The Oriental Collection - Catalog - Page 179
REZ AS X BY LØTH
Originally, the villa stood alone, looking majestically over the forest and fields. Over the
years, it has witnessed how the city has slowly
inched closer and closer. Now, it is part of the city and
its past life as a rural estate with a private chef, maids
in the attic and two Rolls- Royces in the garage has
long since been forgotten.
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Six years ago, Maria and Joakim Løth bought the property. It had been used for years as classrooms for
training courses and was owned by the nearby Giersing School. “This is where we could live out our dream
and run our business”, says Joakim, who originally had
his own carpentry business, but changed direction a
few years ago and now produces and sells solid oak
furniture, which the couple designs themselves. The
furniture is primarily sold via their own network and Instagram, to customers both at home and abroad – under
the name By Løth.
“Each and every piece of furniture is unique due to the
wood’s nature, history and very special patina. The
furniture is made from dried old French oak, which
comes from old wine presses”, explains Joakim, who
often travels to France himself to choose exactly the
presses from which he wants to build his furniture.
We had the opportunity to study the pieces ourselves,
as we have to move them around to lay out the rugs.
The wine presses, which have been in use for many
years, exude history and are rustic, raw and robust.
They smell of wood. The surfaces are velvety soft and
the quality is unmistakable. And neither is the weight.
In the two adjoining living rooms, we have placed two Tabriz
rugs from India in 100% wool. In front of the sofa, a Royal
Tabriz and by the lounge chairs a Tabriz Indi. Both rugs are
knotted with inspiration from Oriental Tabriz designs and were
chosen because the stately living room can easily carry a
classic oriental rug. And because the tables from By Løth are
wonderfully unpretentious, while the upholstered furniture
from Fogia is very modern. The colours here are also coordinated with the Sabina Von Essen artwork above the sofa.
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