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A 2-ply skein of yarn, S-twist. Making Process: Handspun yarn using spinning-wheel. The wool used are from Carl-Joahns own sheep, which are of an…
Making Process: Handspun linen yarn with drop spindle/spinnrock
Paz Mesa had her first contact with textile crafts through her mother, who taught her how to spin the wool of her own flock of Xalda sheep; a task…
Inspired by a discussion with a UC Berkeley engineer on privacy and human rights at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Rachele Didero developed the…
The items are part of a girl’s traditional costume. Historically the girls of the ethnographic area of Lăpuș used to wear such clothing attire as…
Basket with a cubic shape and a lid attached with two hinges. A semicircular handle allows for comfortable transport. This type of basketry from…
A cheese vat is used in the initial stage of the cheese-making process, and the holes in the surface are made to allow the whey to escape through…
Marlén, biodigital architect and Manuel, biodigital designer and craftsman, make up the Laboratorio Biomimético, a project based on biomimesis, that…
The components that define the image of the traditional costume are the traiste (shoulder bags) and desagi (saddle bags). These items serve both a…
One of the most important manifestations of traditional culture, the result of the creative effort of a whole community and a real brand of identity,…
.Săpânța is not a common village, precisely because it holds on its territory a rare treasure, hard to value in money or words – CIMITIRUL VESEL (THE…
A decorative item used in household, it distinctive for the area of Săpânța, Maramureș.
A decorative item used in household, it is distinctive for the area of Săpânța, Maramureș, because of its decorative style and colors.The Cerga de…
It is an open, elongated, geometrically shaped vessel. It has faceted walls and a white glaze on the outside with scattered coloured spots.
It is an open and geometrically shaped vessel. It has faceted walls and a pink engobe on the outside with scattered coloured spots.
Two-piece mould consisting of two hollow pieces that fit together. They are rigid and symmetrical pieces. It is made of plaster.
There are two types of pottery: black pottery, obtained by reducing iron-rich clay, which has been documented since the 11th century in various closed…
Black ceramic vessel, made on a foot-powered wheel, with a smooth and blackened surface. It has a truncated-conical shape, with the base diameter…
The presence of high-quality jet deposits in Asturias enabled, since ancient times, its mining and artisanal use, giving rise to a culture centered…
A circular pendant made of silver and jet. The central part of the jet features an ornamental circular design with a pattern associated with the…
A unique piece where the carved and polished jet serves as the base, while the black opal set in silver hangs from its side, achieving a sophisticated…
Double-sided pendant in which a carved jet piece with a traditional Asturian design is set in a repoussé silver piece representing the Asturian…
The know-how about curating, harvesting and selecting the best parts of the sheep wool and different uses according to its natural properties: socks,…
The know-how about curating, harvesting and selecting the best parts of the sheep wool and different uses according to its natural properties: socks,…
Yarn skein made out of Gammalnorsk sheep breed from the Lofoten islands, raw color.
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…
A square-shapen woven shall made out of locally sourced wool from the Lofoten Islands, died with Indigo.
Sweater Inspired by the historical photo of the North-Norwegian fisherman Johanner Folgerø. The pattern desing became popular from the charismatic…
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…
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…
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…
A human figure, designed and created by Tor-Vegard. A dynamic and minimalistic interpretation of a walking human figure, with long limbs and simple…
Metal sculpture of a great cormorant, a native seabird, with it´s wings spread. The bird is looking towards the sky and spreads it´s wings. The bird…
Metal sculpture of a gret cormorant, with a less detailed wing. The bird is looking towards the sky and opens up its wings.
Entrelac is a knitting technique that is strongly reminicent of woven/braided birch back, which is traditionally made and used in the area. See…
Pattern knitted mitten in entrelac and stockinette stitch with cable knitted collar in two colors of rauma (company name) fine wool yarn. The pattern…
Knitted gloves in entrelac, stockinette and purl stitch in white made with rauma (company name) lambs wool yarn and enbroided with flowers in a salmon…
A wool mitten entirely knitted in entrelac. It's composed with two different grey yarns, with red details and embroidery with grey yarns.
Knitted hat with brim in entrelac technique in orange, yellow, grey and black with two felted wool pompoms
Mitten knitted in entrelac that is shaped to fit the wrist and flair out towards the arm. White, black and salmon. Pattern is knitted in a pattern of…
Felting is a technique of joining fibers together. It can be done dry or wet, and Carina Haglund uses wet felting. In Swedish there are two different…
A felted pot that's wet felted with a glas cylinder placed inside, so it can function as a water tight pot for e.g. a plant or a flower arrangement.
