Designer Helle Mardahl created this quirky Copenhagen interior in the color palette of Wes Anderson’s 2014 film.
As part of the 3 Days of Design exhibition, candy-colored glass took over the Danish apartment. The end result is more like a contemporary art exhibition than a ‘real’ interior, but the effect is still stunning. The installation’s designer, Helle Maradahl, has completely reinterpreted the spaces of a traditional residential home, and although the form of the furnishings hints at the original function, they have been recreated as vibrant, lively works of art by Mardahl.
The star of The Sensory Society exhibition is the designer’s new glass collection, the Candy Collection, which consists of hand-blown lamps, wine glasses, and bowls. Inspired by Wes Anderson’s work, the Grand Budapest Hotel, which is considered an essential must-see by design enthusiasts, many of the objects are in shades of grapefruit, light blue, champagne, and spearmint. For the interior, Maradahl has added more vibrant colors to transform the spacious, upper-middle-class-style historic apartment into a Wes Anderson fairytale world that appeals to all the senses, using humor and imagination.
The different rooms have their own theme, each with a strong, dominant color: entering through the front door, you find yourself in the lobby, which is red from top to bottom, the perfect backdrop for one of the Candy Collection’s pink lampshades, but there is also a blue-themed ‘cake room’. Mardahl founded her Copenhagen studio in 2017, and most of her glass products are made in Denmark by local glass artisans.
Source: Dezeen
Photos: Amy Frearson
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