Art Hound

Some older work by Danish artist Cathrine Raben Davidsen via all the mountains… Davidson is currently in the group show Birds + Bees at Linksoul Lab. I’m very intrigued by Cathrine’s neoclassical compositions and her stylized, seemingly- unfinished faces.

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Sometimes the best things in life find their way to you- such is the case with today’s crush, Danish artist Jonna Pedersen. Pedersen is based in Copenhagen and paints both pop-art-y still-lifes and cityscapes of Copenhagen, Berlin and New York. I think she is one of the most talented artists I’ve come across; her work is aesthetic, modern yet timeless and full of poignant observation. As my husband observed, her work is part Edward Hopper and part Andy Warhol.

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Update: just came across a website that sells these textiles in the U.S.!

This week’s design crush is a bit different… instead of pulling cool objects from across the internets, I’m focusing on a specific designer I’m crushing on at the moment. This week it’s Scholten & Baijings, a Dutch design duo whose textile designs for Danish company HAY were featured on fine ting ogsjokolade. HAY is known for its innovative furniture including their award-winning “Nobody” chair – the first to be entirely fabricated of fabric!

However, it’s Scholten & Baijings’ line I can’t get enough of – simple, modern designs with a bold, slightly ’80’s color palette of gray, hot pink, magenta and neon green.

HAY’s ambition is to encourage Danish furniture design’s return to the innovative greatness of the 1950’s and 1960’s but in a contemporary context through our commitment to the design and production of furniture and accessories with an international appeal.

Here’s what I’m digging…

Rugs…

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Bedding….

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And tea towels…

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Mette Helena Rasmussen is a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School. I first saw her work in the home of Architect Sofie Simone via automatism. I am really drawn to Rasmussen’s figurative work which has a folksy flatness and a playful approach with regards to form and pattern.

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Simone’s Copenhagen apartment from Bolig Magasinet with Rasmussen’s painting, Family Situation, on the left.

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The artist in her studio.

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Architect Sofie Simone (via automatism) has a gorgeous, airy apartment in Copenhagen filled with fabulous, bold art. Watch out, this is definitely giving me a case of apartment envy! Sofie cites seasonal art school shows as a great source for less expensive art.

Bolig Magasinet (via Google Translator): “The apartment had just been renovated as architect student Sophie Simone Aandahl took over the 130 square meters in the Vesterbro West end district of Copenhagen. From day one she loved the area and the apartment’s Parisian feel.”

Left wall: Mette Helena Rasmussen; above couch: Balder Olrik, Jan Mogensen, Mette Helena Rasmussen, Anne Fløche, Sophie, and others.

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Table: Arne Jacobsen, lamp: Ron Arad, painting: Katrina Zacho.

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Paintings: George Flemming Gustawa (top), Didder Geisler (bottom).

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I love the pale pine floors and the abundance of light in the apartment! My favorite features are those traditional French windows and doors like the one leading out to the terrace. They even have panes above the doors that stretch to the ceiling. Incredible! Oh, yeah… and the art’s pretty awesome too.