FAMILJEN

JAAKKO EINO KALEVI

SOFIA GEIDEBY

FREDRIK NIELSEN

LISA BORG

MATEAS PARES

CHARLOTTE BIALAS

DANIEL WESTER

NICOLAS AMA SIAM

FARVASH

INGEGERD RÅMAN

MOHAMMED HINDI

INGEGERD RÅMAN

designer

INGEGERD RÅMAN wearing DEBBIE

INGEGERD RÅMAN wearing BIBI

Tell us a something about yourself?

⟶ We are all born with a background or a platform, a set of values, a way we interpret our surroundings. No one is free from traditions and cultural heritage. The question is how you can separate yourself from that heritage? When I was younger, I never wanted to be labeled as part of a group or a collective. I have always valued my integrity and I have used it to be free.My work has always been about simplifying and reducing and I think it sometimes has been mistaken for rigidness. I would not describe myself as rigid but rather accurate and precise.

Do you separate yourself form your design?

For me it is difficult to separate myself from my work. I could never design an object that I could not live with myself. I have a strong relationship to my work.

Do you consider yourself an artist or a designer?

I have always seen myself as a designer and never an artist. I value the fact that an object can be reproduced in exactness.

What is your method of design?

My cornerstones are beauty, function, production and value. When I start a new design process, I like to understand what the constraints are. A designer needs to take in consideration the properties of a material and the methods of production. I mix in function and aesthetics and strive to find a balance between the two. I believe that within these boundaries you can find infinity. In a way it’s a paradox that the constraints set you free.

Tell us something about your work with glass?

I have always praised the transparent quality of glass. When I mix matt and clear surfaces I enhance and spotlight the transparency. In the contrast between the two you see the clarity. Without white there is no black.

FAMILJEN

JAAKKO EINO KALEVI

SOFIA GEIDEBY

FREDRIK NIELSEN

LISA BORG

MATEAS PARES

CHARLOTTE BIALAS

DANIEL WESTER

NICOLAS AMA SIAM

FARVASH

INGEGERD RÅMAN

MOHAMMED HINDI

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