Aluminium furniture for Anne Black store
The new Anne Black store, which already possesses so much inherent character, my instinct was to inhabit it slowly. Rather than rushing toward a finalized layout, the ambition has been to remain in an experimental phase for as long as possible, allowing the space to evolve organically and adapt through day-to-day use, revealing how it is best utilized.
The spatial design has become an exploration of contrasts and composition. Minimal aluminium furniture and functional installations, designed around the logic of standard aluminium sheet dimensions and extrusion profiles, this rigid logic is deliberately set against objects with a more poetic and decorative presence. Among them is the restored hull of a Greenlandic kayak—nearly six metres long—which was rescued earlier this year from being cut up and used as firewood.
Together, these elements create a framework that allows the clothing and objects in the store to exist comfortably somewhere between the functional and the ornamental. The resulting interventions, rather than seeking resolution, embrace tension and coexistence. Ultimately, the work does not aim to occupy the space so much as actively respond to it, becoming a natural part of the room’s ongoing evolution.
Client: Anne Black
Location: Tullinsgade 21, Copenhagen, Denmark
Period: January 2026 - ongoing project
Twin Ladders was developed as the second installation piece for the new Anne Black Store. The work consists of a pair of wall-mounted ladders, handmade from solid aluminum profiles and finished with hardwax oil to ensure durability and longevity.
The design incorporates repurposed skateboard trucks, allowing the ladders to slide flat against the wall and create additional floor space during exhibitions and events. Each ladder is constructed from 12 meters of 80×10 mm and 6 meters of 40×10 mm solid aluminum profiles, resulting in a minimal amount of scrap material.
All leftover pieces were carefully accounted for and integrated into the planning of a subsequent exhibition, Repeatable Process — an ongoing exploration of how in-house material waste can be reintegrated into future works.