A while back we visited Nora Eisermann and Laura Muthesius at their DIY Ikea country kitchen outside Berlin. Today we’re dropping in on them at their city studio, a 1,830-square-foot Berlin loft complete with a kitchen by Frama of Copenhagen.
Nora is a food stylist and Laura is a food photographer; when they’re not shooting for others, they together produce the exceptionally beautiful vegetarian/gluten-free blog Our Food Stories. The two are as interested in design as they are in what’s for dinner and specialize in combining the rustic and the industrial. At their hub of operations, they have plenty of room to experiment.
Photography by Laura Muthesius and styling by Nora Eisermann, courtesy of Our Food Stories (follow them on Instagram at @_foodstories_ and @_designtales_).
![nora (shown here) and laura spotted their building\2\17;s tall steel fra 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Frama-kitchen-Berlin-4-733x1099.jpg)
Their landlords kitted out the space to their specs, with, among other things, newly shored-up walls and a polished concrete floor. And they, in turn, supplied the kitchen, which is entirely freestanding, so they can take it with them should they ever move. Longstanding fans of Frama’s simple, soulful designs, the two are currently at work on a book project with the firm.
![frama\2\17;s studio kitchen features douglas fir cabinets (here with a d 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Frama-kitchen-Berlin-5-733x1100.jpg)
The kitchen components aren’t attached to the wall or floor, except some of the appliances. Made in Denmark, the design, Frama says, is an antidote to “today’s complex, built-to-fit kitchens” and is intended to look like furniture.
![frama kitchens incorporate top of the line appliances, while, as the company pu 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Frama-kitchen-Berlin-3-733x1100.jpg)
![the counters are made of white portuguese marble and the matte black 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Frama-kitchen-Berlin-3A-733x1100.jpg)
![for their kitchen island, nora and laura selected a large, old workbench 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Frama-dark-wood-kitchen-Berlin-1-733x488.jpg)
The fridge and freezer are housed in the tall four-door cupboard next to the sink. The standing shelf serves as an open pantry for flours, grains, and spices in Weck Jars.
![the studio has several dining setups, including this farmhouse table surrounded 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Frama-Berlin-studio-dining-area-7-733x1099.jpg)
![alongside the kitchen stands laura\2\17;s towering tripod and a liv 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Berlin-studio-9-733x1100.jpg)
![above; a vintage factory light hangs next to a table for two with a pair of old 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Berlin-studio-table-for-two-733x1100.jpg)
![in the back of the room, an industrial dining table stands against a wall of ka 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Berlin-studio-dining-table-brass-candlesticks-gray-wall-12-1-733x1100.jpg)
![a smaller room off the kitchen houses laura and nora\2\17;s office. the 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-Berlin-studio-wood-dining-table-gray-wall-733x1100.jpg)
Before
![the space was completely raw. the women hoped to preserve the original ceiling& 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-studio-kitchen-Berlin-Before-15-733x488.jpg)
![laura and nora signed their lease almost immediately after seeing the spa 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Our-Food-Stories-studio-kitchen-Berlin-Before-17-733x488.jpg)
Here’s the DIY Ikea Country Kitchen at their weekend place.
To explore more of Frama’s designs, go to Shopper’s Diary: A Copenhagen Design Star Comes to Brooklyn.
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