Layers of living: At home with Simone Noa
Simone Noa at home in Copenhagen with her daughter, where a thoughtful mix of textures and details shapes the atmosphere.
EVERY EVENING, Simone Noa ends her day with a ritual: scrolling through auction listings before bed. She’s looking for something specific, though she can’t always pinpoint what. A chair with uneven stitching. A table with small marks worn into its surface. Objects that carry, in their imperfections, evidence of a life lived.
“I love spotting pieces that aren’t perfect,” Simone says. “You can tell someone really thought about it, worked on it, maybe even made a mistake along the way. It’s fascinating to me.”
Sometimes she buys something without knowing where it will go. That uncertainty, she says, is part of the pleasure, letting a piece find its own place over time.
In the corner sits the Orbo lounge chair, whose soft, generously rounded embrace invites you to unwind and relax after a long day.
The bookshelf holds a selection of beautiful objects. Made of travertine, the Tvara books stand is perfect for displaying your favorite books.
Her home in Copenhagen reflects this sensibility in every room. Considered, but never constrained by meticulous curation. Personal without feeling overly precious. The bookshelf has been thoughtfully arranged, each title and object placed with intention. Yet the corners are where life unfolds in all its spontaneity: a jacket folded over a chair, things landing where the day takes them.
Simone approached the space as a blank canvas, guided by color as mood, with each room in conversation with the next.
“I’m very conscious of creating a subtle thread that runs throughout a home,” she explains. “So even if the tones shift, there’s always a dialogue between them. Color sets the emotional temperature for me.”
From there, larger pieces found their place: a vintage dining table, a worn dresser, a sculptural sofa – each one anchoring the room and playing into its mood. Then, layer by layer: texture, art, the collected and the found. “That’s when a space truly comes alive,” she says.
“I’m drawn to what feels timeless, but never predictable,” Simone Noa says.
The oak Muru high chair, complete with a seat cushion, serves from a baby’s very first meals through the toddler years.
The striped Rico Piccolo chair is a slightly more compact version of Ferm Living’s beloved Rico lounge chair.
There’s also room for creativity at home.
Materials, too, are approached through a practical lens. A sofa has to be somewhere you can curl up barefoot without thinking twice. A chair has to earn its place through use. There’s a love of contrast here as well: something soft like bouclé or brushed wool paired with something more raw: wood, linen, metal.
“That mix makes a space feel layered and interesting,” she says. For Simone, beautiful things have to be lived in. Pieces that looked right but felt wrong have been replaced. Every new object must pass one simple test: could it find its place in the next home? Would it still feel like hers?
The reddish-brown Boda chair is a versatile seat that pairs beautifully with a variety of dining tables and other chairs.
The dark brown Plyo ottoman brings a playful, sculptural touch to living spaces throughout the home.
With the arrival of her daughter, the rhythm of the home shifted. Vases moved to higher shelves, the floor opened up for play, and a new rule took hold: tidy when you’re done.
“I don’t want her to feel like she can’t move or play,” Simone says, “but I also don’t want to lose the things that make the apartment feel like me.”
Motherhood, perhaps unexpectedly, has only deepened her relationship with the space, keeping some corners calm enough to breathe in, while allowing the rest to remain flexible.
“It’s all about balance. Letting her explore and play while maintaining a sense of calm and rhythm in everyday life.”
The Feve kids’ table, paired with a matching stool, makes the perfect first desk for little ones to draw, craft, and write at.
The Feve kids’ furniture is made from durable, certified ash wood that develops a beautiful patina over time and with use.
The Tilu baby cot is a versatile bed designed to grow with your child, from the very first days through the toddler years.
Made from durable oak, the Tilu baby cot grows more beautiful with age and everyday use.
What comes through, in both Simone’s home and her thinking, is a genuine ease with imperfection, an appreciation for objects that show their history of use. The uneven stitch, the subtle mark, the sense that something has been truly lived with.
This way of living feels aligned with the ethos of Ferm Living’s Spring/Summer 2026 Collection, an exploration of the composed and the imperfect, finding beauty in the enduring qualities of crafted objects that carry the marks of touch and time.
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Published on 31 Mar, 2026
