There is a certain rhythm to a Garde Hvalsøe design. A distinctive character, an uncompromising pursuit of excellence, a reflection of our passion for cabinetmaking and craftsmanship.
Ever since the company was founded in 1990, the core of Garde Hvalsøe has been the dedicated crafting of bespoke interior solutions. The classic virtues from the Danish crafts and design tradition are in our blood, and we approach our work exactly as we did in 1992, when the first Garde Hvalsøe kitchen was created as a study of quality, simplification and the art of furniture making.
We live and breathe for uncompromising quality and sublime craftsmanship. And we are just as ambitious in our endeavour to fuse functionality with beauty as we are generous in sharing our skills and experience. We aim to make it an extraordinary experience for our customers to explore dreams and details – and to see their dreams turned into exclusive reality in Denmark and around the world.
To us, it is essential to stay true to the rhythm that is our signature. Therein lies the key to creating the world of tomorrow, which – in our understanding of life and craft –has to be built of quality materials in honest, thoughtful designs with a timeless beauty to be appreciated by generations to come.
To Susanne Rützou, it is essential that objects have a soul – and that applies both to the sculptural stoneware and porcelain bowls that she creates and to her hand-crafted elm wood kitchen. A more than ten-year-old kitchen from Garde Hvalsøe was one of the reasons she fell for the flat in an architect-designed detached house from 1932 in Copenhagen. Quality of life is a core value, which is evident throughout the designer’s home.
All the senses are activated as one enters the large flat in a detached house designed by the architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in 1932. Full of soul, Susanne Rützou’s home is decorated with heirlooms, travel mementos and her own designs, and light pours through the French teak-framed doors and large windows that overlook the nearby park, thus always keeping nature within sight. In the summer, the doors are wide open to the patio from the kitchen, which is a central room in the designer’s everyday life.
To Susanne Rützou, the place feels like a woodland clearing – in the heart of Copenhagen, and it was love at first sight when she saw the architect-designed house with the industrial expression and clear aesthetic line. Not just Vilhelm Lauritzen’s original design but also the previous owners’ respectful modifications to update the house with a handcrafted elm wood kitchen and other bespoke solutions in wood that created a coherent universe – and thus a perfect base for a personal home.
‘The hand-crafted kitchen is absolutely perfect for a 1930s house with its modern feel and materiality. It supports the sense of authenticity, establishes an intuitive connection to the surrounding nature, with the elm wood and the visible finger joints – and it already had the most beautiful patina from the combined effect of multiple oil treatments and sun light when I moved in,’ says Susanne Rützou, who, as a designer, has a special affinity for textures and surfaces.
‘In addition to this rich patina and soul, it is an important quality to me that it is a functional kitchen – with room for all my equipment and hours of cooking. It is a great place to work but also a tidy working space. Living with it on a daily basis is pure quality of life.’
Soul is an important dimension in everything Susanne Rützou creates and lives with, in a balanced combination with functionality, materiality and compositions. It was an important point that she did not need to replace the kitchen or the bathroom when she took over the flat in 2015 but found a high-quality timeless setting that she could adapt to her own style.
The effects are simple, intuitive and inspiring. A vintage mirror in the large bathroom that perfectly complements the elm wood and provides a visual link to the 1930s.
The philodendron plants in the windows that provide a green screen in lieu of curtains. Hand-woven Tuareg mats in the bathroom and kitchen. Above the dining table, a lamp of her own design that evokes a laboratory feel. And a bold but meaningful transformation of the kitchen island, where she hand-painted the dining section black in order to achieve a sculptural effect in the juxtaposition of the black wooden texture and the black graphite plate as well as adding depth to the space and highlighting the wooden modules behind it.
‘I decoded the house, which is a unique mix of a fairly raw, industrial expression and a traditional gentleman’s study with the many different wood types. It is unpretentious and stately at once,’ says Susanne Rützou, who played with this dynamic in the interior design along with variations on recurring motifs to achieve a calm atmosphere and underscore the consistent and coherent expression.
