Inside the Copenhagen Home of Ditte Reffstrup, the Creative Director of Ganni

Hello, I m Ditte.

I m the creative director of Ganni.

We are here in Copenhagen in our home.

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The house is from 1865

and it was kind of really important for us

that we respected that

and that we took that into

every consideration when we do something.

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This is actually one of my favorite,

I think the whole family s favorite, rooms.

It s an [speaking foreign language]

an extension of the kitchen

and this is where we spend most of our time.

When we redid the house

we really wanted to be a place where you feel welcome.

You can see that there s kids and that it s okay

that you re just having fun and enjoying yourself.

And I think that is the most important thing about a home.

I hope that people feel

when they re entering our house

that they, you know, you can relax

and just be yourself and have a good time.

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When we created the kitchen

it was super important that it was functional,

and we knew from the beginning

that we wanted this very classic Copenhagen Shaker kitchen.

The look of it.

When you re from Denmark,

I think one of the most important thing

is open face sandwiches.

It s with the some with the rye bread.

This is one of my favorites from

the [speaking foreign language] Bakery, and it s delicious.

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Here we are in our bedroom.

It s one of my favorite rooms.

It was really important for us,

that we tried to create this

super light, comforting, super welcoming room.

So we opened up the ceiling

to create a more spacious feeling

and as you can see, it s in a way very Gannified.

I collected these patchwork textiles for many years

and pair it with a classic stripe

and also some curtains with the flower print.

I m gonna show you what are some of my favorite pieces.

If I should pick a style that really define my style

it could be this dress.

I always, at Ganni, we always work with contrast,

and I think this is a really good example.

It is a super feminine flower print

paired with these black ribbons that creates that contrast.

I would probably, I would wear it with like that.

No make-up, no make-up kind of look

and with a pair of sneaks or just some flats.

I always collected Vincents since I was a teenager

and this is one of my favorite pieces.

It s a Celine Suede Vest.

And then, this is a funny story actually.

It s a Channel vintage bag.

I bought it at this year

and actually I though that it was,

you know, I really thought that I made a bargain.

The price was so good, but I didn t notice the measurements.

So when I received the packet

I was a little bit disappointed

that it was actually a Barbie size.

A fashion no-no for me is for sure

trying to be someone that you re not.

I think people can see that.

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I have a very soft spot for jewelry.

I have a lot of favorite jewelry designers.

One of them is Sophie Bilbao.

She actually did me and Nikolai s engagement ring

20 years ago, and this is one of my favorite.

It says, yeah, Nikolai loves Ditte.

I really love this one.

This one is called Nadia Shelbaya.

She s actually my next door neighbor

and one of my good friends.

She s very talented.

And the last one here is Amelia Kata.

We did this pendant together last season

A version of our butterfly.

And I wear this for almost every day.

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So here we are in our bathroom

and I ll just show you some of my beauty secrets.

This one is actually my favorite cleanser.

It s from a brand called Honey.

It s two Danish super sweet girls

that created this beauty brand together.

They have a few but very good products.

I would recommend this, if you look super tired

this Cream Pigment 400

gives you a little bit of a very nice glow.

My best beauty advice would be less is more.

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Now we are here at our office.

It actually also works as a place

where we watch TV together with the rest of the family.

When I entered Ganni,

I had been working as a buyer for many years.

People that I always been inspired by,

I couldn t really recognize them

in this Scandinavian brands that was,

that came out of Scandinavia at that time

or Denmark at least.

So it was either very Androgynous

or very Romantic Bohemian.

And I just kind of feel like

there was something missing out there.

When we took over Ganni,

there was two, two and a half employees

and we kind of just started in a way

it s the same way as we work today.

It s all about what feels right.

That is kind of the core of Ganni.

I always, always enjoyed,

ever since I was a small kid, to read.

When I read I forget about everything.

All, you know, the issues at the office

or problems in life or whatever.

So that s something I really enjoy.

One of my favorite authors, she was actually

I remember when I was a teenager and

I read Tove Ditlevsen, the first time,

Childhood and Youth, and actually Poisoned,

but that means married, married life.

And these I m very, very, very fond of.

It s from a friend called Lauren.

She s a girl I met through Ganni,

she s a professional ballet dancer.

She gave me these and I really treasure

they are so tiny and beautiful.

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Here we are in the living room.

It was one of the rooms that we fell in love with

the first time we saw the house, the most.

But maybe because of the fire here.

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And here, these photos are from [indistinct]

and he s Danish photographer

who s just done some amazing work.

He s very talented and he s one of those that

we are very proud of here in Denmark.

So voila

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