Halden Studio
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Interior design studio, Copenhagen

Rooms composedin light.

Halden Studio designs quiet homes, beginning with where the sun falls in the morning and ending with the last lamp of the evening.

01 / 08Ground

A hand-knotted rug in undyed wool settles the room.

01 / 08Ground

A hand-knotted rug in undyed wool settles the room.

Light at07:20

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01 / Philosophy

Our philosophy

We design a room the way light moves through it: slowly, and with intention. Every Halden interior begins with a study of the sun and ends with the lamps lit, so that a home feels as considered at midnight as it does at noon.

Founded in Copenhagen in 2009 by Ingrid Halden, the studio now works with a small team of architects, joiners and lighting designers across Europe.

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Fig. 02
Lune armchair in undyed bouclé, basalt side tableDrag to turn
Years of practice
1701
Homes completed
21402
Countries
1103

02 / Selected projects

05 homes

A selection of recent residences across Europe. Each began as a model on our studio table and a set of drawings of the sun.

Every home on this page began as a model on our table.

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03 / The light switch

Before we choose a single chair, we map how daylight crosses each room through the year, then plan the evening as a second room of its own: low lamps where people gather, very little from above.

Time of day

10:50
SunriseNoonSunset

04 / Halden furniture

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Ostra lounge chair

A low, deep chair for reading by a window. The solid timber frame is joined without screws, and the cushions are filled with wool so they soften over the years rather than flatten.

W 78 × D 82 × H 72 cm, seat 38 cm

FrameOak
UpholsteryLinen

Each piece is made to order in eight to ten weeks. Ask us for a sample of any finish.

05 / Material library

Our library holds more than four hundred samples, each from a quarry, mill or workshop we have visited. These eight appear in almost every home we make.

  • White oak

    01
    Origin
    Burgundy, France
    Used in
    Marlow House panelling
    Finish
    Quarter sawn, hard-wax oiled

  • Travertine

    02
    Origin
    Tivoli, Italy
    Used in
    Casa Lume coffee table
    Finish
    Unfilled, honed, vein cut

  • Belgian linen

    03
    Origin
    Flanders, Belgium
    Used in
    Villa Lario curtains
    Finish
    Heavyweight, stone washed

  • Brushed brass

    04
    Origin
    Birmingham, England
    Used in
    Casa Lume fittings
    Finish
    Unlacquered, ages by hand

  • Lime plaster

    05
    Origin
    Puglia, Italy
    Used in
    Via Tivoli stair
    Finish
    Two coats, burnished

  • Black walnut

    06
    Origin
    Pennsylvania, USA
    Used in
    Ostra lounge chair
    Finish
    Rift sawn, oiled

  • Wool bouclé

    07
    Origin
    Biella, Italy
    Used in
    Marlow House sofa
    Finish
    Undyed, looped yarn

  • Blackened steel

    08
    Origin
    Sheffield, England
    Used in
    Via Tivoli shelving
    Finish
    Hot blackened, waxed

06 / Plan to model

Every line is drawn before anything is built.

  1. 01

    Listen

  2. 02

    Draft

  3. 03

    Source

  4. 04

    Install

We spend the first weeks in your home at different hours, noting where the light falls and how you actually live.

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Fig. 06, plan at 1:50

Østerbro apartment, 70 m²

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07 / Walkthrough

Step inside the Østerbro apartment.

Scroll to walk from the kitchen to the bedroom. Pause anywhere and move your cursor to look around.

Now in

Kitchen and dining

08 / Journal

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09 / Enquire