Several rooms in the flat are furnished with light steel shelving units which Susanne Rützou has had spraypainted in a neutral colour palette that is true to the colour universe of the house itself and the one colour she keeps returning to: RAL 7044. When her original Hans J. Wegner table in wood was damaged and could not be sanded down, she painted it in the silk-grey RAL colour, and today it serves a range of functions, from dining table to working table, because the atmosphere and the light in the kitchen make it a more appealing working space than the office she also set up in the flat.
Displayed on plain steel shelves in the kitchen are some of the sculptural stoneware and porcelain bowls that Susanne Rützou creates in the borderland between design and art. She is dedicated to this creative process because she finds an almost meditative quality in shaping objects with her hands on a scale of 1:1. The objects are a study of formations and structures that are part of nature’s DNA, which makes them an all the more beautiful element in the hand-crafted kitchen before they find their way into the world.
In the hands of a skilled maker and an inspired artist, wood can take on any form, from a Stradivarius to a sculptural piece of furniture. Søren Risvang is deeply fascinated with the material properties of wood, and as a cabinetmaker he has explored quality craftsmanship in both Denmark and Japan. Today he is the head of a cabinetmaking workshop where Garde Hvalsøe’s furniture is made with painstaking precision – and where every single piece of wood is carefully selected for its particular contribution to the expression.
As a newly trained cabinetmaker, Søren Risvang was involved in developing design concepts for the colourful Danish designer Verner Panton. He also had a hand in realizing chair designs by Hans J. Wegner while the master designer was still active and delivering drawings with millimetre precision to the workshop at PP Møbler.
From the outset, collaborations with talented designers in a continuation of the strong Danish craft tradition has been an important motivation for Søren Risvang, in combination with a deep fascination with wood. A fascination based on the diversity of the material in terms of expressions and uses and its cultural legacy.
‘Antonio Stradivari sat in the mountains north of Como about four centuries ago, making violins with amazing tone that continue to spellbind the world to this day. With axes as their only tool, the Vikings built ships that crossed the Atlantic,’ he says. ‘The Japanese cabinetmaking and carpentry culture is a chapter to itself, and the worldrenowned architect Kengo Kuma – a strong proponent of working with local craftspeople and using local materials and craft techniques – has created a stunning Olympic stadium with large sections made of wood.’
Søren Risvang experienced the rich tradition of the refined Japanese carpentry and cabinetmaking culture first-hand during a one-year sojourn in the country, and the Japanese makers’ unique and highly specialized woodworking tradition, where there is no upper limit to perfection, resonates with his own approach to woodworking and design.
‘When you work with your hands, you have the time to sense and perceive what you are doing, and this focus gives rise to improvements and new ideas. It is essential to develop an in-depth understanding of the properties of wood, techniques and constructions,’ he explains.
Søren Risvang has participated in several instalments of the annual Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition – the acclaimed Danish ‘laboratory’ for innovative furniture – and over the years he has developed numerous projects with visual artists, architects and designers, including Boris Berlin and Cecilie Manz. Together with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Garde Hvalsøe he created a sculptural storage solution shaped like a tree stump – a piece that pushes the technical boundaries of cabinetmaking and brings nature inside in both material and form.
The collaboration between Søren Risvang and Garde Hvalsøe dates back many years and springs not only from a shared love of wood but also from a common respect for professional skills and uncompromising focus on quality, aesthetic and functionality.
‘To me it seems obvious that Garde Hvalsøe’s kitchens were conceived and made in a woodworking shop. That is why the furniture has the smell of wood and stands out with natural materials, beautiful constructions and sophisticated functions,’ says Søren Risvang.
He is intimately familiar with every detail of Garde Hvalsøe’s furniture from the painstaking manufacturing process in the workshop where meticulous, high-precision processes are a virtue.
‘We put great care into selecting the wood. Garde Hvalsøe’s simple design invites a detail-oriented approach to design and the selection of materials. Not least in the Dinesen model, where every single plank is carefully selected to ensure that the grain of the wood forms a harmonious drawer front,’ says Søren Risvang and adds, ‘The powerful textural qualities of wood bring simple forms to life and ensure that the handmade furniture only gets more beautiful with age. As an added quality, wood is a sustainable material throughout its life cycle.’
It all begins and ends with wood.
‘I read somewhere that craft needs to be
In my view, the most relevant and powerful moment is when a skilled maker and an inspired artist meet and make the most of each other’s competencies to create something.’
