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In the heart of Hamburg, Jen has created a home that feels both deeply personal and effortlessly inspiring. Set within a charming historic apartment, her interior is a thoughtful blend of vintage treasures, design icons, and carefully selected contemporary pieces. What began as a simple desire to share her passion for second-hand furniture on Instagram has grown into a community of more than 170,000 followers who share her love for timeless design and the stories behind the objects we choose to live with.
Today, alongside her work as an editor and her life as a young mother, Jen is pursuing a training in interior design while dreaming of one day opening a place of her own: part vintage furniture shop, part pottery studio, part café, a space where every object would have a history and every visitor could leave with a piece they love.
For Living With, she invites us into her world and reflects on comfort, collecting, creativity, and the pieces that shape the way we live.
Two things come to mind right away. The first – or rather, the first two – are a pair of vintage Herman Miller fiberglass chairs. When my husband and I first met, he didn’t know much about interior design and was fascinated that a chair could easily cost 500 euros (“it’s just a chair, after all”).
One day, when we were about to go shopping, we saw these two Herman Miller fiberglass chairs sitting by the side of the road – someone was giving them away. Someone had just been about to throw them out. I got really excited right away and said, “Oh my God, we could sell these for a fortune.”
So, of course, we took them home; I polished and cleaned them up… and today they’re still at our dining table, and we’ve never even tried to sell them. But from that day on, my husband understood the magic vintage furniture holds for me and that sometimes you can literally find money on the street. Ever since then, he always drives out for me whenever I find another real bargain on Marketplace and he doesn’t question it anymore.
The second piece is actually our vintage Ligne Roset Togo armchair with an Alcantara upholstery. And no, this isn’t a sneaky advertisement – it’s truly my absolute favorite piece in the apartment and an absolute stroke of luck.
Back then, in the middle of the night, I accidentally misspelled “Ligne Roset” (as “Lignet Rose”) when searching on a German marketplace and found this amazing piece on the other side of the country for 400 euros.
After a quick back-and-forth with the seller, I bought it sight unseen. It was a bit risky, because I just randomly hired a shipping company to pick it up for me as a side shipment – without a contract or written confirmation. When the doorbell rang and this beautiful piece was held right in front of me, I was so, so happy. This armchair will stay with us forever. I’m absolutely certain of that.
For me, comfort is the most important aspect of our apartment. We spend a great deal of time here, since we both work from home. This is where we go about our daily lives and share our happiest moments. And honestly, is there anything more frustrating than uncomfortable chairs and sofas? Whenever I see the Togo Dupes on social media, I think to myself, “Sorry, but that can’t be comfortable.”
I’d say it’s definitely instinctive. Our apartment is full of spontaneous flea market finds (we have, for example, nearly 15 folding chairs lying around), treasures from online marketplaces, but also new pieces. And I’d say the newer pieces form the foundation for the rather eclectic vintage finds and bring everything together into a fairly harmonious whole. Our apartment is 75% vintage and 25% new pieces, and I think that’s exactly what makes it exciting, but also well-rounded. I always admire others whose every detail is perfectly thought out, but I also know that I’m just not that kind of person and simply need some movement in my decor.
When it comes to new pieces, I always end up being very methodical and meticulous. I always create a mood board and think everything through down to the last detail. It’s important to me that new pieces are timeless and high-quality so that, first, they have the potential to last forever (buying cheap means buying twice), and second, they provide the vintage pieces in our home with the space they need to breathe.
I’d say a healthy mix of both. When it comes to our wall colors, for example, I tend to stick with beige to create a blank canvas for myself, one where I can experiment with a wide variety of colors in furniture and decor at any time. Beige is just perfect for that. But when it comes to furniture and decor, I love statement pieces like our large round mirror from Zieta, which is more of a work of art than an actual mirror. Or our playful Ekstrem chair from Varier. I love it when pieces are unexpected and not everything is completely planned out and clean.
I'm a big fan of Ray Eames. Without her, the iconic Eames look wouldn't be what we know it as today. Her work shows what happens when art, intuition, and collaboration meet and how easily that contribution can be overlooked.
As a woman, a wife, and a design fanatic trying to make a name for myself in a still male-dominated world, I couldn't be more impressed by what Ray achieved in her lifetime.
In general, there are so many amazing, breathtaking women – both in the history of design and among women living today – who are making such a difference, yet are still not talked about enough. But all of these women inspire me. And I think it's more important than ever these days for women to support and inspire one another.
As I mentioned above, we’re planning to buy our own house sooner or later. Ideally, a mid-century bungalow with a large yard and plenty of potential. It would be my dream to renovate it bit by bit, furnish it, and create our own little universe.
When I look at photos of our apartment from the last three years, I can at least say for sure that our interior design will never stand still, and I’m certain I’ll never reach the point where I can say, “Now we’re done.” But that would be boring, after all.
Who knows what things will look like here in another three years, but I think I can say with confidence that I’ll never let go of the mid-century style, and many pieces here will still be here in three years – like the Togo, for example. But who knows – maybe we’ll just talk again in three years?
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