[…] once more at the helm inthe world of design. The biggest stars inthe Netherlands now are designers such as Kiki van Eijk, who makes akind of vagabond woodwork, and Christien Meindertsma, who mixes rope making and knitting. And it’s really about time. /DENNIS DAHLQVIST The reappearance of crafts isnot new inthe world of fashion. […]
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[…] Sides Now series of works, Ida Wieth combines the artistically poetical with the tangible knowledge of materials and techniques of the artisan. Together, the combination of glass, wood and ceramic elements results in ahighly expressive and emotional manifestation. “I relate to the composite and eclectic elements within things – how there is always another […]
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[…] losses and the modern style had become an empty commodity form without the original ideals and the shock effect intended. InDenmark the soft variety offunctionalism continued with wood– en furniture produced according tothe formula ‘Form Follows Function’, while both Arne Jacobsen’s visions for the future and Poul Henningsen’s idea ofwhole human beings now had […]
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[…] udført ilakeret træ. Sofaen er indkøbt af Museum of Modern Art, New York. 1. Sofa group “Atelier”. Underframes of steel tubing with rubber webbing stretched across. The wooden elements are supplied in oak, palisander or painted birch. The loose foam rubber cushions are covered with leather or fabric. The corner table ismade of painted […]
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[…] event, and already at the entrance the signals show that something else isinthe wind than the usual stylish international design classics. Culture Corpor- ation’s ‘infinity bench’ ofscrap wood crawls through the wall ofthe building into the open air with its invitation topassers-by tograb a hammer and nails and continue with the work. 9 Cecilie […]
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[…] havde lavet, dafår jeg noget afdin ånd. byHanne Houlberg däidda -an art dåiddär -an artist duodji -apiece of crafts, acraft dåiddaduodji -? . £ f k”i ” Wood should not be bent more than iti irti .i5 Jon Ql Duodji ispart ofthe Samis’ culture and history; itisev from generation togeneration. Duodji/daiddaduodji ischaracterized bythree things […]
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[…] sammensKUDSBorD 2009 Genbrugsmaterialer/Recycled Materials Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt 11967] Hvad Borde sammensat afrunde plader med slids Materialer Genbrugstræ ogakrylmaling What Tables made ofround boards with aslit Materials Recycled wood and acrylic paint ) TRAPHOLT •’É THe GIFT 2008 Genbrugsmaterialer/Recycled Materials Karen Lise Krabbe Hvad 6glasobjekter Materialer Glasperler fragamle bilruder, skrottet kobber ogstrandsand What 6glass objects […]
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[…] ofthe Cremona masters. The acoustic properties ofthe violins have been investigated, more specifically those ofthe violin tops and bellies and their natural resonance frequency. The density ofthe wood has been analysed, the speed ofthe sound inthe wood, aswell asthe elasticity ofthe wood inalldirections. Researchers have measured and weighed, analysed and calculated, but the riddle […]
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[…] søger, når de shopper mode. Er det kvalitet, pris, selve oplevelsen atshoppe, eller Marie Bonfils Mette T.Jensen Pjux, Agneta Rautio og Richard Edwards 81 Gitte Wetter Olufsen Wood Wood Lise Damsager Hansen Berthe Forchhammer og Thomas Winkler 82 Janne Krogh Hansen, Goldfingers Mads Nørgaard Nominerede til Biennaleprisen 2007 Kunsthåndværker Katrine Borup Uhyggeligt dansk Iog […]
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[…] firewood, shopping, newspapers, vegetables, gathering mushrooms, sauna accessories, etc. When the splints, about 1mm thick, are cut with aknife by hand, the cuts follow the grain ofthe wood sothat the splint remains asstrong aspossible. The fibres are not cut across asinthe cheaper sawmill-cut version, which isnowhere near asstrong. The handle ismade ofthree thin branches […]
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