Is there an inside house that has made an impression on you not too long ago?
Amanda Harkness (AH): I used to be in Denmark in January with my household and, as a giant fan of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), I used to be very pleased to have the ability to try a number of of their tasks — Noma, CopenHill and the City Rigger water dwellings. The observe itself is located on the finish of a pier in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn, not removed from the attractive Audo Home. Its light-filled and comparatively quiet (for a studio housing so many) inside appears subdued but dramatic without delay. A big entry lobby soars four-stories excessive, with a black metal stair linking the flooring of distinct experience — panorama, structure, planning, engineering and product design.
Amanda Harkness
The in depth use of concrete (extra environmentally-friendly than most I’m advised, because of the addition of clay and lime) is tempered with timber joinery and panels all through, and the studio’s fashions and merchandise are on show on every stage. On the bottom flooring, the central placement of the kitchen and eating house speaks to the significance of consuming collectively (as with Athfield’s Wellington studio) and each flooring opens out onto terraces for recent air get togethers. The house has a really calming high quality and a refreshing simplicity – I’d be very pleased to work right here.
Who do you admire inside the inside design business and why?
AH: Architectural Digest not too long ago profiled designer Robert Stilin’s Brooklyn loft, in what was beforehand a uncooked, industrial New York dock constructing. The conversion is filled with historical past and soul, the various layers providing you with a way of connection to what was as soon as there. Beneficiant areas are crammed with artwork, lamps, books and cozy armchairs and sofas, with massive volumes damaged up invisibly by the association of furnishings, rugs and different gadgets. Stilin appears to have a knack for creating welcoming, lived-in areas which might be stuffed with character, curiosity and heat. And artwork looms massive in his work, which, coming from a household of artists, is one thing I’m at all times drawn to.
What are you wanting ahead to whereas judging the Inside Awards 2025?
AH: I at all times get pleasure from assembly new individuals from inside the business and seeing the connections made between our jurors and designers they might have heard of however not met earlier than. The query session on the finish of every presentation can shed a lot extra gentle on a undertaking and the individuals behind it – for somebody that’s naturally curious like me, it’s such a bonus to have that chance to be taught extra.
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