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100% Norway Back With a Vengeance at 100% Design

September 23, 2010 in Design with 1 Comment

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100% Norway returned to 100% Design for their seventh year today, presenting a cutting edge collection of pieces from the very best in Norwegian talent.

Norway is fast carving a reputation as a risky, fresh thinking nation of gifted design companies and manufacturers proving it’s worth in the design stakes against it’s heavy weight neighbours, Finland, Sweeden and Denmark.

Despoke met 100% Norway’s very own Thomas Aastad at their press conference breakfast this morning who explained that this year’s display is guaranteed to be a showstopper. The balance of work from established designers and emerging talent is a refreshing mix and gives rising stars the opportunity to showcase their work alongside better known design greats.

If you’re a fan of Norwegian design or would simply love to kit out your home with an array of stunning creations from some of Norway’s hottest designers, enter 100% Norway’s Facebook competition to be in with the chance of winning an £8000 Norwegian Living Room set which includes 15 interior pieces.

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100% Norway at 100% Design preview Northern Lighting

September 8, 2010 in Design, Events with 1 Comment

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Image:Twist lamp, designed by Tveit&Tornøe

In a country where the seasons vary dramatically, it comes as no surprise that young lamp manufacturer Northern Lighting was set up by, amongst others, a man from Northern Norway where some regions never see the sun rise above the horizon during the winter months.

Lighting was and is of a central concern to founder Over Rogne as it is to most Norwegians.
“We produce designer lamps and lights for different moods which are inspired by the unique Nordic nature, the culture and the very special natural light which surrounds us,” says Rogne. “All our products are made with the aim to create a good mood. Also common to all our products is the extensive use of materials that surround us such as wood, glass, fabric and even parchment paper.”
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African bungee jump inspires Nordic glass design

July 30, 2010 in Design, Editor of the Month, Materials with 0 Comments

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‘Glide’, a new glass object from designer Cathrine Maske, came to life after a bungee jump experience in Africa.

“One of my repeating dreams is that I take the leap, open my arms and fly over the scenery,” says Maske. “And four years ago my dream came true and I got to try bungee jumping from Africa’s highest bridge along Garden Route.”
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Let’s start the foodfight!

July 15, 2010 in Design, Editor of the Month, Interiors with 0 Comments

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Oslo-based designer Kristine Bjaadal has created a tablecloth which reveals a hidden pattern when spilt on – ideal for dinner parties and food fights, or as the designer says ‘turning something negative into something positive’.

“My main focus is storytelling through designed objects,” says Kristine Bjaadal who graduated from Oslo’s National Academy of Arts in 2009. “You will often find small surprises hidden in my products. Everyday negative situations, like wear and tear or spilling red wine all over a tablecloth, are turned into something positive. I try to make the user sense another human being behind the products, and focus on giving the user some positive experiences with the objects over time. The aim is to make the people grow emotional attached to the products. Hopefully, the result is exciting and playful – as well as a sustainable design.”
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Knit o’clock!

July 7, 2010 in Design, Editor of the Month, Interiors, Product with 11 Comments

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Say hello to the clock that knits the time and which by the end of a year has produced a 2 meter long scarf, perfect for the January freeze.

“I am fascinated by everyday incidents, unconscious ways of acting and invisible processes,” says Norwegian designer Siren Elise Wilhelmsen who has just graduated from the University of Arts in Berlin. “I like to observe and challenge the things we take for granted… like time passing.”
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100% Norway Review by Sarah Brownlee

September 26, 2009 in Design, Eco, Interiors, Materials with 0 Comments

Curated for the fourth year in a row by Henrietta Thompson, currently Senior Architecture Editor at Wallpaper magazine, it’s another showstopper for the Norwegian team in a subtle, Scandinavian kind of a way.
The stand has been masterminded by Norwegian design duo StokkeAustad (that’s Jonas Ravlo Stokke and Oystein Austad) and the inspiration is suitably authentic. It is in fact based on the design of a ‘hjeller’ – a scaffold structure found along the Norwegian coastline, most commonly used for drying fish on.

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Don’t miss a top range of seminars at 100% Design by Helen Parton

September 25, 2009 in Design, Materials with 0 Comments

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As well the latest production innovations, in addition 100% Design is hosting a series of inspirational seminars, this year in association with Mix magazine, published by Global Colour Research.

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