Raspberry Collision / a photo documentation by Alies Torfs
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Photos by Alies Torfs. A documentation of the Garden Necklace and Garden Bracelet.
Products inspired by a beautiful collision. An upbringing on the countryside with a metropolitan subculture ambition. Jewelry developed together with artist Johanna Edwardh.
”All of a sudden I was standing there, my mouth filled with raspberries from the garden, staring at my sister’s Kurt Cobain poster. Didn’t really understand anything, but I still understood enough. A world I was curious about, scary but also exciting, while at the same time I understood that I belonged among the raspberries. My own Grunge was created. A key chain of thorn bushes. An interpretation. The beauty of the few assets we had. The beauty of the strong visualization. The fact that I was in a completely different environment didn’t matter. One was no more real than the other.”
The products are handcrafted in Sweden in solid sterling silver 925.
New arrivals / Rope series
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All jewelry could be made as custom size, enter your desired size, circumference or diameter of ring, bracelet or necklace in check out without any extra fee.
Take your own measurement by using a ring gauge, a tape measure around your finger or measure an existing ring that fits.
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Collaboration / Workshop
Opening words
The collection consists of rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, all made in sterling silver. An effort to copy nature was a central part of the design process. A play on reality versus imagination – the space in between what’s real and what’s not.
Interpretations of stones found along the shores south of Gothenburg can be found on all rings in one way or another. Identical replicas are made of some of the stones which will be exhibited alongside the collection at selected venues.
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The second project will be another study of material, subject and medium, which will be released in the near future.
Flower Shop
Concept
Flowers beguile us. Flamboyantly they spread their splendor, mocking
the mundane and ordinary. But it’s the scent that stays with us, reviving long lost moments of days past; fleeing memories that suddenly take shape. A translucent essence that surrounds us, penetrate every nook and cranny of our existence.
By offering the entire collection in collaboration with flower shops spread across selected cities in Europe – and making it possible to try out all the models and sizes behind the counter before ordering on kultur5.com – we have the opportunity to explore new ways to be discovered. And at the same time meet the sustainable strategy behind the idea; to stock fewer products and to a greater extent offer made to order accessories.
Stockholm is the first city to offer this new concept, but it will soon be available in London and Copenhagen with other cities to follow.
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Constructing
7 people from different backgrounds coming together to explore the interrelation and coexistence of different objects and ideas. Practicing the same techniques as was made during the collection process. Constructing a symbol of the collection subject.
Each individual enters the room guided by their own reality. By mutual respect and through discussion, new realities come into play. Infused with small, fragile ideas, and equipped with metal, wood, stone and textiles they construct something very rigid — woven together by a sense of collective direction. A temporary relic of their brief interaction.
11 / 2019 Installation
Steel
08.2019
The packaging for our first series of jewelry is crafted in aluminum. The main idea behind the packaging was to create something that can truly live on and be practical in itself. The aluminum case has the exact proportions to hold a large Solstickan Matchbox, which is an everyday product that’s deeply rooted in Swedish culture. After opening the case and retrieving the jewelry, the case can thus be put to use both practically and decoratively. The case was created by laser cutting raw aluminum pipes.
Pine
08.2019
A wooden tray rests within the aluminum case holding the jewelry.
Pine is easy to sculpt into different shapes and very durable in nature, as pine trees are known to live up to 1,000 years. The aluminum and pine create an interesting composition – two diametrically different types of materials creating a harmonious bond. The pine trays are also used to showcase the jewelry in-store, and can similarly be used to hold the jewelry on a nightstand.
Stone
08.2019
Stones found along the shores of the Swedish archipelago became a central piece of inspiration for the first series of jewelry.
Small fragments of metamorphic rocks such as granite and gneiss. Each one unique, organically derived through pressure and time.
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Defining Kultur 5
Design freed from any conception of what’s trending.
Inspiration found in the simplest of things.
Objects that tell a story.
Objects that evoke a feeling, a memory.
Craftsmanship throughout.
Ethically sourced materials, meticulously processed into final form.
Long lasting.
Diversity at the center of every notion.
Progression from patience and understanding.
Belief in the collective.
Experimentation as a research method.
Never ending experimentation.
Finding beauty in the unpolished.
Finding tranquility in constructing.
Ever-evolving.
