Elhanati × Hammershøi × Phillips at Erichsens Palæ, Copenhagen
During Copenhagen Fashion Week, the international auction house Phillips hosted a private exhibition at Erichsens Palæ in Copenhagen, where selected works from The Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. were unveiled. The collection is recognised as one of the most significant private holdings of Danish art outside museum collections and brings together works by Vilhelm Hammershøi alongside Bertha Wegmann, P. S. Krøyer, Anna Ancher and others.
In connection with the exhibition, Phillips invited the House of Elhanati to curate the dinner table for the evening. The invitation centred on approaching the table as a work in itself, conceived specifically for the occasion and activated through those gathered around it.
During Copenhagen Fashion Week, the international auction house Phillips hosted a private exhibition at Erichsens Palæ in Copenhagen, where selected works from The Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. were unveiled. The collection is recognised as one of the most significant private holdings of Danish art outside museum collections and brings together works by Vilhelm Hammershøi alongside Bertha Wegmann, P. S. Krøyer, Anna Ancher and others.
In connection with the exhibition, Phillips invited the House of Elhanati to curate the dinner table for the evening. The invitation centred on approaching the table as a work in itself, conceived specifically for the occasion and activated through those gathered around it.
The Dinner Table as a Curated Work
House of Elhanati approached the table as a singular composition, where craft and use were inseparable. Rather than serving as a backdrop, the table became a focal point of the evening, unfolding through interaction.
The composition drew inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper and the idea of la famiglia. Elhanati contributed a series of in-house produced objects to the table, including handcrafted cutlery and sculptural candleholders. These pieces were created for use and interaction, intended to be held, lit, and shared throughout the evening.
Alongside this, selected collaborators contributed elements to the table, allowing multiple material languages and practices to coexist within a single composition. Thank you for being part of this evening. With special gratitude to AVILLAFRANCISKA, Akua, Georg Jensen and Phillips.
House of Elhanati approached the table as a singular composition, where craft and use were inseparable. Rather than serving as a backdrop, the table became a focal point of the evening, unfolding through interaction.
The composition drew inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper and the idea of la famiglia. Elhanati contributed a series of in-house produced objects to the table, including handcrafted cutlery and sculptural candleholders. These pieces were created for use and interaction, intended to be held, lit, and shared throughout the evening.
Alongside this, selected collaborators contributed elements to the table, allowing multiple material languages and practices to coexist within a single composition. Thank you for being part of this evening. With special gratitude to AVILLAFRANCISKA, Akua, Georg Jensen and Phillips.
Artistic Context and Sensibility
The table existed within the wider framework curated by Phillips, shaped by close attention to Danish art history. Hammershøi’s restrained visual language, with its subtle repetitions and sensitivity to light, found resonance in both the objects and the conversations unfolding across the table.
The table existed for the duration of the night and continues as a shared reference. It reflects an exploration of how objects move between function and art.
For House of Elhanati, the collaboration forms part of an ongoing love for working across disciplines, where jewelry, objects and art are intertwined.
The Elhanati objects are made in limited edition. Price upon request.
The table existed within the wider framework curated by Phillips, shaped by close attention to Danish art history. Hammershøi’s restrained visual language, with its subtle repetitions and sensitivity to light, found resonance in both the objects and the conversations unfolding across the table.
The table existed for the duration of the night and continues as a shared reference. It reflects an exploration of how objects move between function and art.
For House of Elhanati, the collaboration forms part of an ongoing love for working across disciplines, where jewelry, objects and art are intertwined.
The Elhanati objects are made in limited edition. Price upon request.