Shared Space: Silke Bonde Atelier & Établi in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen

In a light-filled corner of Frederiksberg, artist Silke Bonde and Pierre-Gabriel Bucher of Établi have created a shared space that is part atelier, part showroom. The 72-square-meter interior now serves as both Bonde’s working atelier and Établi’s Scandinavian base for Alpes Inox, the storied Italian maker of freestanding stainless-steel kitchen systems.

Bonde, whose practice celebrates the tactile and analogue, had been searching for a place that could hold both her practice and her community—a space for working, exhibiting, and gathering. Bucher, who has represented Alpes Inox for nearly a decade across Switzerland, France, and Berlin, was meanwhile seeking a Copenhagen home for the brand’s modular, high-nickel stainless kitchens.

Their paths met at Forhåbningsholms Allé 30, where an existing glass ceiling and generous windows invite in northern light. Together, they renovated the interior with Douglas fir flooring from German brand Hiram, white linseed paint from Linolie & Pigment, and a restrained mix of lighting. Opened in early summer, the studio-showroom stands as both workspace and meeting point—a place where art and function, paper and steel, process and modular design thoughtfully converge.

Photographs courtesy of Silke Bonde.

Above: A photo from the Silke Bonde Atelier & Établi summer opening gathering. Next summer they intend to host different events with a focus on food and creatives. Above: Bonde’s studio table is at the center of the space with a vintage stool and slat chairs. The perimeter is outfitted with the multifunctional, modular systems from Alpes Inox. Above: Bonde’s practice consists of transforming flat cotton paper with aquarelle. Above: Just as the kitchen components move throughout the space, so too does Bonde’s atelier. Here, her work table has been reconfigured near the back of the space with works on display. Above the table are a pair of Charlotte Perriand’s Potence Pivotante Sconce available from Nemo. Above: Bonde applying the aquarelle to her textural works. Above: Artwork, color palettes, and stainless storage meet. Above: A detail of Alpes Inox worktables complete with gas hob and a sink. Above: Small hand painted paper figurines from Bonde in the window display. Above: An Alpes Inox rolling cart/shelf and two worktables—a washing and cooking component—back to back. Above: A wider view of the space feels like the kitchen of an artist–which, in a sense, is what Silke Bonde Atelier & Établi actually is. Above: High-nickel stainless is highly reflective, even in evening light. In the window is the Dominique Perrault and Gaelle Lauriot-Prevost Tube 360 design for DCW Editions.

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