MADE TO MEASURE

Furniture maker Kristian Lillelund was very hands on during the update of this stunning apartment, which now fits the needs of his family and is a masterclass in bespoke design

- JULIET BENNING

Every other year Kristian Lillelund and his partner Mariah Malewicz host a large Christmas gathering in their apartment, inviting their extended family. ‘Between us we have my daughters Inés, 17, and Clara, 11, while Mariah has Elliot, 13, and Viola, 10. Christmas with the family is normally a big occasion and we deck the apartment out with paper decorations and candles, usually kicking offwith a trip to a Christmas market,’ says Kristian, who is a cabinet maker. ‘The years we don’t have the children, we tend to head out of town to our summer house, which I built,’ he adds.