VERA Platform_192 Lofoten "Lofoten, Lufoahtta (Lule Sami), or Lufuohtt\u00e1 (Northern Sami) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolv\u00e6r and Leknes \u2013 the latter is approximately 169 km (105 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and approximately 2,420 km (1,500 mi) away from the North Pole. The archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude." Norwegian Landscape image/jpeg IMAGE University of St Andrews VERA Platform "Lofoten, Lufoahtta (Lule Sami), or Lufuohtt\u00e1 (Northern Sami) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolv\u00e6r and Leknes \u2013 the latter is approximately 169 km (105 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and approximately 2,420 km (1,500 mi) away from the North Pole. The archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude." image/jpeg Image "" application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml Shape "Textile artisan Ragnhild Lie discovered that most of the wool from the area was being sent out of the country while people were knitting with foreign-produced yarn. This led her to reclaim the wool and cultural heritage in the craft. With a background in working with wool, Lie decided to establish a workshop centred around sheep, wool and craftsmanship on her small farm. In 2013, she introduced the first 6 wild sheep to the farm. Lofoten Wool was founded in 2014, with sustainability at the core of everything they do. Their commitment to quality, both in design and product, forms the foundation of their work. Lofoten Wool believes in a short production line with local roots that take into account and continue old handicraft traditions. They shear their own sheep and take care of the cultural landscape through traditional grazing techniques. A modern garment with a new design based on a historical knitting tradition is the result.\r\n\r\nTraditional practices with wool have developed to yarn production, and a substantial progress in knitting patterns and techniques. They also try to use as much of the sheep as possible: from making soap from the fat, liver pate from the meat, lamb roll, pinnekj\u00f8tt (traditional dish), and skin and yarn from the wool. The yarn is spun at Hillesv\u00e5g Ullvarefabrikk in Nordhordland before it gets dyed in Lofoten Wool\u2019s workshop using natural colours, some of which come from traditions dating back to Viking times. The garments are hand-knit by local artisans, showcasing a love for craftsmanship and sustainability.\r\n\r\nWithout sheep and wool, people would never have been able to settle in the north. Wool, the raw material, is regionally distinct because of the unusual climatic conditions of the Lofoten Islands in Norway, north of the Arctic Circle. The wool comes from an old sheep variety \u201cgammelnorsk sau\u201d. The \u201cgammlenorsk sau\u201d sheep variety is extremely hardy and robust, thus tolerating the conditions outdoors all year around. They have a unique pro" Movable Heritage "Textile artisan Ragnhild Lie discovered that most of the wool from the area was being sent out of the country while people were knitting with foreign-produced yarn. This led her to reclaim the wool and cultural heritage in the craft. With a background in working with wool, Lie decided to establish a workshop centred around sheep, wool and craftsmanship on her small farm. In 2013, she introduced the first 6 wild sheep to the farm. Lofoten Wool was founded in 2014, with sustainability at the core of everything they do. Their commitment to quality, both in design and product, forms the foundation of their work. Lofoten Wool believes in a short production line with local roots that take into account and continue old handicraft traditions. They shear their own sheep and take care of the cultural landscape through traditional grazing techniques. A modern garment with a new design based on a historical knitting tradition is the result.\r\n\r\nTraditional practices with wool have developed to yarn production, and a substantial progress in knitting patterns and techniques. They also try to use as much of the sheep as possible: from making soap from the fat, liver pate from the meat, lamb roll, pinnekj\u00f8tt (traditional dish), and skin and yarn from the wool. The yarn is spun at Hillesv\u00e5g Ullvarefabrikk in Nordhordland before it gets dyed in Lofoten Wool\u2019s workshop using natural colours, some of which come from traditions dating back to Viking times. The garments are hand-knit by local artisans, showcasing a love for craftsmanship and sustainability.\r\n\r\nWithout sheep and wool, people would never have been able to settle in the north. Wool, the raw material, is regionally distinct because of the unusual climatic conditions of the Lofoten Islands in Norway, north of the Arctic Circle. The wool comes from an old sheep variety \u201cgammelnorsk sau\u201d. The \u201cgammlenorsk sau\u201d sheep variety is extremely hardy and robust, thus tolerating the conditions outdoors all year around. They have a unique pro" Movable Heritage "" image/jpeg Eivind Natvig Image "" Ingvil Valberg Image "" Ingvil Valberg Image "Yarn skein made out of Gammalnorsk sheep breed from the Lofoten islands, raw color." Movable Heritage "Yarn skein made out of Kvit Sau sheep breed from the Lofoten islands. It is dyed using local reinfann (Tanacetum vulgare). Double thread yarn, 315m pr. 100g." Movable Heritage "Sweater made out of local wool, using raw color yarn, and plant-dyed yarns." Movable Heritage "Metal sculpture of a cormorant, a native seabird in Lofoten. The bird is sitting on a naturally rounded stone, looking upwards with its peek towards the sky. The sculpture has a brass shine, by brushing brass ontot the hot surface.