Höst Restaurant by Norm Architects and Menu // Copenhagen, Denmark.

Attention all Scando-design junkies, this one is for you. Höst restaurant in Copenhagen is a celebration of all things Scandinavian.

Restauranteurs, Cocofoco, pulled together a design team that would reflect their modern but rustic Scandinavian  approach to food. Norm architects, arguably one of the leaders of contemporary Scandinavian design (and the object of my current design crush) worked together with Danish designers, Menu for the interior fit out and the design of custom tableware.

The result is a careful balance between minimal and rustic, the hard edge of urbanity and the whimsical romance of rural Scandinavia. It straddles these worlds with ease by exercising restraint on all accounts. Soft greenery, recycled windows and industrial lighting are combined with the crisp perfect geometry of the custom designed dinnerware and classic contemporary furniture. Höst is an earthy minimalist retreat in the centre of Copenhagen.

The designers have talked about the scheme as representing the New Nordic aesthetic. Whilst I don’t necessarily agree that this aesthetic is new, it certainly cements the culmination of ideas that have been brewing in recent times- and does so with such great success.

I can’t tell if the blankets are actually for patron use or just styling affectation, but I wouldn’t mind rugging up in a corner and settling in for a warm cosy meal right about now.

–Ella.

[Photography by Jona Bjerre-Poulsen. Styling by Emma Fexeus.]