Danish Originals

From his home, Copenhagen-born and -based Danish vintage clothing store owner and PhD fellow JESPER RICHARDY talks about the life cycle of textiles. He shares his thoughts on quality, and on the systemic changes needed in the fashion industry as it concerns sustainability, circularity, waste, capitalism, and consumerism. Jesper talks about the evolution of his three different ventures, in Copenhagen and New York respectively, and how in 2017 Lady Gaga changed his trajectory. 
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For today's episode, Jesper Richardy chose School of Goya's Portrait of Luis María de Cistué y Martínez (1788-1842), from 1791, from the collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010067553
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Photographer: Nana Reimers
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This conversation with Frederikke Møller occurred on August 17, 2026.
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From her San Francisco office, American journalist and author JEANNE CARSTENSEN discusses her new non-fiction book A Greek Tragedy: One Day, A Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis, that portrays, through firsthand accounts, the largest single-day loss of life during the modern European refugee crisis on October 28, 2015. Jeanne shares thoughts on the timelessness of this very human story, and comments on historical patterns of migration as a global survivor's game.
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For today's episode, Jeanne Carstensen chose Ruth Asawa's installation of 15 Untitled, from 1955–1969, from the collection of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
https://www.famsf.org/learn-engage/read-watch-listen/sharing-ruth-asawa-art 
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Photographer: Marissa Leshnov
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This conversation with Finn-Olaf Jones occurred on August 10, 2026.
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From his home in Østerbro, Copenhagen-born French-Vietnamese-Danish jazz bassist, composer, and band leader CHRIS MINH DOKY shares his journey that included a multicultural musical upbringing, becoming the house bass player at Copenhagen's La Fontaine at 17, and moving to New York at 18 to be closer to the music he loved, which resulted in a 30-year stay. Chris talks about discovering Miles Davis and the improvisational language of jazz that lends itself to superimposing on other genres. 
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For today's episode, Chris Minh Doky chose Antonio Corradini's Femme voilée (la Foi?), or Veiled Woman (Faith?), from 1800, from the collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010094893  
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Photographer: Camilla Winther
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This conversation with Finn-Olaf Jones occurred on July 15, 2026.
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From his home in Hornbæk, northern Copenhagen-born, retired Danish pilot, airline captain, and businessman PERCY BECK RØRVIG recalls living in Manhattan at an early age, joining the Danish Air Force at 18, starting a 30-year long career at Scandinavian Airlines at 24, and piloting the CPH-JFK route for years. Percy calls New York his second home, having lived there for several periods. And he talks about the businesses he took up along the way, borrowing from lessons he learned as a pilot.
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For today's episode, Percy Beck Rørvig chose Alberto Giacometti's Three Men Walking II, from 1949 from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/489978 
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Private Photograph
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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on June 28, 2026.
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In Los Angeles for Noma's 16-week Silver Lake pop-up residency, Seoul-born, Fjerritslev-raised Danish restaurant co-owner PETER KREINER revisits his path running the influential establishment ranked #1 in the world five times. Peter shares his insights, on leading Noma with its philosophy on culinary innovation through foraging and fermentation and its approach to creating unforgettable experiences, and on expanding the Noma portfolio. And he also discusses some ups and downs along the way.
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For today's episode, Peter Kreiner chose James Turrell's Aftershock from 2021 from the collection of Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen.
https://copenhagencontemporary.org/en/james-turrell/ 
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Photographer: Klaus Rudbæk
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This conversation with Carsten "Soulshock" Schack occurred on June 17, 2026.
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