Modern Home

We are thrilled to team up with in the next issue of the Modern Home Lookbook, Volume 6 where we will share their collab with the proudly Canadian and , designed in Canada, made in Italy. Stay tuned for the magazine’s release.

*Fun fact: Bensen was founded in 1981 in Vancouver by designer Niels Bendtsen. In 2018, Bensen moved production exclusively to Italy.

Featured Chester Fields furniture in this Qualicum beachhouse:
: Aura sectional
: About Face chair, Council Swivel, Coco side table, Punk lamp

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A returning favourite in the Modern Home Lookbook Volume 6, award-winning Autonomous Furniture creates contemporary furniture designed to endure for decades.

Founded by Kirk van Ludwig, the studio’s quiet minimalism, refined detailing and deeply human approach to furniture design continue to resonate far beyond Vancouver Island, from custom homes to more than twenty embassies worldwide and executive boardrooms throughout New York.

Whether it’s a bench, boardroom table or a dining room table, the philosophy remains the same: buy once and buy well.

1: Georgia Table: black walnut.
2. Tribal Boardroom Table: natural solid wood, torched oak inlay + hot-rolled steel.
3. Nieves Table: Umber + red oak raw.
4. Jack Table: whitened ash.
5. Wolfe Credenza: Bear Horne Coast Salish carving collab + black walnut.
6. Alexandra Walnut Table: black walnut + blackened steel base.
7. Furniture designer, Kirk van Ludwig

Stay tuned for an Autonomous Furniture special feature in the MH Lookbook Vol 6 coming spring 2026.

Happy 2026!

After a refreshing pause, we’re back—and this cozy coffee bar in this Lake Cowichan cabin felt like the perfect re-entry. Holiday cobwebs, meet coffee.

Stay tuned for the Aera Cabins full feature in the Modern Home Lookbook Vol. 6.

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