Natural Beauty

Marie Engberg’s home reflects her belief that sustainable design and timeless interiors go hand in hand.

- Emma J Page

Danish-born Marie Engberg is not a woman to do things by halves. Her belief in caring for the planet, both socially and via the design world, has resulted in a diverse career that has seen her work for several interiors brands and, leading up to 2012, on Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.

When Marie and her husband Niels Grove Jensen decided to return home from America to start a family, which now includes Wilfred, five, and Nora, three, they found a characterful townhouse in a vibrant district of Copenhagen. ‘Humleby is a small village where workers from the Carlsberg brewery once lived,’ says Marie. ‘Built in 1886 by architect Frederik Bøttger, the house is a fantastic piece of history in itself – everything is crooked and the rooms have soul.’