The dream was to make more than just a kitchen: a piece of furniture with evident quality and craftsmanship. A working space that invites active use and only gets more beautiful with the imprint of lived life. Lene Tranberg tells the story behind the hand-crafted kitchen that laid the foundation for Garde Hvalsøe’s design expression and shares her reflections on atmosphere, balance and constructions.
Lene Tranberg’s kitchen from 1992 – created as a study of quality, simplification and the art of furniture making. The core concept of the architect-designed kitchen is the suspended element, which adds depth to the room and a light, airy and inviting atmosphere that is underscored by the white shelves.
Lene Tranberg carefully considers the historical context of architecture and human life and strives for a caring and responsible use of nature’s resources. It is essential, she feels, to consider the historical background in order to arrive at a fully rounded narrative. In her own home, which dates from 1896, she has preserved the original wooden floors, and some of the wooden window frames are of a similar age.
‘Architecture is layer upon layer, which we keep adding to. To me, architecture is like the annual rings of a tree, where there is a gradual refinement from one layer to the next, and where everything points back to and is incorporated into the origin,’ says Lene Tranberg, an architect, partner and co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects.
The studio has created many award-winning projects with humanism, simplification and craftsmanship as core virtues. In Lene Tranberg’s view, good architecture attracts people and contributes to community building. ‘To us, architecture is always about atmosphere. It is about listening to a place, finding the tone and the energy that flows through everything. That is where it begins.’
Lene Tranberg co-designed her own cabinetmaker’s kitchen together with Boje Lundgaard back in 1992, when they moved the kitchen into the living room and opened the room up to the garden to let in more light. Their vision was to create an informal, open and inspiring atmosphere and a harmonious space for cooking, family time and dinner parties.
‘We dreamt of a new kitchen that would be differentiated from its functionality and help balance the room; that would let materials and proportions express themselves and provide added qualities to create a space that is more than a kitchen. The core concept is the suspended element, which adds depth to the room and a light, airy and inviting atmosphere that is underscored by the white shelves. With its simple expression, the module on the back wall could also be a long sideboard, a chest of drawers or a worktop,’ says Lene Tranberg. ‘Basically, you would be able to take it with you, like a piece of furniture.’
The architect-designed kitchen was realized by Søren Hvalsøe Garde – and today, the Lundgaard & Tranberg model is an absolute classic in the Garde Hvalsøe collection.
Rooted in the Nordic architectural tradition and created in a congenial collaboration between the architect and the cabinetmaker, both driven by a desire to create enduring solutions and dedicated to nurturing quality craftsmanship.
‘Our collaboration with Søren Hvalsøe Garde and our joint projects over the years have unfolded in an almost symbiotic process,’ says Lene Tranberg.
As an architect, Lene Tranberg loves it when constructions are allowed to shape and define architecture. Hence, the kitchen has a frank character, the finger-jointed drawers spaced slightly apart to offer a peek of their content. Sense the construction. She considers it essential to imbue the frame with that expressive quality, as it underscores the great care that went into creating the solution and lends it a robust character that welcomes an active and vibrant everyday life.
‘We aimed for a hand-crafted quality combined with a frank and robust expression in order to create a working space where we could enjoy the quality of the solid wood, breathe with the living material and cook with abandon, confident in the knowledge that the kitchen could handle a few knocks. Even now, decades later, it wouldn’t make sense for me to sand down the worktop. The quality is explicit, and the worktop is beautiful the way it is – with its imprint of lived life,’ says Lene Tranberg, who appreciates wood for its warm expression and for its ability to age beautifully without losing its vitality.
The hand-crafted kitchen in the house from 1896 was conceived, drafted and designed to stand up to the impact of everyday life and continuously tell new stories of shared moments. Throughout her career, Lene Tranberg has made a virtue of simplicity and of letting materials and constructions speak for themselves in architecture that makes room for what really matters: the feelings, relations and resonance that emerge in a space when objects and people interact in a friendly and curious encounter. Living stories.
Garde Hvalsøe brings life and craft together in kitchens of uncompromising quality and enduring beauty.
