Prototypes of legendary items and classics of Nordic modernism are collected here not as a museum collection, but as everyday things. They were invented and created by the owners of the house — designers and architects from the Klint family, who stood at the origins of Danish design of the XX century

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Peter Klint has been living in this house since childhood and has no plans to move to a more modern housing, he loves this place and believes that his tastes and love of design were formed here. The house was built in 1958 when Peter’s parents and a couple of their friends decided to move from Copenhagen to the north coast of Denmark.

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“I vaguely remember horses when I first came here,” Peter recalls. — My parents arranged a stable for living and built a simple house next to it. Their friends moved into a cottage, and then they unofficially divided the plot and the beach. These two families knew each other from the Communist Party of Denmark, it was from them that the well—known term kystbanesocialister – “socialists of the coastline” – originated.”

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This was the environment in which Peter Klint grew up — a representative of the fourth generation of designers and architects Klint. His great-grandfather was Peder Wilhelm Jensen Klint, who is now remembered as the architect of the Grundtvig church on Bispebjerg, but it was he who invented the famous Le Klint lamps. Peter’s grandfather is a classic of modern Danish design, Kore Klint (Kaare Klint). My mother, Vibeke Klint, is one of the most famous textile designers in Denmark, and my father, Morten Le Klint, was engaged in landscape architecture.

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A couple of years ago, Peter decided to add a balcony to the house, which the family now enjoys every day. It is located high above the water and is enclosed by large glass sections that block light and glare from the sea. The family uses the bridges that can be seen below for swimming both in summer and in winter.

In this house, the history of this creative family is felt everywhere — in the furniture, walls, things … Peter’s mother made all the carpets for the rooms, and at the window facing the sea, there is the famous chair of Kore Klint Engelske Stol — between two lamps and a couple of paintings, also created by the famous grandfather. Lacquer boxes from Father Peter’s trips to Japan are attached to the windowsill, and an engraving of the famous Japanese master Hiroshige hangs on the next wall. 

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The watercolor on the wall was painted for Kore Klint by his second wife Inger in Paris (1922). Vintage sofa, diz. Berge Mogensen (Børge Mogensen). Carpet, diz. Vibeke Klint.

In the center of the living room there is a folding table designed by Peter Klint, and along one of the walls the owner of the house has put a Taarbæk kitchen according to his own design. It is minimalistic and maximally functional, the emphasis is on the material and the quality of the work — the main principles that were promoted by Kore Klint. 

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 “I don’t consider myself a designer. When it comes to furniture carpentry, this is another matter — it is directly related to manual labor and understanding of the material. I prefer the English word cabinetmaker, which means “the one who makes cabinets”,” Peter laughs, talking about his work.

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“I never really planned to be a designer. I remember thinking as a child that I definitely won’t be an architect when I grow up. That’s why I decided to become a cabinetmaker, and I’m very happy about it. I have always considered myself a craftsman, and my diploma says “ship carpenter”. But it so happened that all my life I worked not with ships, but with kitchens, reaching a separate stand at the Milan exhibition,” says Peter.

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“I’ve redone a lot of things here. For example, 10 bookcases Mogens Koch (Mogens Koch) were removed from the rooms to the basement, and sorting them, I found a lot of original drawings by Kore Clint. They are absolutely fantastic, and we plan to hang them in the house. It’s like a little treasure trove in which you don’t know what unusual things you’ll find next time,” says Peter.

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The workplace in the living room is a table created by cabinetmaker Julian Kyhl, with whom Peter made several projects. It is disassembled into ten parts and assembled without a single screw. On the table is a pair of Kore Clint lamps with an early version of the lampshades. The paintings and drawings on the wall are the same works by Kore Klint that Peter found in the basement. The Safari chair was designed by Mogens Koch, one of the fathers of Danish modernism.

In one of the bedrooms, for example, there is a unique chair created by Kore Klint: it exists only in this single version and, perhaps, is a prototype of the famous “church” chair Kirkestolen FH 4133. The ascetic atmosphere is complemented by a simple Japanese-style couch, which Peter invented and made with his own hands. And in the corner by the window there is a basket with sketches by Vibeke Klint — variants of textile ornaments and carpet weaving layouts.

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The Le Klint 306 Kore Klint lamp was released in 1945. It can be used as a desktop or turned and hung on the wall as a wall lamp. Peter’s parents really liked these lamps, so they can be seen in different versions throughout the house.

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Peter Clint’s parents loved Japan passionately, where they bought beautiful Japanese lacquered bowls.

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