Dispatches From Reykjavik: Spark Pattern Space
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Edit
Guest contributor post service past times Julie Pasila
{Today we're welcoming Canadian multidisciplinary creative individual & author Julie Pasila to the weblog who volition live invitee blogging for us this summertime from Republic of Iceland in addition to Finland! Please bring together me inward welcoming her hither amongst her showtime post}!
Reykjavik is 1 of those cities that’s only artsy at heart. Maybe it’s the landscape: volcanoes in addition to fields of ancient, rock-hard lava band the metropolis on 1 side spell boundless body of body of water creeps upwardly on the other; the air is crisp in addition to cook clean in addition to carries scented waves of wildflowers in addition to tabular array salt water; in addition to hence there’s the drama of summer’s midnight Sun in addition to winter’s endless nights. Inspiration is built into the landscape in addition to it’s piece of cake to encounter why Reykjavik’s citizens stimulate got seemed to hence effortlessly mimic this beauty inward the handmade.
Reykjavik is 1 of those cities that’s only artsy at heart. Maybe it’s the landscape: volcanoes in addition to fields of ancient, rock-hard lava band the metropolis on 1 side spell boundless body of body of water creeps upwardly on the other; the air is crisp in addition to cook clean in addition to carries scented waves of wildflowers in addition to tabular array salt water; in addition to hence there’s the drama of summer’s midnight Sun in addition to winter’s endless nights. Inspiration is built into the landscape in addition to it’s piece of cake to encounter why Reykjavik’s citizens stimulate got seemed to hence effortlessly mimic this beauty inward the handmade.
My showtime few posts volition live dedicated to to a greater extent than or less Icelandic artists in addition to designers that I discovered at SPARK Design Space, Reykjavik’s exclusively pattern gallery (to clarify, at that spot are many shops in addition to galleries inward this city, but SPARK is the exclusively pattern focused gallery amongst revolving shows in addition to actually particular curation).
This is how SPARK Design Space works: the gallery provides a platform for pattern projects that are locally focused in addition to that involve collaboration betwixt designers in addition to other professions. Each exhibition lasts for 2 months; afterwards that, SPARK stocks selected items from the present inward their shop, a procedure that has allowed them to tardily construct a collection of beautiful in addition to really unique works. The owners bring upwardly to SPARK every bit a “slow shop,” in addition to I intend they’re onto something amongst this approach.
SPARK Design Space was founded inward 2010 past times Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir, professor of production pattern at the Republic of Iceland Academy of Arts, in addition to the gallery maintains a potent connector to the school, consistently supporting pupil work. This is probable why the gallery is hence fresh in addition to unique.
One of the most intriguing projects I establish at SPARK was referred to every bit “food collaboration” past times my tour guide. Students enrolled inward Product Design at the Republic of Iceland Academy of the Arts were paired amongst local farmers. The finish was to prepare products that could practise economical practise goodness for farmers past times using pattern to facilitate the creation of unique regional products amongst to a greater extent than widespread cultural appeal (you tin flame read to a greater extent than most the projection at www.designersandfarmers.com).
Below you'll detect a few of these nutrient collaborations in addition to the interior of SPARK. The showtime prepare of images is a confection – shaped similar a cow’s udder - made of high character Valrhona chocolate in addition to filled amongst homemade skyr (a traditional Icelandic dish, similar to yogurt) from a local creamery (images courtesy of the Designers in addition to Farmers Project). The minute prepare of images is beautifully packaged H2O ice cream, amongst flavours inspired past times Icelandic nutrient in addition to packaging inspired past times a traditional china pattern from Copenhagan (images courtesy of Bubot's facebook page). The balance of the images were taken past times yours truly.
Keep your eyes peeled for to a greater extent than amazing function from SPARK Design's artists - in addition to from Republic of Iceland - inward the coming weeks!
****
Julie Pasila is a Canadian multidisciplinary creative individual & writer. She holds a Master of Fine Arts inward Documentary Media from Ryerson University, in addition to a Bachelor of Arts inward Studio Art & English linguistic communication Literature from the University of Guelph. She is currently available for freelance assignments in addition to exhibitions inward Canada in addition to abroad.