a visit: the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen

While we were in Copenhagen, we visited the famous Royal Hotel. The hotel, including the interior and all the furnishings, were designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen. The hotel was completed in 1960 and was the city's first skyscraper.

Much of the interior has changed but the iconic furniture remains.

All the rooms have been updated but one, Room 606, which remains the way Jacobsen designed it. It is available for booking!

The Egg and Swan chairs were designed by Arne Jacobsen especially for the space. The swivel base of the Swan chair allowed the guests to spin in their seats, making them active participants in the atmosphere of the busy hotel.

Along with the Swan chair, the Egg chair is believed to be one of the first upholstered swivel chairs.

The hotel even features Arne Jacobsen's famous Banker Clock. The clock indicates the hour with a blackened square in a stack of twelve boxes. Definitely a piece on my wish list!

(Furniture images by DWR, interior images by me)

Scandinavian inspiration

I could really see myself doing interior styling as a career. It is such an amazing way to combine my love of interior design, photography and magazines.

These are some images from the portfolio of Morten Holtum, a Danish photographer.

His work makes me completely nostalgic for Copenhagen. Living there, it is impossible not to fall in love with the Scandinavian design esthetic; classic pieces combined with clean lines, and strong punches of colour. The Danes brought functional, stylish design to the masses.

Royal Copenhagen dinnerware is so beautiful and timeless.

Great use of Panton chairs.

The combination of white walls and natural wood flooring is so unmistakably Scandinavian.

images by Morten Holtum