Garde Hvalsøe - A tale of life and craft

Created in collaboration with this interpretation of our Layer kitchen explores how colour can transform wood while allowing its natural character to remain.⁠
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Brushed ash, painted surfaces, warm oak, and Koshido detailing come together in a composition shaped by material, proportion, and craftsmanship.⁠
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Experience the kitchen at where it remains on display.

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Where every piece begins.⁠
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This is where wood is transformed through skilled hands, careful attention, and generations of cabinetmaking knowledge. The workshop is more than a place of production - it’s where materials, craftsmanship, and people come together every day.⁠
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Every piece is crafted in Denmark.⁠
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Layer in Aarhus.⁠
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Set within the historic Mejlborg building, our Aarhus showroom brings together heritage architecture and contemporary cabinetmaking.⁠
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Defined by its uninterrupted vertical grain, Layer is a study in rhythm, proportion, and restraint. Free from handles, plinths, and visible joints, its sculptural expression allows the natural beauty of the wood to take centre stage.⁠
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Visit our showroom in Aarhus to experience it in person.⁠
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Rather than defining the space, the kitchen becomes part of it.⁠
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Crafted in white-oiled ash, with a lava stone countertop our Solid kitchen shares the home’s restrained material palette and architectural language, creating an expression that feels considered, cohesive, and built to last. ⁠
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Some moments are worth looking back on.⁠
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Thank you to everyone who joined us during this year’s ⁠
It was a pleasure to welcome so many familiar and new faces into our showroom and share conversations around craftsmanship, materials, and design.⁠
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TEMPUS, curated by .vest in collaboration with remains on view until 31 August.⁠
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We hope to welcome you back next year for taking place 9–11 June 2027.⁠
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Until then, we look forward to seeing you in our showroom.⁠
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In one corner of our showroom, our signature Layer kitchen unfolds as an architectural composition.

Vertical lines, tactile materials, and carefully considered proportions create a kitchen defined by rhythm, depth, and craftsmanship.

Developed in collaboration with .

Step Inside Our Universe

Beyond the workshop. Beyond the finished project.
Our showroom is a place to experience the materials, craftsmanship, and atmosphere that define Garde Hvalsøe.

Visit us in our Copenhagen showroom and discover TEMPUS, our current exhibition, on view until 31 August.
Step inside.
 
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Made to Return.

A kitchen we built in 2015 has come home. After ten years of everyday use, it returns not as a restoration project, but as a testament to longevity, craftsmanship, and design that endures.

We presented the kitchen at , and you can still experience it as part of our exhibition TEMPUS, on view until 31 August.

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Made to Return.

At the centre of our showroom stands a kitchen we built in 2015. After a decade of daily life, it has returned home.
Not as a restoration project, but as proof that good design is measured over time.
Crafted in HeartOak, the kitchen required very little work. Refurbished appliances from and a restored faucet from the Toni Vintage Repair Shop continue the same philosophy: carrying quality forward rather than replacing it.

Made to Return marks the beginning of a new initiative, where previous kitchens and interior solutions are bought back, restored, and brought into new homes.
Discover it as part of TEMPUS during

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