair’. Just like a pair of well worn jeans, Bakker needed to develop a calm, easygoing design and style that expressed the flexibility of the Seventies.

The GB Lounge can be organized in a range of means, utilizing connectors to completely transform it from a just one-seater chair to a generous numerous seating system.

The straightforward strains and refined forms unite Karakter’s furniture into one family members. I adore how the black body of the GB Lounge is mirrored in the black legs of the desks, the floating black shelves and the black job lighting. It can help develop a cohesive space that feels relaxed and managed.

My favorite Karakter items are the TriAngle stool by Aldo Bakker, the Bronco stool by Guillaume Delvigne, and the Libreria Pensile cabinets by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.

You can obtain out much more about the lovely home furnishings and specific pieces in this minimalist condominium at karakter-copenhagen.com.