Highlighting the beauty of craftsmanship. The Lundgaard & Tranberg model consists of a cabinet that frames three finger-jointed drawers with two identical top drawers and a tall bottom drawer. Crafted in ash treated with grey linseed oil and featuring a Pietra Serena sandstone worktop.
Crafted in Douglas fir with a stainless-steel worktop. The Lundgaard & Tranberg model is a born design classic thanks to its obvious quality, visible finger joints and well-balanced proportions with references to a long sideboard or chest of drawers.
A study in elegance and simplicity. The pulledback cabinet of the Minimal model creates a shadow effect which gives rise to an elegant, almost graphic expression that highlights each drawer beautifully. Crafted in oak with a marble worktop.
Bespoke kitchen based on the Minimal model made of elm with a black granite worktop. A distinctive aspect of the Minimal model is the floating expression of the drawers.
A Minimal kitchen hand-crafted in smoked oak with an elegant black granite worktop. Dishwasher, refrigerator and ovens are installed on the opposite end-wall, which also features tall cabinets painted in a neutral colour.
An archetypal, timeless design. The drawers of the classic Kabinet model are placed in a single cabinet that frames each of the drawer sections and underscores the expression of this well-composed piece of furniture. Hand-crafted in oak with a stainless-steel worktop.
A tribute to classic cabinetmaking. The Hoelgaard model combines traditional furniture construction and finger-jointed drawers with a graphic grip line. Made in oak with a moderate presence of knots and a white Carrara marble worktop.
The Hoelgaard model stands out with a tightly defined grip line that creates a unique graphic expression. Crafted in light ash with a Pietra Serena sandstone worktop.
A celebration of nature’s own creation. The Solid model is a modern classic made of high-quality wooden planks. The long, wide planks continue across the finger-jointed drawer fronts, highlighting the beautiful grain. Made in Dinesen HeartOak.
A spacious kitchen based on the classic Solid model. Made in Dinesen HeartOak with a White Oil finish that lends the wood a sophisticated light colour. The kitchen island is designed to accommodate the whole family.
The OEO model adds a new dimension to Garde Hvalsøe’s signature design with a striking expression that celebrates sublime craftsmanship and cabinetmaking traditions with inspiration from Japan. Designed by the Danish OEO Studio. Crafted in smoked oak with raw-steel details and a brass worktop.
A contemporary design with an exceptional expression. The Framed model features distinctive solid drawers framed by a metal case that also serves as a worktop. The oblique profile of the case gives the drawers a remarkable floating appearance. This kitchen features a patinated copper case framing drawers in ash.
Framed kitchen island made in Oregon pine with a White Oil finish and a zinc case. The solid drawers of the Framed model are joined with hidden dovetail joints, making it possible to present the grain of the wood in an unbroken pattern. Supplemented with tall cabinets in Oregon pine.
A timeless cabinetmaker’s kitchen with modular qualities. The Lykke model has a classic body in solid wood with visible finger joints and subtle details, such as slender vertical divisions and a metal plinth that highlight materials and composition. Made in oak with stainless-steel details and a marble worktop.
The Layer model has a quintessentially Nordic expression and brings out new aspects of sublime craftsmanship. The simple fronts bring a light natural expression to the furniture, where all superfluous details are pared away, while the vertical lines of the Layer model evoke the forest’s towering trees.
In some projects, we go beyond our signature designs and work closely together with leading architects and interior designers to bring their ideas and visions to life. All our bespoke furniture carries the same qualities as a signature Garde Hvalsøe design. This kitchen space was designed by O’Neill Rose Architects and crafted by Garde Hvalsøe for a project in New York.
Garde Hvalsøe celebrates holistic solutions that last a lifetime. Every bathroom piece is created for the individual project.
This bathroom unit is made of oak with hand-painted fronts. The white marble top has integrated sinks and a hand-crafted brass-framed mirror underscores the unique character of the bathroom unit. Opposite page: bathroom furniture crafted in Dinesen HeartOak with a handmade granite sink.
Hand-crafted bathroom unit with Dinesen HeartOak drawers that adds a warm note to the room. Opposite page: bespoke bathroom furniture based on the Hoelgaard model, made in oak with a Corian countertop and integrated sink.
