Hand-blown lamps are paired with herringbone wood flooring and blue-hued furniture inside this London restaurant, designed by New York studio AvroKo to reflect the Danish heritage of owner Anna Hansen (+ slideshow).

The second branch of the Modern Pantry is situated in Finsbury Square, between the trendy Shoreditch neighbourhood and the financial district of the City of London.

Founder Anna Hansen, who was born in Canada but raised in New Zealand, spent many hours cooking with her Danish grandmother as a child ? prompting AvroKo to explore the Danish Modern movement with their design.

Materials and furniture used throughout the interior are intended to reflect the movement, which emerged in the early part of the 20th century, and aimed to combine traditional craftsmanship with ergonomic and elegant forms.
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They paired woods such as oak, teak and walnut, with patterned tiles, bent plywood, and hand-blown glass.

They also chose a simple colour palette of dark blue and off-white hues, influenced by a Danish catalogue of plant life.
"The colour palette derived from the Flora Danica ? a complete atlas of indigenous Danish plant life catalogued in copper engraved plates during the late 18th and early 19th centuries on behalf of the king," said the architects.

"After the Flora Danica was completed, the Danish Crown Prince ordered a por...