Four years ago, furniture design duo Kine Ask Stenersen and Kristoffer Eng relocated from Oslo, Norway, to their nearby hometown of Drammen. Expecting their first child at the time, they fell for a two-storey timber house close to their studio space, with sweeping views across a valley and a wonderful sense of tranquillity. Fortunately, it was also spacious and functional, and suited their warm yet minimalistic Nordic aesthetic.
“We spent our twenties living in Oslo and never thought we would move back home,” says Kine. “But when we had our son, Vilmer [who has since been joined by brother Artur], we suddenly had someone else to think about besides ourselves. At the same time, we started our business, Ask og Eng, and having a space here in Drammen instead of…
