Living with Fredericia: Three Danish homes, three ways

Fredericia Corona chair — Fredericia’s timeless designs, like Poul M. Volther’s sculptural Corona Chair, bring character and continuity into everyday homes.

From a compact family apartment and a brand-new harbor flat to a quietly poetic houseboat, three Copenhagen homes show how Fredericia’s designs become part of daily life. Classics and contemporary pieces alike move with their owners – gathering memories and making room for what matters.

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FOR THIS FEATURE, we brought together three stories from Fredericia to explore how design lives inside real homes. In Nørrebro, jewelry designer Bolette Nord and her family embrace a minimalist edit of materials and forms, from the gifted J39 chair to Jørgen Gammelgaard’s Folding Stool and a Mono Pouf paired with their reupholstered sofa.

Across the harbor in Nordhavn, PR manager Line Dalgaard layers sentimental heirlooms with art and color. Two Corona Chairs from her childhood home and well-traveled Spine bar stools show how design can carry memory into new settings.

Further south at Ved Slusen, architects Eva Bo Geisler and Nikola Antonijevic designed their own 100-square-meter houseboat, where birch veneer, stainless details, and built-ins frame a quiet minimalism. For them, the J39 – familiar from student days – remains a lasting touchstone.

Together, these homes reveal that living with design is less about display than continuity: objects that serve, stories that grow, and rooms that feel like you. Take a closer look inside these Copenhagen interiors!

Bolette Nord and her family — In their Nørrebro apartment, Bolette and Albert have created a home that balances warmth, function, and design.

At home with Bolette Nord & Albert Hald-Bjerrum

In Nørrebro, Copenhagen, jewelry designer Bolette Nord and cabinetmaker Albert Hald-Bjerrum have created a warm, harmonious home for themselves and their young child.

With Bolette running her own jewelry brand, Bolet, and Albert co-founding the furniture workshop Bjerrum Beukel Snedkeri, craft and design are at the heart of their everyday life.

Fredericia J39 chair — Fredericia classics such as the J39 chair bring craftsmanship and simplicity to the family’s home.

Living in a compact apartment makes every choice deliberate. “The size of our home and the fact that we have a small child naturally impose constraints,” Bolette says.

“That makes the careful selection of what enters our space even more important.” A minimalist palette and a strong sense of curation give the home its calm and balanced character.

Fredericia Chaconia Chair — Nanna Ditzel’s Chaconia Chair was reissued as a limited edition for her centenary. It complements the coffee table designed and built by the couple themselves.

A reupholstered sofa — The reupholstered sofa anchors the living space.

The couple’s admiration for Danish design has led them to Fredericia. The J39 chair came as a gift, Jørgen Gammelgaard’s Folding Stool was chosen for its elegance, and a Mono Pouf was added to match their reupholstered sofa.

When Fredericia relaunched Nanna Ditzel’s Chaconia Chair for her centenary, they knew it would be the perfect addition: light, compact, and graphically striking. It now sits alongside the coffee table the couple designed and built themselves – a reflection of their shared craft and aesthetic sensibility.

Line Dalgaard portrait — PR manager Line Dalgaard values interiors where function, beauty, and sentiment meet in everyday life.

Inside the home of Line Dalgaard

In Nordhavn, PR manager Line Dalgaard has turned a brand-new apartment into a home full of warmth and personality.

With a career spanning ELLE, Darling Creative Studio, DANSK Magazine, and Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen, Line’s life has always revolved around art, culture, and aesthetics. Her home reflects this balance of the functional, the beautiful, and the personal.

Two Corona Chairs by Poul M. Volther anchor both the living room and the bedroom. Passed down from her parents, they carry memories of her childhood in the city of Fredericia, Denmark.

“The Corona Chair has the perfect slope, making it an armchair disguised as a sculpture,” Line says. “It’s where I find functionality, aesthetics, and homeliness in a single piece.”

Fredericia Spine Wood Base bar stool — Spine Wood Base bar stools by Space Copenhagen, once part of a Copenhagen restaurant, now form the heart of the kitchen.

Apartment in Copenhagen — Line mixes art, heirlooms, and personal finds to add warmth and character to the neutral apartment.

To soften the blank, white canvas of the new-build apartment, Line combined nostalgic heirlooms with contemporary art and thoughtful finds. At the kitchen island, two Spine Wood Base bar stools – rescued from a closed Copenhagen restaurant – carry their own history into the family’s everyday life.

For Line, design is never just decorative. It’s about pieces that serve, endure, and continue to tell their stories.

On board with Eva Bo Geisler & Nikola Antonijevic

On their self-designed houseboat at Ved Slusen, architects Eva Bo Geisler and Nikola Antonijevic live where water and city meet. Inspired by Canadian boathouses, the 100-square-meter residence combines corrugated aluminum panels with light, tactile curtains that echo the exterior.

Inside, modern Japanese minimalism shapes the atmosphere: birch veneer, stainless steel details, and built-in solutions keep the space calm and intentional.

Fredericia Canvas Chair — Versatile lounge chairs, including Fredericia’s Canvas Chair, give flexibility and comfort to the living area.

Every object on board has a role and a story: whether inherited, discovered on travels, or simply loved.

“The items we incorporate into our home hold significance for us. We rarely have duplicates; instead, each piece is its own small work with history and meaning,” Eva notes.

For the couple, their home is a true reflection of identity, carefully built piece by piece.

Fredericia J39 chair in oak — The J39 chairs are deeply personal to Eva and Nikola. They spent years sitting on them during lectures at the Royal Danish Academy.

The J39 chair holds a particularly personal meaning. “Throughout our five years at the Royal Danish Academy, we sat on the J39 during countless lectures. It’s a classic of great quality, yet remarkably informal and accessible.”

Today, alongside versatile lounge chairs and Fredericia’s Canvas Chair – one of their longtime favorites – the J39 continues to anchor daily life on the water.