Swedish designers Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune, known collectively as studio Claesson Koivisto Rune, have designed a beautiful little tea set for Toronto-based store Mjölk (meaning milk in Swedish and pronounced ‘Mi-yelk’). The tea set is designed as a merging of eastern and western tea and coffee cultures – a sort of Japanese tea ceremony meets Swedish Fika (a coffee and cake break). Read the rest of this entry »
RCA graduate Sissel Wathne‘s tactile tableware collection is inspired by Nordic traditions and everyday routines. Called Hygge – a Danish word that means comfortable, cosy, homely and friendly – the pieces are designed to embrace the hand. Its uncomplicated and inclusive design reminds us that there is always room for improvement, even in the simplest of objects. Read the rest of this entry »
A beautiful making of film courtesy of Swedish jeans brand Nudie Jeans. These guys are denim connoisseurs who treat their jeans a bit like you would specialty coffee or fine wine; there is an emphasis on the production, tradition, culture and characteristics of the denim. All of their jeans are made in Italy from denim fabrics produced in Italy, Japan, and Turkey. In this film, old worn-out Nudie Jeans have been cut into pieces and recycled into new denim in cooperation with the denim supplier ISKO(tm). Find out more here.
These ceramic Friendship cups by Swedish designers Frida Jacobsson & Joanna Szawarniak made us smile. Inspired by the Swedish tradition of Fika – which is basically taking a break with friends for a coffee, a cake and a chinwag – the cups are part of a group, each one fitting neatly into the next. Read the rest of this entry »