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Engesvik, A and StokkeAustad (2013) The Woods.

Andreas Engesvik X StokkeAustad – The Woods

The Woods (2013) is a collaboration project between Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik and Norwegian design studio, StokkeAustad.  Norwegian forests was the inspiration for this project, the artists look at the changing forests and the ‘lights of the North.’ They particularly focused on the colour and transparency change of the forest in different seasons and, they wanted to capture these changes through the use of glass.

Their pieces are created from coloured, hand-blown glass that have different tints and been created to various proportions. The pieces have no function and are just for decorative purposes. Each piece is unique as it is hand-blown and the designers wanted to further explore a traditional technique.

The pieces come in a set of 7 different coloured ‘trees’ that have been placed in overlapping clusters. Where the pieces overlap, the glass changes colour, as they are transparent. I think that the designers’ use of bright greens in one set compared to oranges, pinks and greys in another really show the transition of seasons. The glossy quality of the glass allows it to reflect light, and I think it would be interesting if these pieces were displayed in different lighting. The shape of the pieces are curved, they have a bubble-like resemblance. The shape, colour and transparency of these pieces almost remind of lollipops and balloons.

I have always thought the idea of glass blowing of fun but I have not tried it myself. In the future I would like to try to work with glass, as it is such a versatile material.

 References:

Dezeen. (2013). The Woods by StokkeAustad and Andreas Engesvik. Available: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/02/02/woods-stokkeaustad-andreas-engesvik-designgalleriet-stockholm/. (Accessed: 22 November 2015).

Engesvik, A. (no date) Andreas Engesvik, Olso. Available at: http://www.andreasengesvik.no/ (Accessed: 22 Novemeber 2015).

Engesvik, A and StokkeAustad (2013) The Woods. Available at: http://www.andreasengesvik.no/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the_woods_spring_appart1_web-740x493.jpg (Accessed: 22 November 2015).

Engesvik, A and StokkeAustad (2013) The Woods. Available at: http://www.andreasengesvik.no/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/stokkeaustad_andreasengesvik_the_woods_automn_web-740x493.jpg (Accessed: 22 November 2015).

The Woods

Now the colors of the changing seasons can be seen the year round with Andreas Engesvik and StokkeAustad’s collaborative design The Woods, a free standing decorative object inspired by nature, craftsmanship, and collaboration. The Norwegian designers created these playful hand-blown glass sculptures to evoke the light between trees, capturing all the colors of the Nordic seasons.

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The Woods is a collaboration between design studios StokkeAustad and Andreas Engesvik.

THE WOODS

The Woods is a collaboration between Oslo Designers StokkeAustad & Andreas Engesvik. The sculptures consist of seven pieces joined in two separate sections.

These hand blown glass sculptures were inspired by the lights and landscapes of the North. ”A tree changing colors and transparency through the seasons is a fascinating process which was captured in this glass object.” says Engesvik.

via The Art Cake