Surprisingly Traditional Design

Having just arrived back from a quick trip to the mountains to celebrate Easter, as is traditional here in Scandinavia, we’re surprised to discover that Winter seems to have finally arrived. With the temperature dropping and snow lying thick on the ground outside, we’re intent on staying warm and cozy by sitting on a sofa in front of a roaring open fire. Since we’re not moving, it seems only appropriate to mention our current favorite Scandinavian cushions by the Norwegian design company Funkle.

With backgrounds ranging from graphic design, illustration, arts and teaching, the designers behind Funkle are self taught when it comes to product/interior design, a fact that perhaps explains their surprisingly refreshing designs. Living up to their mantra of Overraskende Tradisjonell (Surprisingly Traditional), Funkle’s cushions are made of materials normally used in areas other than interior design, for example they use wool that’s traditionally used for Norwegian and Sami costumes (Bunad and Samedrakt) or elegant suit materials normally used for menswear.

Treading the border somewhere between art and design, Funkle’s products are produced as limited editions or numbered collections. Take a look below at some of Funkle's designs together with some prototypes from their upcoming 2008 collection, some of which have been inspired by the British band Gravenhurst.

Funkle was founded in March 2007 by Magnvor Lunåshaug, Tim Lennon, Bente Jørgensen and Lene Berge. In truth however, the designers behind the company began working together a couple of years earlier as a creative collective intent on exploring ideas and working with different mediums. Since many of them shared a desire to start by exploring textiles, Funkle began working on a range of cushions designs but decided to treat them as blank canvases rather than as stereotypically frilly sofa cushions.

Funkle

Comments

[calbe]

hey guys i'm from Australia down under and i have noticed all through this website are shops you can buy them from (no such thing in the land of auzz) do you know wether they ship out any where out here
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