‘Made in Bergen’, an exhibition project organised by six furniture designers located in Norway’s second city Bergen, will present new works at Tent during the London Design Festival.
All six designers originate from the Bergen National Academy of the Arts and have studios at the same location, USF, a former sardine factory now functioning as a hub of creative design entrepreneurship and art.
The designers say the purpose of ‘Made in Bergen’ is to join forces and demonstrate what Bergen as a growing design centre has to offer. High mountains surround this mediaeval city, and its busy North Sea harbour and humid climate creates a dramatic and fertile environment which influence their design.
The exhibition will contain several award winning and well established products, but also introduce fresh new prototypes for which they seek contact with manufacturers. The designers work on a range of different projects, including interior architecture, exhibition design, lecturing, design of domestic and contract furniture and objects. The participants in ‘Made in Bergen’ work individually as well as in different cooperative constellations with each other.
The longest working relationship is Circus design established in 1992 by Steinar Hindenes and Dave Vikøren. They were joined in 2007 by Atle Tveit and Lars Tornøe fresh out as the first Masters of design from Bergen National Academy of the Arts. Their newly established design group, Tveit & Tornøe, has achieved international attention. In addition, designers Geir Sætveit and Petter Knudsen are joining this influential group in the design community in Bergen.
The exhibition is created in collaboration with the up and coming graphic design firm in Bergen, Luftmensch. They are working on the visual expression of this project linking the City of Bergen, the designers and their work together.
Made in Bergen,
Tent, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane
24-27 September
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U-turn for Martela by Geir Sætveit
Fly me for Martela by Geir Sætveit
Getz Club 2003, D&S, Fora Form
Clint by Tveit & Tornøe for Fora Form
The prototype TT Chair with Ottman is designed by Tveit & Tornøe
BONE for Materia by Tveit & Tornøe and Steinar Hindenes.
Steinar Hindenes, Circus Design, DUDU, prototype.
MIR lamps by Petter Knudsen
Leelow bench and table, prototype 02, by Petter Knudsen
Leelow bench and table, prototype 02, by Petter Knudsen
Jarman Sofa 2007, Steinar Chico Sto 2004, Inno Finland