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Garde Hvalsøe creates bespoke interior solutions with equal emphasis on functionality and aesthetics.
Bespoke designed integrated refrigerated wine cabinet. Hand-crafted cabinet interior in solid smoked oak provides a beautiful presentation of the wine collection. Large dining table in Dinesen HeartOak planks with a White Oil finish and a steel base.
Bespoke wine room, hand-crafted in oak with features that meet every need for the correct storage of wine. An adjacent space features tall integrated cabinets in linoleum.
Custom-designed integrated seating niche with bespoke leather cushions. Made in oak with a moderate presence of knots.
Walk-in closet crafted in Oregon pine. The design is light, straightforward, and timeless. Opposite page: a Minimal walk-in solution in Oregon pine.
Pilaster, a modular furniture system with finger-jointed drawers and vertical columns. The design has a light, transparent expression that can be adapted to specific project requirements. Crafted in maple.
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Garde Hvalsøe is the essence of timeless design, an enduring aesthetic expression that feels modern now – and always. We create holistic solutions that bring life and craft together in everything from kitchens and wardrobes to bespoke furniture and complete interiors, all with exquisite quality as the common denominator. An interior solution from Garde Hvalsøe can be scaled to the exact level a project calls for, including comprehensive contracts. We work with leading architects and interior designers to translate requests and ideas into unique expressions rooted in the Nordic design tradition, considering and refining every single detail until the project is finished.
Garde Hvalsøe is a celebration of the craftsmanship and simple expression that cabinetmakers and other artisans have refined over generations. Every single piece of furniture and every bespoke interior is brought to life by skilled hands. We collaborate closely with carefully selected cabinetmaking workshops, stone masons and smiths motivated by their professional pride. Many of them have worked hands-on with our designs for years. Because they master their trade to perfection and because we value continuity and community.
The passion for wood is a primeval drive, and cabinetmaking and wood are accompanied by carefully selected materials of a similar classic beauty. Marble and other natural stones for their cool, elegant expression that complements the warm expression of the wood. Linoleum for its pleasant tactual qualities. Iron, copper and brass for contrast and accent.
Garde Hvalsøe’s universe is based on natural materials that provide inspiration due to their textural quality, diversity and historical roots. The grain in old Danish oak tells the story of life in the wood over hundreds of years, while the veins and fossils in the natural stone tell the story of the very creation of earth. Treated with love and respect, these materials will continue to be sources of vitality and beauty well into the future.
Meet the two gentlemen who define every aspect of Garde Hvalsøe, from the big passions and gestures to the tiniest hand-crafted detail. Founder Søren Hvalsøe Garde, who was not satisfied merely to admire the Danish furniture classics but felt compelled to create his own kitchen classic and, later, to craft an entire universe in the same spirit. And Partner and CEO Søren Lundh Aagaard, who, with his keen sense of storytelling, has introduced Garde Hvalsøe on the international design scene – and who is just as dedicated to quality craftsmanship, people and creating settings for life as Garde is. Both are trained cabinetmakers. They love to cook and take an uncompromising approach to cabinetmaking, gastronomy and life in general.
I have always put a priority on quality. My first design investment was four Wegner chairs, PP203s, back in the 1990s. A purchase for life, like my Mogens Koch bookcases, which have only grown more beautiful with time. Iconic Danish cabinetmakers from the 20th century, such as Hans J. Wegner, Mogens Koch and Finn Juhl, are a great source of inspiration. From the outset, my motivation has been my love of classic design and a desire to create bespoke interior solutions of a similar quality and beauty.
My first cabinetmaking workshop was in Ryesgade in Copenhagen, a street that had many small metal and woodworking shops. I secured assignments by going door to door. I grew up with a dad who was always bent over his workbench, making things in wood, so I caught the bug from a young age.
At one point I got together with a group of young architects, including Boje Lundgaard and Lene Tranberg, who went on to found Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects. Initially, our projects were virtually philanthropic in nature, but it was an enjoyable learning experience, because we had such profound mutual respect for one another. And at one point we made a kitchen together. Along with a long and proud craft tradition, that kitchen continues to define Garde Hvalsøe’s design expression.
