The Norwegian design team of Angell Wyller Aarseth are busy making last minute preparations to exhibit their new Handle Me range during Milan Design Week (12-17 April) as part of Salone Satellite.
Simen Aarseth, Christoffer Angell and Øyvind Wyller are three individual designers who have collaborated on a number of projects since completing Master Degrees in design at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. We love the simplicity and timelessness of their new range. It reminds us of one of our all time favorite Scandinavian design classics; the cast iron pot that Timo Sarpaneva designed for Rosenlew in 1960. Take a look below to find out more about the Handle Me collection:
Cookware has been an essential tool of basic human survival since before the beginning of civilization, falling into the same category as the wheel and stone axe. Angell Wyller Aarseth wanted to celebrate the simplicity of the traditional casserole by designing a contemporary version of it. Cast iron cookware is very durable, and for designers there is something intrinsically romantic about the idea of making “immortal” products.
The designers hope to reconnect users to the process of cooking instead of reducing their role to that of passive spectators who mindlessly push buttons. The new design highlights raw simplicity both visually and physically. The dowel handle provides an ergonomic grip whilst reinforcing the basic idea of cookware as tools.
Perhaps rather optimistically the designers even hope that their new range of cookware will encourage people to cook more at home. Home cooking being an important social activity, as well as a healthy, sustainable and economic one.
Cast Iron Pot by Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenlew (1960)
This is beautifal cookware, it certainly inspire's me to cook again, Bringing cooking back to the home. What i like most about it is its strong Scandinavian aesthetic, the simplicity of the design but with a strong warmth and comfort essence.
Posted by: Rowena Is Cool | 12/04/2011 at 01:10