AT HOME WITH

Michael Dansk.

Meet Michael Dansk. A Copenhagen-based creative

who since childhood has been intrigued by great

design and today has turned this fascination into a

career.

Tell us a about yourself.

My name is Michael. I am a 32-year-old Copenhagen-

based creative consultant working in the field of

culture and design. Basically, what I do is tell stories

in images and words to bring brands to life. For

many years, I worked as a magazine editor before

I started my own business a few years ago. Besides

this, I share my passion for interior, art and design

via my Instagram channel @MichaelDansk. My take

on interior is maybe a little more colourful than

the typical Scandinavian, but colour and art simply

inspire me. I live with my partner and two children

in the heart of Copenhagen’s lively Nørrebro

neighbourhood surrounded by all sorts of cafes, bars

and small shops.

How did you get into interior design?

I have always loved interior, growing up in a family

of architects, I knew all the big names in Danish

design before I was even 10 years old. Until 5 years

ago, it was merely a hobby for me. I was working as

a fashion editor for a DK magazine and one day, I

was simply asked to cover all interior related content

as well. From there my career sort of shifted more

and more towards interior and design, and today

almost all of my clients are within this area. So in a

way, my childhood passion ended up growing into a

profession.

Where do you find inspiration?

I am lucky to work with a great number of talented

people within the field of interior design on a daily

basis, so I really get a lot of inspiration from the

people around me and their individual ways of

working. Besides this, art is a massive inspiration to

me. I collect works by young Scandinavian artists,

and often use works of art to set the mood in interior

styling and other visual projects. I have always been

fascinated by names like Vilhelm Lundstrøm, his

way of combining colour and shape is truly genius.

Besides this, I think my style is very much influenced

by different elements. My background in fashion, my

love for travels and culture, my passion for art and

my interest in architecture.

What is your relationship with Verner Panton?

Panton and I go way back. I grew up with several

Panton designs in my childhood home, and

remember seeing a fantastic Panton exhibition at

Trapholt museum, when I was a kid. Naturally, the

Panton Globe was the first lamp I bought, when I got

my first apartment in Copenhagen 10 years ago.

BRAND BOOK

Welle 4 and Welle 6 (Vidar 542 & 1511. Kvadrat).

Photo: Monica Steffensen

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