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Made from sheet metal and acrylic he designed for Blond a couple years ago.
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I'm starry-eyed for this light and can clearly see the suspended version in black hanging in my white subway tiled kitchen in a herringbone pattern over my breakfast nook with a built-in banquette softened with bright cushions... all of which I don't have.
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Carpner received his degree from Konstfack in Stockholm. He has produced textile patterns and carpets inspired by nature for Swedish companies such as H&M, Åhléns and Svenskt Tenn and Kasthall.
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This pattern is called Vinterek. And I love it too. It is haunting, yet serene.
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Carpner also designs book covers the major Swedish publishing houses. You can clearly see how he carried this creativity over to different applications and materials.
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He is most known for is his outdoor trellis called Tin Tree Spaljé which trains plants to grow upwards in a pleasing shape, but also brings beauty to the garden in the Winter when everything is dormant and brown.
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Amazing how your mood can lift when your eye falls upon great design.
(All images from Johan Carpner’s site and Scandinavian Design.)