TLmag Norwegian Crafts

The Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum in Munich presents “Wearables”, an exhibition of work by Norwegian artist Sigurd Bronger. The exhibition opened during Munich Jewellery week in March and will be on view through June 2, 2024.

Norwegian Crafts’ latest five-part book series edited by André Gali explores the core phenomena that make up the field of contemporary craft.

Morten Løbner Espersen pushes the limits of ceramics in scale, glazing techniques and his unique approach to ornamentation at his exhibition ‘Terra Nova’

“Time is not the achievement of an isolated and lone subject, but is the very relationship of the subject with the Other…” — Emmanuel Levinas,… Read more

Located at Grünerløkka, right next to Oslo’s main river the Akerselva, the 1856-built Christiania Seildugsfabrik was previously a sail-making factory. But since 2009, the building… Read more

Anders Smebye (b. 1975) crafts using various media, with a special focus on text, textile and sculpture. His work involves satire, digressions and misreadings, to… Read more

The textile tradition used by Inger Johanne Rasmussen (b. 1958) comes closest to patchwork quilting. These hand-stitched quilts were made out of scraps or used… Read more

Since the end of the 1960s, Konrad Mehus (b. 1941) has been a central figure in Norwegian crafts. Dinnertime (1974), combining a crystal glass and… Read more

Åse-Marit Thorbjørnsrud studied at the Guldsmedhøyskolen in Copenhagen, and has participated in several exhibitions, including the May 2013 Collect at Saatchi Gallery in London, and… Read more

Liv Blåvarp (b. 1956) has focused on wood as the material for her jewellery throughout her artistic career. She is especially known for her large… Read more

Kari Håkonsen (b. 1969) and Vidar Koksvik (b. 1969) collaborate privately and professionally. Together they founded Klart Glass, and since 2002 have lived with their… Read more

Heidi Bjørgan (b. 1970) is a ceramicist and collector. Overlooked objects, a lamp, an old bread tin with an interesting shape or knick-knacks of low… Read more