\r\n\r\nThe form is an alternative to the well-known king cormorant sculpture, that is a "signiture" product from the Blacksmith in Sund, and is one of the oldest hand crafted memorabilia still in producation from Lofoten.\r\n\r\nThat version is very like the famous cormorant sculpture, King Olav V. recieved in 1963 from the previous blachsmiht of Sund. " Movable Heritage "Sweater Inspired by the historical photo of the North-Norwegian fisherman Johanner Folger\u00f8. The pattern desing became popular from the charismatic photo of the fisherman. These photos were taken on the occasion of the fishing exhibition in Bod\u00f8 in 1904. The organizers wanted a photograph of a typical northern Norwegian fisherman, for use in marketing. The photographer Louise Engen from Bod\u00f8 took the photos with Johannes Folger\u00f8 from Sandnessj\u00f8en as a model. He was 52 years old at the time, a fisherman and a well-known seiner, originally from Finn\u00e5s in Hordaland. Folger\u00f8 had probably moved to Helgeland around 1870, in connection with the rich herring fishery. After a period on D\u00f8nna, where he also married, the family settled in Sandnes in Sandnessj\u00f8en. Around 1893, Folger\u00f8 bought a seiner together with merchant Otto Koch in Bod\u00f8. The photos belong to the museum's Lillegaard collection. Lofoten wool has taken this traditional knitting pattern and transformed into its own design, giving a new ligth to the emblematic design. The origin of the pattern is probably from the Feroe islands, since it was from there where many Norwegian fisherman got their sweaters at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. The Faroe Islands where great exporters of knitted goods to Scandinavia, but the history of this sweater needs to be researched in depth, something Ranghild is looking forward to do. " Movable Heritage "Metal sculpture of a sea eagle, a predatory seabird native to Lofoten. The bird stands on a naturally rounded base stone, holding a fish in its talons. The object has a golden sheen, which is the result of brushing brass to a hot surface. The object is signed and marked with a year of making on the buttom of the base stone. " Movable Heritage "A human figure, designed and created by Tor-Vegard. A dynamic and minimalistic interpretation of a walking human figure, with long limbs and simple facial features. The figure stands on a rectangular foot, that is marked with the practitioners stample. " Movable Heritage "Metal sculpture of a great cormorant, a native seabird, with it\u00b4s wings spread. The bird is looking towards the sky and spreads it\u00b4s wings. The bird sits on a naturally rounded and grinded stone. The sculpture has a brass shine effect, that is a resutl of brushing brass onto the hot surface. The "King Cormorant" or "Kongeskarven" is the signature product of the practitioner and the Forge in Sund. The object is signed and dated on the buttom. (see attached media)" Movable Heritage "Metal sculpture of a gret cormorant, with a less detailed wing. The bird is looking towards the sky and opens up its wings. " Movable Heritage "Landscape model of the historical town of Rombaksbotn, with buildings, river, road and figurines." Movable Heritage "Landscape model with houses, river, figurines" Movable Heritage "A well used carpenter pencil" Movable Heritage "Hammer made from steel and plastic grip" Movable Heritage "Foldable yardstick made from wood, with markings for the metric system." Movable Heritage "A square-shapen woven shall made out of locally sourced wool from the Lofoten Islands, died with Indigo." Movable Heritage "Forging is working with iron, and other metals.Warm and hot forming requires a forge to warm up the metals, The hot and warm metals can be formed into shapes with the help of hammers, anvil, pliers and other tools. The different warming, temperatures and cooling methodes give different reults and properties to the finished products. " Intangable Heritage "The know-how about curating, harvesting and selecting the best parts of the sheep wool and different uses according to its natural properties: socks, sweaters, woven fabrics and felted wools. Knitting has been a practiced traditionally carried out at home by women. Spinning, knitting and weaving was common knowledge un homes up until 100 years ago, when industrial production begun to take over home-made textiles. Knitting culture has survived in Lofoten to greater extends than in other European countries, and traditional pattern and techniques are still known. Every piece of clothing, being socks, sweaters, mittens or hats, requiere