Last week One Nordic Furniture Company was featured quite heavily during the Stockholm Design Week. Their Levels lamp won the award for best new product at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and the Bento chair made it to Yatzer’s highlights of the week list
We’ve had the pleasure of shooting for One Nordic lately and it’s given us the possibility to get creative and use some of our knowledge of architectural photography in a studio environment. It’s been great fun working with the guys at One Nordic and we will definitely be shooting more of their great furniture in the future. Below are a few behind the scenes shots from the studio sessions.
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One Nordic Furniture Company
Stockholm Design Week
During the summer we’ve been shooting the new theatre in Hämeenlinna. The building, which is built around an old factory and uses part of its walls, was designed by APRT and was finished in september 2010.
The intimate theatre hall is dressed in black and red, these being classic color choices for the drapes and chairs. The lobby is an almost total opposite with lots of white that emphasizes the huge space brought on by the newly opened windows.
I really like the strong contrast between the dark red of the chairs together with the blue sky and and dark concrete. It’s inviting and festive yet calm and serene. Makes me want to go see a play:)
During the summer we’ve been shooting the new theatre in Hämeenlinna. The building, which is built around an old factory and uses part of its walls, was designed by APRT and was finished in september 2010.
The intimate theatre hall is dressed in black and red, these being classic color choices for the drapes and chairs. The lobby is an almost total opposite with lots of white that emphasizes the huge space brought on by the newly opened windows.
I really like the strong contrast between the dark red of the chairs together with the blue sky and and dark concrete. It’s inviting and festive yet calm and serene. Makes me want to go see a play:)
Hämeenlinna teatteri
The third artist we photographed for the Modern Historic 1900 -project was sculptor and proffessor Kimmo Pyykkö. Two weeks ago we visited his house in Helsinki for the shoot and had the opportunity to talk about his work.
In the 70’s he made large surrealistic aluminum sculptures while his later works are more inspired by nature. He showed us wooden reliefs and mounted birds that he uses for making molds for his sculptures.
After we had shot our images we sat for a while in his studio for some coffee and snacks. Mr. Pyykkö spoke very openly about his past and shared with us insights into his own life. He also told us about the different techniques and styles he has gone through and the length of his work. Once again it was quite fascinating to get a glimpse behind the curtains of one our great artists.
Last thursday we visited Mr. Eero Aarnio in his home in Veikkola, to take a few images for the Modern Historic 1900 -project. Eero Aarnio is a Finnish interior designer born in 1932 probably most well known for his Ball Chair designed in 1963. Now, well into his 70′s he is continuously designing new products.
We had a great time drinking coffee, eating blueberry pie and talking with Mr. Aarnio about his work and his upcoming projects. He is a very cheerful and warm person, and I think it shows in his work. His house is filled with Puppies and Dinos, two colorful, abstract and joyful plastic products designed for children. What a great artist!
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