Esben Holmboe Bang, is a concoction of citations: flora, fauna and traditions of Chinese botanic medicine are honored and finished with Nordic design details. Complex grained woods, venetian plaster, raw metals and natural stone stay true to the Michelin-chef’s culinary philosophy, and farm to table practice. Chinoiserie-style wallpaper and traditional Chinese mortise-and-tenon merge iconography from both cultures’. Located in Shanghai’s French Concession district, several Chinese dignitaries once called the villa home in the 20th century, including the Soong family, V.T. Soong, and Soong Mei-Ling (Madame Chiang). Vignettes of the original estate were maintained to nourish a sense of time already palpable.