speceific knowledge about stitch density, patterning and wool texture. When industrial dyes were not widely available, local natural plants and likens would do the coloring. The knowledge about plant use was mostly orally transmitted for generations. Currently, some of said traditions can be found in crafting manuals and school education, all of which is used to produce unique sweaters in Lofoten wool. " Intangable Heritage "The know-how about curating, harvesting and selecting the best parts of the sheep wool and different uses according to its natural properties: socks, sweaters, woven fabrics and felted wools. Different breeds will shed different wool textures. Banking on traditional knowledge, finding the best kinds of wool from different sheep breeds and applying it to modern uses comes from cycles of investigation and practice developed throughout the decades. The yarn is colored using natural dyes many of which have been used for centuries. " Intangable Heritage "" Artisan "" Artisan "" Artisan "" Artisan "" Artisan "" Artisan "A collar made from reindeer skin and woven wool bands. The object was made in a project in collaboration with V\u00e1rdob\u00e1iki samisk senter to explore how Tore hunds clothing mentioned in the sagas could have been" Movable Heritage "Woven belt" Movable Heritage "Traditional mens s\u00e1mi dress made from wool, here pictured with a woven belt" Movable Heritage "Bag made from sisti\/tanned reindeer skin and wool fabric, used to carry coffee grounds or beans." Movable Heritage "" Artisan "Marl\u00e9n, biodigital architect and Manuel, biodigital designer and craftsman, make up the Laboratorio Biomim\u00e9tico, a project based on biomimesis, that is, on the attentive observation of nature, directly through field trips, or indirectly, with readings and documentaries. Through this observation and profound understanding, they seek to implement the solutions of nature, a designer with thousands of years of experience, to human challenges." Artisan "Is part of Lofoten Wool and created the Norwegian knit sweater "Field Crop"" Artisan "" Artisan "" Artisan "An artisan you create landscape models." Artisan "" Movable Heritage "SKREI Experience Center is situated in Storv\u00e5gan near Kabelv\u00e5g, and consists of the Lofoten Museum, the Lofoten Aquarium and the Gallery Espolin. http:\/\/www.museumnord.no\/en\/skrei-experience-center\/" Immovable Heritage "" Rural Spot "" Rural Spot "" Rural Spot "" Artisan "" Artisan "It is a piece of art made from silk and seaweed, it looks like something that came from the sea, only in a softer way. The silk gives the more crunchy looking seaweed a new dimension. Seaweed is soft when in the ocean but on land it dries up. The silk somehow softens it up again." Movable Heritage "It is a piece of art made from silk and seaweed, it looks like something that came from the sea, only in a softer way. The silk gives the more crunchy looking seaweed a new dimension. Seaweed is soft when in the ocean but on land it dries up. The silk somehow softens it up again." Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "At Ballangen Museum, Per Henrik M\u00f8rk, is contructing a model of the laundry for the mining company. This is a scaled miniature model, based on images and contruction maps provided. Thus the peaces that make the model is small, and Per Henrik uses different types of sawing technuqies with saws in different types and shapes. Most of the material he saws is of wood, some is other material." Intangable Heritage "At Ballangen Museum, Per Henrik M\u00f8rk, contruct models. He uses different technuiqes to acheive this, where one of the most used practice is gluing. This in nessesarcy for all of the tiny elements to stick together." Intangable Heritage "Ingrid Larssen is an artist that lives in Stokmarknes. She is using smocking as her main technique (vaffels\u00f8m). She uses it in different sizes, and she makes small broches and big decorations that can hang on a wall. Her main material is wool, silk, thread and seaweed." Intangable Heritage "Electric screwdriver with a ball attachment to remove flesh and thin flesh films to prepare the reindeer skin for processing. Traditionally this has been done with different scraping tools." Intangable Heritage "Weaving bands for traditional clothes or other purposes on a rigid heddle. The heddle is traditionally made from wood or antler, but modern ones are also made with modern materials like plastic." Intangable Heritage "Fishing sinker from Storv\u00e5gan, Lofoten, northern Norway. Dated to c. 1200. Ts8477." Movable Heritage "Raqqa ware from Storv\u00e5gan, Lofoten, northern Norway." Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "SKREI Experience Center is situated in Storv\u00e5gan near Kabelv\u00e5g, and consists of the Lofoten Museum, the Lofoten Aquarium and the Gallery Espolin. http:\/\/www.museumnord.no\/en\/skrei-experience-center\/" Tour "SKREI Experience Center is situated in Storv\u00e5gan near Kabelv\u00e5g, and consists of the Lofoten Museum, the Lofoten Aquarium and the Gallery Espolin. http:\/\/www.museumnord.no\/en\/skrei-experience-center\/" Tour 68.1876747 13.9148636