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The Study – ceiling cornice detail

The Study

Year:
2016
Location:
Berlín, Germany
Project type:
Residential

The Study is our inspiration lab, a place where we experience color, light, fabrics and object design, endlessly changing in appearance and atmosphere. Here we study interiors.

It’s a workshop, a showroom, an office, a home.

The canvas of the space is inspirational in itself. Built in 1905 the building has a Neo-Baroque elements: original parquet floors are from the early 20th century, porcelain chimneys warm the space, ornate cornices frame the high ceilings, the hardwood interior doors boast antique Art Deco handles. Experiments with paint colors are conducted on the walls, bespoke furniture solutions are crafted and tested and project ideas are created in miniature maquette form.

The Study does not have a static interior. Every corner is in constant change as part of the continuous experimentation and sensorial study that we perform in the space. It’s like a hotel for furniture; art pieces come and go, some objects stay longer, some just a few days. These objects are a source of knowledge in the process of designing a space.
In the workshop they are repaired and transform, gaining new appearance during their stay. Furniture and homewares bought in markets around the world, unconventional antiques or extravagant pieces from auction houses reside here while we find them the perfect home.

The Study – antique tiled stove
The Study – painted ceramic vases with faces
The Study – textured white plaster wall
The Study – wall artwork above a sideboard
The Study – leather sling chair on a patterned rug
The Study – blue wall with a framed picture and books
The Study – radiator cover with a plant
The Study – bedroom with blue walls
The Study – brass door handle on a white door
The Study – tiled stove with a vase
The Study – bright room with a wooden table and chairs
Photography: Carlos Lúque

Words: Graeme du Plessis