While the world has been quiet, Vipp has made a lot of noise in a classic cast-iron building in Manhattan. After a year of gut renovation, a 350 square-meter TriBeCa loft in a former factory dating back to 1883 is one of Vipp’s lofts in New York. The space doubles as a showroom and private home of Sofie Christensen Egelund, 3rd generation Vipp-owner and her husband Frank Christensen Egelund, their two kids, and a Golden Retriever.
Installed throughout the studio, alongside an expansive array of Vipp pieces, are selections from the couple’s collection of Scandinavian art and chairs, honoring the family’s aesthetic heritage which goes back to the founding of the firm in the 1930s in Denmark. A glossy ceiling mirroring the floor-to-ceiling windows simulates a double height in the living room.
The kitchen occupies the heart of the studio where 4-meter-tall ceilings, 45 cm wide solid Heart Oak planks from Dinesen, and plenty of light from repeated vitrines surround the Vipp steel kitchen. The modular kitchen unfolds in a large island with a cooking hood and a version with bar seating accompanied by a backdrop of tall modules and Vipp’s open rack system.