Name: Manfred & Martina aka Wohnkultur66
Occupation: Scandinavian Furniture Dealers
Location: In the countryside, South of Hamburg, Germany
Type: Old German Farmhouse
Size: 6000 sq.ft.
Years lived in: many!
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It is not every day that you meet Punk Rockers turn Furniture Dealers! I was lucky to meet these two passionate people in their gorgeous furniture shop in Hamburg months ago. When they speak of the craftsmanship of every item, poetically, you are seduced to a place where IKEA does not exist and every item has a story to tell.
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Manfred used to own a club on the legendary St Pauli strip (where the Beatles became famous) and soon after meeting them you realize; they live their philosophy: "maybe life actually is rock 'n roll".
After retiring from the night life they turned their hands to Scandinavian furniture and their passion for the beautiful pieces is infectious. They have turned an old Farmhouse into a work of art, an installation that will take your breath away! To visit their shop go to: Wohnkultur66.
AT Survey:
My/Our Style: Still, black.
Inspiration: My parents bought the house in the 70s when it was very fashionable to have one.
Favorite Element: Fireplace
Biggest Challenge: The 25000 m2 outside the house
What Friends Say: They find it too big
Biggest Embarrassment: Marten! They should stay in the forest!
Proudest DIY: I'm fixing a hole, where the rain gets in...(remember the Beatles?)
Biggest Indulgence: All the space
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Resources:
Kitchen Hardware: Miele
All the furniture: Wohnkultur66 & Auctions
Kitchen accesories: Stelton
Lighting: Louis Poulsen, Artek, Porcelight and Banci!!!
Paint: Farrow and Ball (joke !!!)
Rugs and Carpets: Spindegarden Hanne Vedel
Beds: Getama DK
Art: Getama DKArtwork, Photos by Bernhard Prinz, Drawings by Axel Salto: English
old fashioned birds and hunting scenes, Paintings by Heinz Dunkelgod from the 60s and Photos by Peter Sempel
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Thanks, Martina and Manfred!
Pics: Peter Ruessmann
Where can I get the clan of wooden monkeys?
view jchan's profile
This place is amazing! Architecture of this house is gorgeous and the location looks beautiful. I love all the mid-century furniture and the wooden monkeys. Where are they from? Who makes these?
view monikatini's profile
http://www.dwr.com/product/wood-monkey.do?keyword=monkey&sortby=ourPicks
That is a beautiful collection of them.
view shlacking's profile
Oh wow. Ich liebe dieses Haus. My heart goes boom!
Also? Manfred = one of my all-time favorite (male) names.
view rosenatti's profile
they sell the monkeys at DWR
http://www.dwr.com/product/wood-monkey.do?keyword=monkey&sortby=ourPicks
view kristian's profile
The monkey was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1951. It's made in Denmark from teak and limbawood.
view valery's profile
This is lovely, but it gives me serious space envy. No amount of clean lined furniture would bring my housebarge this much lightness and breath. Still I am very glad it exists and that you shared it with us!
view Nancy_Claire's profile
This is the very first house tour that has me excited and dying of envy. The furniture works so well with the house and each space is interesting and totally inviting. Love it.
view djs's profile
Gorgeous. I would love to know where they keep their stuff.
view PrettyKitty's profile
Just checked on the monkeys at DWR. $200! Gahh. See, I remember my oldest brother having one when I was a kid, when they were, y'know, just toys. Nostalgia isn't just bittersweet, it's damned expensive.
view rosenatti's profile
You should see the 30" one for $1000.
view shlacking's profile
Martens come into their house?!?! I wouldn't find that embarrassing, just perplexing.
view rhiana's profile
Looks great, but as PrettyKitty said, where is all their stuff? I can understand cleaning up before the photographer comes over, but this almost too tidy - it doesn't look like people live here.
view ChristopherB's profile
WOW!! There isn't one piece of furniture...one lamp..one piece of art...THAT I DON'T LOVE!!! And for the first time I find myself totally jealous! Your house is AMAZING!! I cannot imagine having that much space! (probably since i live in a tiny little San Francisco studio..your place=15 of my sized studios! haha) Thanks for sharing with us!
view JasonSF's profile
Is that a Papa Bear sofa????
view Comicgeek's profile
This place is awesome. Wish there were more pictures!
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Occupation: Scandinavian Furniture Dealers
Mee too mee too pleeease!
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view Harpa's profile
Even though I am not a fan of the mid-century craze, this house is pretty awesome and huge!
view chicity1126's profile
my god it's beautiful.
view reiskid's profile
REALLY nice.....and they have some wonderful lamps and chairs!
view starckmad2's profile
Wooo! Monkey madness!
Sorry, my id just escaped there for a moment... :)
view Blandwagon's profile
holy shit. easily the nicest home (imho) i've seen. an exquisite blend of first-run designer furniture and old world charm. 6000 sq feet of awesomeness.
view redneckmodern's profile
Yes, exquisite.
Thanks for sharing!
view EAM's profile
Stunningly rare style, great color. Nothing is here that shouldn't be, and everything is here that should. The proliferation of chairs is such a good idea, and the combinations are so intereresting. You get the sense that the atmosphere was more important than any one object, although each object was important. And yet, this style could only work in this house. Shape, scale, texture, color...I would love to see more imagination like this. A rare A-plus!
view m's profile
A slice of heaven. Just amazing.
view medusa12120's profile
Ooh, love it - I actually dislike this style, but it's so well done in this house, and works so well with the old farmhouse architecture, that it looks amazing!
Does anyone know, what is the painting on the wall in the dining room picture? I've googled the artists mentioned in the post, but can't seem to find it. Anyone?
view s1ren's profile
The interior is beautiful. I love the exposed wooden beams. I'm just wondering what the outside of the house looks like?
view smokiecatch22's profile
A modern hansel and gretel story book. The picture of the chair outside facing the water so beautiful I would be afraid I would never leave.
view LoriSF's profile
pure hotness.
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