Text and captions taken from ELLE Decor Italia and
roughly translated to english. Read the original article in Italian
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| Only apparently disordered, the library of Wolfgang Behnken apartment in Hamburg. The creative director of Young & Rubican has recently renovated space in the open, mixing historical pieces of Bauhaus design icons, such as the Eames Louge Chair and lamp Arteluce, here at the opening and art objects. |
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| In the study, the center, table with chairs PK 11 PK55 by Poul Kjaerholm (1957), Serge Mouille lamps(1950) and Christian Dell and, on the left, the Eames armchair with stool. On the wall, works of Simon, and Bourke-White and Castell on the threshold, books of Hermann Hesse, Werner Bokelberg, Jan Michael and Robert Lebeck. |
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| On the table, books and catalogs Weber and Avedon, the drawer of Milo Baughman Whitney (1955) and thewall of white Eames chair. |
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| In the living room, fireplace two lithographs by Jean Arp (1957) and a work of Moholy (1924). Gray velvetsofa and chairs Florence Knoll and wall lamps by Serge Mouille (1950. |
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| In the foreground, a symbolic pile of books next to the lamp Arteluce. |
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| Walnut table of G. Nakashima (1958) with Barcelona chairs by Mies van der Rohe. Behind the wicker armchairs M. R. Visser and leather Hausmann for Wohnbedarf AG. Besides, the lamp and table white IsamoNaguchi of Jean Prouve. |
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| Wolfgang Behnken, owner. |
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| The kitchen chairs by Jasper Morrison for Vitra. On the left, the oven Imperial model. |
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| The dining room with oak table by Andreas Zimmermann and the hanging lamp Lid S. Bergne for Oluce. |
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| The bathroom with wash basins and taps Pozzi Ginori Czech & Speake. Meyer Vipp lamps and container.On the floor, ceramic mosaic. |
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| In the bedroom, two beliefs maple tailored by Andreas Zimmermann, coffee table by Marcel Breuer and lamp with shade of black Christian Dell. |
Among the oaks and sycamores in Hamburg, the refuge of the creative guru Wolfgang Behnken. 300 square meters of real interior design, where the iconic pieces of modern art will find the right balance between works of art and photography.
by: Marc Heldens
He has more bridges than Venice and is the largest port in Germany with the highest number of credit cards: Hamburg, after all, is also a city humble, open to the world and contamination. This is the home of fashion icons such as Karl Lagerfeld and guru of the film and advertising, among them Wolfgang Behnken, creative director at Young & Rubicam (the famous advertising agency). Wolfgang has chosen a special place to live with vintage pieces and modern art, graphic design and photography: 300 square meters with the green of the oaks and historic homes Neo-Baroque.
At the entrance, in the chaotic library, a library and big huge piles of photography books on Mario Testino, Helmut Newton, to name a few, and beside the sofa Barcelona Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the wooden chair by Erich Dieckmann. "It may seem chaotic, but I also blind, I always know where to find my books.When I need something, take it from the stack and then put it back exactly the same place. My wife and I bought this apartment in 1985, my three children, Johanna, Simon and Antonia were born here. It was so great that I did not know what to do. "Today, after the divorce, we live with the new companion, Manja Stuhlmann-Laeisz. "Slowly" - continues the creative - "the possibilities of the apartment have emerged very clearly: the interior design project was born as a compromise between the search for beauty and passion. When I bought the first work of Cartier-Bresson, I started my private collection of my nature, and official art collector. Shortly after I started the second, of vintage furniture. From an early age, I was always fascinated by the Bauhaus style. I was almost a kind of food traveler, I scoured antique shops everywhere and modern. "
Several years ago, during a visit allla Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin met with Wolfgang Heinz Berggruen, "who, after having autographed his book, he told me that the volume that I had just purchased, belonged to a collection of about 110 pieces published between 1950 and 1990. " It 'been a while. Today the collection is complete, except for the No 2. "I therefore appeal to readers looking for the Katalog der Galerie Berggruen, Paris: Henri Matisse. Gravures récentes. 1952. No. 2 ".
Photos: Marc Seelen
