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Martin Solem
A Norwegian-born designer now based in Copenhagen, Martin Solem was drawn to Denmark through his love of classic Danish design, first cultivated when he began working for Rud. Rasmussen (one of the oldest Danish cabinet makers still operating today). In 2007, he was accepted into The Royal Danish Design School, graduating earlier this year. In his work, which strives to introduce progressive elements alongside established design tradition, he places usefulness and realism at the forefront, and as a result has…
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Sip by Ann kristin Einarsen
Wood crafter turned ceramics designer Ann Kristin Einarsen explores stoneware and related materials to create sculpture, installations and functional objects in her Oslo studio. Showing at 100% Norway, Sip is a two-part self-watering stoneware planter in that plays with the shape of the classic terracotta form. Ann Kristin Einarsen also exhibit Rolla and Stilleben. SIP Stoneware 15 x 12 cm PROTOTYPE CONTACT annkristineinarsen.no @akeinarsen ANN KRISTIN EINARSEN PRESENT SIP
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Dong by Kim Thom
Born in Norway and now based in East London, Thomé trained at the Royal College of Art and has gone on to design objects and installations that have garnered international attention. Thomé has designed the Dong series – a hand-spun bowl and vase in anodised aluminium. By tweaking an existing industrial production process, Thomé exaggerates the vessel’s rim to create an effect both aesthetic and functional. DONG Aluminum with anodised finish PROTOTYPE CONTACT kimthome.com @kimthome KIM THOMÉ PRESENTS DONG…
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Viking Women of the Viking Age
Viking Women of the Viking Age: There were great differences between women and men in the Viking Age. The Viking women still had a much stronger position than what women had elsewhere in Europe at this time. The women’s work and social position were primarily linked to the family and the farm. As a housewife and chief in charge of the household of a family, she certainly had a lot of power. The symbol of this was that she was…