Wood is an amazing material. Organic and alive. You can create the most beautiful objects. We deal exclusively with natural materials that have a long lifespan. In that regard, I am a bit of dullard – you have to stick to your DNA, and the furniture we make should still look great 40 years from now. That said, occasionally there has to be room for bolder variations.
Dialogue is crucial for creating a good experience. For us and for the client. We work very closely together in a process based on trust and human connectedness.
To me, it is obvious that Garde Hvalsøe’s furniture should be made in Denmark. We have always relied on local production and we keep a close eye on the process. That is the key to excellent quality and sublime craftsmanship.
I never do things by halves. When my wife and I took over a dilapidated flat in a stately building in Copenhagen, we knocked down all the walls before rebuilding the place from scratch and furnishing it with bespoke solutions in a variety of wood types. And, of course, my small glass cabinet showcasing my collection of architect-designed miniature furniture.
There is a basic lesson any successful cabinetmaker has to learn: if the base is not good, the furniture will never be good. If the frame is crooked, the drawers will not line up. If the wood has not been properly dried, cracks will emerge. A quality outcome requires quality materials.
In the past, Garde and I did all the work ourselves, gluing, planing, crafting side by side in the workshop. Today, we fill other roles in the company, but we still get into the detail, and we take the craft seriously – and personally. It’s all or nothing. Perfection at the highest level. And the materials are the best we can get our hands on.
We create solutions that go beyond aesthetics. In giving shape to a space, the key is to put yourself in the client’s shoes. It is a feeling that has to be translated into form. A story to be told.
Presenting a project, in flesh and blood, to the client is always a big moment. It is the culmination of a long, intensive process where we strive to bring creativity and technical aspects together and meet the client’s expectations.
We remain true to the tradition of cabinetmaking and classic furniture design from the 1950s. There is no detail that does not serve a purpose. And we remain true to our own curiosity and desire to push the envelope. Developing designs for connoisseurs is a demanding endeavour.
A wooden floor may have survived 300 years, 3 wars and 100 balls – and show its age without being ruined. Aged by the march of history. A stylish design is pointless if it does not age beautifully. That is not good enough for us.
My own kitchen is an important space in our home. A gathering place and a workstation. We cook for many people here, and there has to be room for a deer when I’ve been hunting. We love venison. But it doesn’t have to be fine cuisine every day; on some days, our kids will cook up spaghetti and meat sauce.
Garde Hvalsøe’s collection springs from the Danish furniture tradition. As a celebration of iconic cabinetmakers and proud craftsmanship, our design philosophy is simple: hand-crafting and a timeless aesthetic combined with natural materials form the backbone of a collection that has been a study in the art of simplification and uncompromising quality from day one.
Every single design is specially adapted and built for the individual project. That is how we have always done it, and that is how we have expanded and refined the collection. The differences among the individual models and pieces of furniture lie in the details. The height of the drawers. The technical construction. All the hand-crafted and aesthetic refinements that combine to form an extraordinary framework for unique solutions.
Designed by architects Boje Lundgaard and Lene Tranberg in 1992
A born design classic by virtue of its obvious quality, visible finger joints and well-balanced proportions with references to a long sideboard or chest of drawers. The Lundgaard & Tranberg model consists of a cabinet that frames three finger-jointed drawers with two identical top drawers and a tall bottom drawer. In the honest and authentic design, the gaps between the drawers offer a discreet glimpse of their content and also serve as grips.
The Lundgaard & Tranberg model is available with three drawers in height.
Designed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde in 1999
A distinctive aspect of the Minimal model is the floating expression of the drawers. The cabinet is pulled back, creating an open space around each drawer and a shadow effect. The result is an elegant, almost graphic expression that highlights the drawers beautifully. The gap between the drawers acts as a grip. The frame consists of a veneered U-shaped cabinet with an individually selected worktop.
The Minimal model is available with two or three drawers in height.
Developed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde in 2000
The Kabinet model has a classical expression with visible finger joints and clear references to a sideboard or chest of drawers. The drawers are placed in a single cabinet that frames each of the drawer sections and underscores the experience of a well-composed hand-crafted piece of furniture. The gap between the drawers acts as a grip. The individually selected worktop elegantly floats above the veneered cabinet.
The Kabinet model is available with two or three drawers in height.
