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Egeværk

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    Mette Bentzen and Lasse Kristensen, known collectively as Egeværk, create meticulously made sculptural pieces, while drawing on craft traditions dating back generations in Danish fine furniture. Kristensen (1985) and Bentzen (1978) were both trained at the esteemed PP Furniture, a Danish joinery established in 1953 and famous for its large portfolio of modern Danish furniture. They are the recipients of a number of prestigious awards and accolades, including the 2019 Snedkerprisen (the Danish Carpentry Award). In 2020, their work was selected for the Danish Pavilion in Tokyo during the Olympic Games and they were the Winners of the Arts & Craft Category of the Design Award  in Denmark. Their work has also featured in numerous international artfairs, including our award winning Material Shores booth for Design Miami 2022. 
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    The ICE series, a significant design project initiated with the gallery in 2019, is the result of a major body of practical research and design development. The concept originated from Egeværk’s deep-rooted connection to the landscape in their native homeland and neighbouring countries, specifically the harsh winter icescapes of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The artists sought to capture the fluid aesthetics of ice in their opposingly solid medium of Danish Ash wood. 

     

    For months the artists transported huge blocks of ice to their studio to study the melting process under natural and controlled conditions. They examined its unhurried dissolve during moderate spring temperatures and the summer heatwave; they also manipulated the blocks by placing them under dripping water or drilling holes straight into the ice to stimulate the thawing process. Placed shoulder to shoulder in the workshop or on the harbour front, these blocks were carefully catalogued in photographs and used as inspiration in a series of carved maquettes. The final large-scale furniture pieces are the result of a slow and thoughtful process of making; they embody the language of ice in form and texture, achieved through Egeværk’s gentle and refined carving techniques.

     
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    • Egeværk ICE Bench, 2021 Danish ash
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      ICE Bench, 2021
      Danish ash
    • Egeværk Ice Shape Black IV, 2020 Danish Ash
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      Ice Shape Black IV, 2020
      Danish Ash
    • Egeværk Ice Shape Black VII, 2021 Black stained Danish Ash
      Egeværk
      Ice Shape Black VII, 2021
      Black stained Danish Ash
    • Egeværk ICE Shape no 16, 2022 Danish Ash
      Egeværk
      ICE Shape no 16, 2022
      Danish Ash
    • Egeværk ICE Shape no 15, 2022 Danish Ash
      Egeværk
      ICE Shape no 15, 2022
      Danish Ash
    • Egeværk ICE Shape 12, 2021 Danish Ash
      Egeværk
      ICE Shape 12, 2021
      Danish Ash
    • Egeværk Ice Shape I, 2020 Danish Ash
      Egeværk
      Ice Shape I, 2020
      Danish Ash
    • Egeværk ICE Installation of 5 stools, 2022 Hand carved ash wood Available for commission.
      Egeværk
      ICE Installation of 5 stools, 2022
      Hand carved ash wood
      Available for commission.
    • Egeværk Suspended Forest, 2021 Oak, softened and torn to flexible threads
      Egeværk
      Suspended Forest, 2021
      Oak, softened and torn to flexible threads
    • Egeværk Ice Series Table, 2019 Danish Ash
      Egeværk
      Ice Series Table, 2019
      Danish Ash
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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Silver Jubilee 'Collections' Exhibition, 2023
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Design Miami, 2022
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Egeværk take inspiration from the icescapes of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, as their refined furniture pieces reflect the language of ice in form and texture
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    Silver Jubilee 'Collections' Exhibition, 2023

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