What made this project so wonderful wasn’t just that the client gave us carte blanche to create beauty in their home, but it was because we had fun doing it with these brave folks. They came along with us as we visited artisan after artisan on the island, they got excited about each & every detail and they collaborated creatively with us on all the decisions. Sure, yes, the result (we think!) is stunning, but the process was also exceptionally rewarding for us. Come along as we show you more!

The idea behind this project was to create beautiful spaces in our clients’ sea-front apartment that blended their Scandinavian sensibilities with our Mediterranean style. We would fill it with artisan and vintage furnishings, where a sense of who these clients are – and where the home is located (in Mallorca) – is honored.

And of course along the way we would create a soulfully balanced interior that paired individuality, simplicity and sanctuary with a connection to the elements, such as the soft shades of the Mallorcan countryside and the rustic textures of the Mediterranean landscape.

In getting to know these clients — who we now call friends — it was important that we listen to how they live – then offer bespoke ideas for a color palette, materials, upholstery, wall finishes and furniture. We loved suggesting how to integrate nature and natural elements throughout their home, and how they could enhance daily life. By treating their home’s location and history as the anchor throughout, we created an interior that flows seamlessly: combining our signature textiles with vintage furniture and objects purpose-made by the vast network of skilled artisans that we call collaborators and friends. The result is that every item in their home fits purposefully together.

The clients live in Copenhagen, and this is their second home. We wanted it to feel connected to Mallorca while still feeling like theirs. Their Scandinavian sensibilities informed the rooms alongside our interest in local materials, vintage furniture and things made by hand. Getting to know them helped us decide where those different influences could meet—and where an unexpected piece might be exactly right.

Some of our favorite parts of this project happened in other people’s workshops. The clients joined us on visits to makers around the island, and those conversations helped shape what ended up in the apartment. We could discuss a material, look at a piece together and develop an idea with the person who would actually make it. That became an important part of the collaboration.

Arina Antonova’s ceramic lamps brought another way of working with the island’s materials into the apartment. She uses gathered clay and rocks in her pieces; we were drawn to their surfaces and individual shapes. Pedro Casanovas’s furniture introduced vintage wood, with grain and wear that remain visible. These pieces gave us different textures to work with, and people whose knowledge of their materials added to our own.

We also had our own hands in the work. We applied locally produced lime paint and painted vintage linens for the apartment, developing colors for the rooms they would become part of. Working on the fabrics ourselves allowed us to adjust the placement and layering of color. The existing weave remained visible, giving the textiles a depth we enjoyed alongside the wood, ceramics and wall finishes.

In bathrooms, there’s no better way to add color and texture than through the addition of handmade, local tiles and sinks. We are fortunate to have local craftsman at Huguet, a family-owned business that’s been producing pressed & pigmented cement tiles for generations. We worked closely with them to design these unique colors & patterns that bring such an individual touch to each of the bathrooms in this lovely home.

Photography: Pernilla Danielsson

Construction: Ingstroy

Project Management and Renovation Design: Helen Key