Designed by Martin Hoelgaard in 2005
The Hoelgaard model has a traditional furniture construction and stands out with a tightly defined grip line that creates a unique graphic expression. The finger-jointed drawers are placed in a single cabinet that frames each drawer. The grip is integrated into the body of the cabinet in the form of a small opening in the transverse centrally placed bar on the front – an elegant detail that also reduces visibility into the drawer. End walls, base and top are veneered and combined with an individually selected worktop.
The Hoelgaard model is available with two or three drawers in height.
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Søren Hvalsøe Garde and Martin Hoelgaard in 2013The Solid model is a modern classic made of massive wooden planks as a celebration of nature’s own creation. The long, wide planks continue across the finger-jointed drawer fronts, highlighting the beautiful grain. The chamfered drawer sides make it possible to place the drawers in close extension of each other, providing the unbroken aesthetic impression of a single plank. The solid cabinet with a rebate front elegantly frames the drawer sections but can also be combined with an individually selected worktop. The gap between the drawers acts as a grip.
The Solid model is available with two or three drawers in height.
Designed by OEO Studio in 2016
The OEO model adds a new dimension to Garde Hvalsøe’s signature design with a striking expression that celebrates sublime craftsmanship and cabinetmaking traditions with inspiration from Japan. Each drawer section is covered with vertical slats in solid wood. As a unique detail, the sections are separated by vertical raw-steel bars in a sophisticated meeting of raw and refined materials. The vertical grip is elegantly milled into the front. The drawer sections are framed by a combination of wood and raw steel and an individually selected worktop.
The OEO model is available with two main drawers in height.
Designed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde in 2020
The Framed model has a unique design and an exceptional expression with a case in patinated copper or zinc framing wooden drawers. In an elegant detail, the cabinet has an oblique profile that lends the drawers a floating appearance. The solid drawers are joined with hidden dovetail joints, which in combination with the recessed partitions makes it possible to present the grain of the wood in an unbroken pattern. The gaps between the drawers act as grips, while the cabinet frame also serves as a worktop.
The Framed model is available with two or three drawers in height.
Designed by Thomas Lykke/OEO Studio in 2020
The Lykke model celebrates a classic and timeless expression with subtle details. Unlike a traditional cabinetmaker’s kitchen, it is modular, which provides a high degree of flexibility in installation. The model has an almost floating expression, with a metal plinth that strikes a contrast to the body in solid wood. The worktop has an elegant and similarly floating appearance thanks to its slightly raised position and the use of a shadow-groove trim, while the visible finger joints complete the impression of a classic cabinetmaker’s kitchen in a modern interpretation.
The Lykke model is available with three drawers in height.
Designed by Baks Arkitekter in 2021
The Layer model has a quintessentially Nordic expression with architectural precision and elegant lines that bring out new aspects of sublime craftmanship. The simple fronts lend the design a light natural expression, and like the rest of the furniture, they are hand-crafted to perfection. All superfluous details have been pared away – there are no plinths, grips or visible joints. Instead, the elements have a simple design expression that lends the kitchen its unique character. Layer adds a vertical look to the collection.
The Layer model is available with three inner drawers in height.
Designed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde and Martin Hoelgaard in 2011
Elegant tall cabinet in uncompromising quality. Cabinet fronts and interior are adapted to individual needs and the desired expression of the project. The cabinet is available in linoleum, veneer or melamine and is pulled back to provide some open space around each door. That creates a shadow effect and results in a graphic expression that frames the cabinet as well as the individual doors. The interior of the cabinet is adapted to individual needs, for example to accommodate a built-in refrigerator, freezer, wine refrigerator, dishwasher, oven or other elements.
Some projects go beyond our signature designs. We have more than 30 years’ experience in creating hand-crafted furniture for kitchens, bathrooms and other interior solutions in cooperation with leading architects and interior designers. A bespoke solution from Garde Hvalsøe can be scaled to any level a project calls for, from hallway furniture or shelving to a unique kitchen design or complete interior solutions. Whether the assignment is to remake a built-in furniture piece in a listed building or maximizing a smaller space to its fullest, we have the knowledge and expertise to create a solution with equal emphasis on functionality and aesthetics. Every bespoke furniture piece is made to last and carries the same qualities as a signature Garde Hvalsøe design.
