Real Life Interior: Copenhagen

Retro wallpaper in Silke\'s roomPhotographer: Tia Borg Smidt

COPENHAGEN-BASED DESIGNERS Tobias and Hanne Scheel Mikkelsen are parents to a graphics and interior design business, What We Do, their daughter, Silke, and a whole lot of talent.

This is put to good use in projects such as corporate identity, a brand new range of wallstickers for kids with Illux, (click on the ‘kids’ section) and their own home, featured below.

Tobias and Hanne’s home is a departure from typical ideas of Danish design. “We’re big fans of the functionality and coolness of Scandinavian design,” says Tobias, “but we also like to play with colours and patterns to avoid a too ‘cold and designed’ look. Too many Scandinavian design-classics and subtle colors are (though they look great on photos) just not our personal style. We like a tight style with colourful and eye-opening surprises! - that pretty much sums up why our apartment looks like this.”

As for Silke’s room, “it’s all retro in that fluffy 70’s way which we find perfect for kids. The wallpaper [pictured above] is vintage and found on e-Bay, and the animal wallpaper cut-outs [seen on the lampshade and on the wall above the bed] /stickers are our own design. We call them ZooperPets.”

See more of Tobias, Hanne and Silke’s home below. Tobias can be contacted at: info@whatwedo.dk