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Foreword
A Decade of Norwegian Crafts
Kristine Wessel, chairwoman of Norwegian Crafts, looks back on the organisation's evolution over the past ten years: from an online magazine to a multifaceted institution working to connect artists and art professionals across the craft field.
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Editorial
Norwegian Crafts Magazine Revisited
It is with great pleasure that we release this issue, titled Norwegian Crafts Magazine Revisited, on the occasion of Norwegian Crafts’ 10th anniversary. For this issue of The Vessel, the Norwegian Crafts team present 45 interviews and articles on craft written by 31 contributors, all but one have been previously published on our website. From an extensive list of more than 130 articles, interviews, and notes published throughout the decade, we have primarily selected pieces that showcase artists and duojárat from Norway and Sápmi, along with a few other articles that give an overall insight into the contemporary craft world.
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Essay
A Contested Concept
Since its inception, Norwegian Crafts has concerned itself with developing new thinking about craft. In this new essay by art historian and former Norwegian Crafts chairwoman Jorunn Veiteberg we are offered a closer look into Norwegian Crafts’ focus on theory development and craft writings, as she discusses challenges within the craft field today. Her unsurprising conclusion is that the concept of craft is neither unambiguous nor simple.
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Discover
Art Jewellery
Explore the wonderful world of art jewellery through these seven interviews with Sigurd Bronger, Liv Blåvarp, Tone Vigeland, Nanna Melland, Felieke van der Leest , Inger Blix Kvammen, matt lambert and Máret Ánne Sara.
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Interview
Sigve Knutson: The Amateur Craftsman
Sigve Knutson's innovative practice is devoted to giving people new material experiences. He frequently invents materials to bring himself and his audiences closer to a collective, creative memory. In this interview by Tora Endestad Bjørkheim and Johnny Herbert we learn more about his craft process.
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Excellence in Craft
Enjoy a collection of interviews with these doyens of craft – acclaimed textile artists Brit Fuglevaag, Magdalena Abakanowicz and Hannah Ryggen, duojár Perisak Juuso, ceramic artists Torbjørn Kvasbø and Marit Tingleff, and jewellery artists Liv Blåvarp and Tone Vigeland.
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Discover
Textile Art
A collection of articles and interviews on textile art from the past ten years, including interviews with John Raustein, Inger Johanne Rasmussen and Toril Johannessen among others.
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Ceramic Stories
Get stuck in with these stories on ceramics, featuring artists working in a multitude of different techniques, styles and sizes –from the smallest and most delicate of objects, to vessels so large you could take a bath in them.
In this collection you'll find interviews with artists using ceramics to tell stories, including Lillian Tørlen, Erika Stöckel, Elisabeth von Krogh, Sidsel Hanum, Heidi Bjørgan, Ingrid Askeland and Hilde Jørgensen.
Illustrations made by Linn Hagen (Bielke & Yang) based on artworks by Ahmed Umar, Felieke van der Leest, Sigurd Bronger, Lillian Tørlen, Perisak Juuso, Hilde Jørgensen and Ingrid Askeland, Sidsel Hanum, Brit Fuglevaag, Aslaug Juliussen and Elisabeth von Krogh
Credits
Edited by
Editors' assistant
Contributors
André Gali
Anne Britt Ylvisåker
Bjørn Inge Follevaag
Christer Dynna
Feng Boyi
Geir Haraldseth
Gjertrud Steinsvåg
Gry-Kristina Fors Spein
Hilde Sørstrøm
Irene Snarby
Jessica Hemmings
Johnny Herbert
Jorunn Veiteberg
Kristine Wessel
Kristin Valla
Lars Elton
Line Ulekleiv
Mariann Enge
Marit Øydegard
Maria Ragnestam
matt lambert
Monica Holmen
Namita Gupta Wiggers
Reinhold Ziegler
Runa Boger
Tommy Olsson
Tora Endestad Bjørkheim
Wang Dong
Zoe Black
Sofia M. Ciel
Artists
Ahmed Umar
Aslaug Magdalena Juliussen
Brit Fuglevaag
Elisabeth von Krogh
Ellen Grieg
Erika Stöckel
Felieke van der Leest
Franz Petter Schmidt
Grayson Perry
Hannah Ryggen
Harald Lunde Helgesen
Heidi Bjørgan
Inger Blix Kvammen
Ida Falck Øien
Iver Jåks
Inger Johanne Rasmussen
Jens Erland
Joar Nango
John K. Raustein
Karen Kviltu Lidal
Kari Dyrdal
Kent Fonn Skåre
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Liv Blåvarp
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Marit Tingleff
Mata Aho
Nanna Melland
Pearla Pigao
Perisak Juuso
Sidsel Hanum
Sigve Knutson
Sigurd Bronger
Siv Støldal
Stian Korntved Ruud
Tone Vigeland
Torbjørn Kvasbø
Toril Johannessen
Tron Meyer
Ingrid Askeland
Hilde Jørgensen
Máret Ánne Sara
Lillian Tørlen
Proofreaders and translators
Graphic Design and illustrations
A Decade of Norwegian Crafts
by Kristine Wessel
Norwegian Crafts Magazine Revisited
by Norwegian Crafts
A Contested Concept
a new essay by Jorunn Veiteberg
Art Jewellery
A collection of interviews and articles on art jewellery from Norwegian Crafts Magazine's archive
Sigve Knutson: The Amateur Craftsman
Tora Endestad Bjørkheim and Johnny Herbert (2018)
Performativity and Sound
A collection of interviews with artists working with sound and performance from Norwegian Crafts Magazine's archive
Excellence in Craft
A collection of interviews and articles highlighting doyens of craft from Norwegian Crafts Magazine's archive
Iver Jåks: Duodji as Indigenous Contemporary Art Practice
by Irene Snarby (2019)
Textile Art
A collection of interviews with textile artists from Norwegian Crafts Magazine's archive
Ceramic Stories
A collection of interviews and articles on ceramics from Norwegian Crafts Magazine's archive