Designed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde in 2005
Luxury wardrobe in a light, straightforward and timeless design rooted in the Danish furniture tradition. GH Wardrobe consists of an elegant cabinet front with a solid frame and veneer moulding with solid glued-on slats. The interior of the cabinet is adapted to individual needs, underscoring the bespoke character of hand-crafted furniture.
Designed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde in 2015
A classic panelled door in exceptional hand-crafted quality. With its stylish and subtle look, the door is an exclusive design element. The frame is made of wood with either solid wood or veneer panels. The panels have a shadow-groove trim for a lighter and more sophisticated look. GH Door is unframed and comes with a visible or invisible doorjamb that is elegantly rounded and mounted with a shadowgroove trim for a light modern expression.
Designed by Søren Hvalsøe Garde in 1995
An almost transparent and timeless piece of furniture of superb elegance that beautifully frames its contents. The frame of GH Glass Cabinet is beautifully mitred with a visible wood joint, while the two doors are mounted with flap hinges for an exclusive expression. Two glass shelves promote the light, elegant appearance and highlight the backboard. The result is a hand-crafted piece of furniture with an inherent quality of timelessness.
To transform your dreams and ideas into a unique interior solution we work hand-in-hand with you every step of the way.
Our solutions are based on personal dialogue and a process that, like our furniture, is custom-designed for you, because every project comes with its own challenges and possibilities. It also makes a difference whether the location is in Denmark or abroad. What never varies is that we leave nothing to chance and that we remain dedicated to your project, right until the presentation of the finished result and even beyond.
We work from Denmark, where we can keep a close eye on the local production of all Garde Hvalsøe furniture. And we personally handle the delivery, installation and hand-over of all projects. That is our key to securing sublime quality.
This is a book of dreams come true – hopefully it will inspire you to pursue your own dreams.
Meet us online or visit one of our showrooms in Copenhagen or Aarhus – a unique opportunity for experiencing a Danish signature design, quality cabinetmaking and sublime craftsmanship first-hand. We are always happy to offer advice to help you realize your dreams.
Based on a dialogue about preferences, ideas, needs and possibilities we draw up a cost estimate. The next phase is a detailed design proposal aimed at achieving the optimal solution for your project.
When the design proposal and quotation are finalized and approved, you receive an order confirmation for your final approval.
We take measurements on site and prepare the final working drawings for your Garde Hvalsøe furniture. Production takes place in Denmark in cooperation with experienced cabinetmakers. A bespoke hand-crafted solution takes great care to be perfected, and production time will vary depending on the degree of complexity involved.
Our in-house installation professionals have many years’ experience with Garde Hvalsøe’s design and expertise in bespoke interior solutions.
The final stage of the process is the hand-over, where we review the end result together. This is a big and important moment – also for Garde Hvalsøe.
Published by Garde Hvalsøe, Copenhagen 2023
Second edition, print run 1500
Creative direction by Femmes Régionales
Graphic design by Michael Kornmaaler
Text by Charlotte Kristine Skov, Ordstudio
Printed by Søren Hørdum
Photo credit:
Irina Boersma, Stine Christiansen, Dinesen, Anders Hviid, Maja Karen, Heidi Lerkenfeldt, Jens Markus Lindhe, Paul Raeside, Michael Rygaard, Morten Søby, Peter Theglev, David Thulstrup, Ditte Isager, Pernille Vest, Merete Vyff, Joachim Wichmann and Birgitta Wolfgang Bjørnvad
Meet us: gardehvalsoe.dk
Head Office
Esplanaden 8A, ground floor
1263 Copenhagen Denmark
Showroom
Esplanaden 8D, ground floor
1263 Copenhagen Denmark
Showroom
Mejlborg, Kystvejen 65
8000 Aarhus
Denmark
Contact:
+45 7022 2260
mail@gardehvalsoe.dk
No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from Garde Hvalsøe.
To us, it is essential to stay true to the rhythm that is our signature. Therein lies the key to creating the world of tomorrow, which –in our understanding of life and craft – has to be built of quality materials in honest, thoughtful designs with a timeless beauty to be appreciated by generations to come.
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