A few years back we featured the warm but streamlined Copenhagen kitchen of René and Nadine Redzepi (he, the renowned chef and cofounder of Noma, soon to reopen).
Photography courtesy of Garde Hvalsøe and Dinesen, except where noted.
We couldn’t help but wonder how the couple’s home kitchen in the Christianshavn neighborhood of Copenhagen works for them, with its impressively clean countertops, lack of visible appliances, and artful curation.
The couple enlisted Garde Hvalsøe, three cabinetmakers, and an architect working with Dinesen wood to create their custom family kitchen. I wanted a kitchen where there was enough room for a lot of people to be in the kitchen at once.
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
Open shelving on one side of the kitchen island keeps ceramics from Noma on display. I designed my kitchen with a carpenter instead of an architect because the cabinets and countertops are wood, and we wanted someone who intimately understood that material.
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
The versatile shelving, styled with glassware. RM: What’s your rule of thumb for having a well-stocked kitchen that doesn’t feel cluttered?
Photograph by Ditte Isager.
Nadine by the woodstove.
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
Cooking essentials are kept near the stove, including on the vent hood above.
A weathered brass sink is integrated with the spacious countertop. RM: Which unexpected tool in your kitchen gets a lot of use?
Go-to storage containers, at Noma and at home. NLR: I use the same clear containers from Noma (similar to Tupperware) to keep ingredients organized.
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
Large ceramic pots hold much-reached-for kitchen tools. Rubber-tip tongs, in a ceramic jar on the countertop.
Inside the Redzepis’ well-ordered drawers. RM: What’s in your most-opened kitchen drawer?
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
The elevated cart: Shelves on wheels keep everyday ceramics at the ready.
You shouldn’t have to load the plate up to make it look full,” she writes.)
Seasonal cooking, at home. What I want to eat changes daily, so I like seeing what I feel like, then going shopping.
Photograph courtesy of Dinesen.
The dining table, with eclectic seating.
Photograph by Ditte Isager.
“You might expect the home kitchen of a chef and his family to be tricked out with space-age appliances and all the latest high-end gadgets, but I’ve always believed you don’t need a ton of expensive equipment to make great food,” Nadine writes in the introduction to Downtime.