What Belongs
R - What first drew you to mid-century design, and has that pull changed over time?
F. K - Hard to say but definitely the aesthetics in combination with the historical importance of each object and what it has become today. I've always been a collector of something and enjoy the "hunt", remember as a kid I was pretty obsessed with hockey cards and that obsession has for sure transferred into more grown up things once I've become older.
F. K - Hard to say but definitely the aesthetics in combination with the historical importance of each object and what it has become today. I've always been a collector of something and enjoy the "hunt", remember as a kid I was pretty obsessed with hockey cards and that obsession has for sure transferred into more grown up things once I've become older.
R- How do you decide what a space needs before anything is placed inside it?
F. K - Besides the more important and functional things like tables, chairs, sofa and so on it's all about what I enjoy seeing when entering a room. Also, the impressions I want to make and what feelings I have after leaving it.
F. K - Besides the more important and functional things like tables, chairs, sofa and so on it's all about what I enjoy seeing when entering a room. Also, the impressions I want to make and what feelings I have after leaving it.
"I would say the historical importance"
R - How does a piece of furniture earn its place in your gallery?
F. K - I would say the historical importance, aesthetic and of course what I believe in. But I have built this gallery by buying things I really enjoy and could bring into my own home or life and feel good about.
F. K - I would say the historical importance, aesthetic and of course what I believe in. But I have built this gallery by buying things I really enjoy and could bring into my own home or life and feel good about.
"Sometimes the "wrong" can be right"
R - In a space, what role should furniture play? Should it lead or quietly support?
F. K - I think it's a balance of both. I love when you can find collectible things with a natural function that does not take much place. Everything cannot be "conversation pieces" but a mix of simple, not very stand out pieces and some "misplaced" things will make the room come alive and create contrast. I think that is very important to make something interesting. Sometimes the "wrong" can be right.
F. K - I think it's a balance of both. I love when you can find collectible things with a natural function that does not take much place. Everything cannot be "conversation pieces" but a mix of simple, not very stand out pieces and some "misplaced" things will make the room come alive and create contrast. I think that is very important to make something interesting. Sometimes the "wrong" can be right.
R - Is there a material or finish you return to often, even without meaning to?
F. K - Natural materials like wood, leather, stone / marble are for me the core. These are the materials that will age most beautifully and create stories. Then you can add basically whatever you like and prefer. A wooden table with some watermarks will always, good or bad, bring back memories or can easily have a good store to share or remember.
R - Can you recall the last piece that surprised you? Not in price, but in presence.
F. K - I have recently become really interested in more "modern" things like the Swedish designer Mats Theselius and works by for example Gaetano Pesce. Put those things as "accessories" in an environment with designs by Nakashima, Wegner or other more "well made" cabinetmaker pieces and you will see and understand.
F. K - Natural materials like wood, leather, stone / marble are for me the core. These are the materials that will age most beautifully and create stories. Then you can add basically whatever you like and prefer. A wooden table with some watermarks will always, good or bad, bring back memories or can easily have a good store to share or remember.
R - Can you recall the last piece that surprised you? Not in price, but in presence.
F. K - I have recently become really interested in more "modern" things like the Swedish designer Mats Theselius and works by for example Gaetano Pesce. Put those things as "accessories" in an environment with designs by Nakashima, Wegner or other more "well made" cabinetmaker pieces and you will see and understand.
R - How do you approach restoring or presenting vintage pieces without overworking them?
F. K - Unless nothing is broken or obviously needs to be cleaned, I prefer keeping it as original as possible.
R - What makes a home feel settled to you?
F. K - When it's personal and not styled. You should like everything else you do in life, do it for yourself and do what you think it's right. Not to impress others. That's how I try to live my life and as long I'm happy and my decisions make me feel good I must be doing something right…
Fredrik is wearing the Roper Shit in Black
F. K - Unless nothing is broken or obviously needs to be cleaned, I prefer keeping it as original as possible.
R - What makes a home feel settled to you?
F. K - When it's personal and not styled. You should like everything else you do in life, do it for yourself and do what you think it's right. Not to impress others. That's how I try to live my life and as long I'm happy and my decisions make me feel good I must be doing something right…
Fredrik is wearing the Roper Shit in Black