A felted seat cushion in 100% wool in a checkered pattern of a mustad yellow and burnt sierra orange on top of grey wool (peaking through in cracks of…
A felted cushion - mustard yellow, black and white. The cushion's case is made of wool and is adorned in the shape of a stylized sun. The pillow…
A lampshade in white merino wool. As a interior decoration either for ceilings or mounted on a lamp on foot.
A carpet with pattern in needle punched felt, sturdy enough for being used as a floor carpet. It can also be hung on walls. The carpet has both…
Henner handweaves using a loom or a heddle. A loom can be of different sizes, ranging from smaller ones on a table and larger ones that fill smaller…
Pillow with handwoven front in tapestry type weave "rölakan". Woven in plant dyed yarns and bought acid dyed yarns. The inside pillow is made of…
A light fixture for a hanging lamp with a woven lampshade in 100 % linen. The lamp fixture is lathed in birch.
Scarf naturally dyed with rose madder and with eco-print patterns made of beach rose.
Textile necklace in several strands and in various colours of green and blue.
Square pillow in rose path and tabby pattern in un-bleached linen and red yarn, with red tassels at the corners.
Piece made of maple wood. It is a closed, rounded, and flattened container with a small mouth at the top. It has no lid and is completely hollow…
Piece made of maple wood. It is a wooden bowl with an open shape. It has a wide, flat upper rim. The piece is varnished with oils to enhance the wood…
Pieces made of fruit tree wood. These are artistic and decorative pieces. They can be the finials of a piece of furniture or a clock. They have a base…
Pieces made of beech wood. This is a children's toy, a spinning top. It consists of two pieces, a wooden handle with which the spinning top is held…
Pieces made from fruitwood. This is a small cylindrical box consisting of two parts: a cylindrical container and a round lid that fits on top, made…
By definition, the zgărdan is a narrow band adorned with multicolored beads, either woven or braided, worn by girls around the neck or by men on their…
A one-handle jug that starts from the neck and ends at the widest part of the body. It has a trilobate lip, with a wide neck that narrows as it joins…
Object designed by the artist in which molded ceramics techniques are combined with basketry work.
Sweater made out of local wool, using raw color yarn, and plant-dyed yarns.
Landscape model of the historical town of Rombaksbotn, with buildings, river, road and figurines.
Landscape model with houses, river, figurines
One type of tradtional wooden fishing vessel is a ‘Sgoth’ or ‘Sgoth Niseach’ – a traditional type of clinker-built skiff with a dipping lug rig and a…
This replica build Sgoth was commission by Alasdair Smith and built by Mark Stockl (AAS_PR_002). The Sgoth is based on measurements taken from…
A wood working chisel with dark wooden handle and steel chisel.
Hand plane for shaping wood.
Watering can made with galvanised sheet metal
This artefact is like a spoon. Used to pick up grains to put in a bag or to weigh them. Artifact used in commercial establishments selling bulk grains…
A funnel is used to transfer liquids from one container to another, preventing spills and simplifying the process.
It is a container with two handles. It is used to store and transport liquids. It can be used for water, wine, milk or any other liquid that you want…
Traditional practice of working with zinc sheet metal to produce utensils (e.g. gutters, grain measuring troughs, funnels, pitchers). Today,…
A small object wind instrument that produces a shrill sound.
Hand-painted metal flowers
A lamp inspired by the shape of a Portuguese cruet. It features holes in different positions, allowing it to be hung on the wall in a variety of ways.
Monika Hint, an student of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, runs her own studio, Koordikamber, in Koordi farm in Viljandi county.…
Yellow Broom, CairngormsTextile artisan Ragnhild Lie discovered that most of the wool from the area was being sent out of the country while people were knitting with…
Pre-industrial glazed pottery painted with blue motifs that contrast with the white background of the piece. The decoration features lines of varying…
A clay jar like this was commonly used in traditional cider-drinking culture. The pottery workshop in Faro was one of the most renowned places for…
Glazed pottery used as part of household ware. Made of pink clay, the interior is coated with a white glaze and decorated with a triskelion motif.
The large number of pots found in the Asturian region highlights the importance of “pucheros” and legumes in Asturian gastronomy. This particular…
A clay jug used to transport water, with two handles and vertical decorative motifs on the body of the piece. These lines are carved, and this is the…
Mark Stockl Boat Shed
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LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial (Art and Industrial Creation Centre) is an exhibition centre in Gijón, Spain, for art, science,…