From her studio in New York City, Roskilde-born Danish architect EVA JENSEN shares her beginnings traveling the world, starting out professionally in The Big Apple, and establishing in 2005 her namesake architecture and interior design studio in Manhattan, where she remains today. She talks about the unique challenges of high-end residential projects, the evolution of the Danish aesthetic with her clientele, and her interest in the synergy between metropolis and countryside. 

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For today's episode, Eva Jensen chose Henri Matisse's Landskab ved Collioure. Studie til "Livsglæden," or Landscape near Collioure. Study for "The Joy of Life," from 1905 from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMSr79

(Photograph: Ellinor Stigle)

This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on September 18, 2024.

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