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By Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld with afterword by Juhania Pallasmaa
A meager set of hand tools and locally available pine, Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld set out to carve a tranquil niche for themselves. They sought respite from their architecture practice in Oslo, Norway, they found that a small basement workshop would lead them to deeper understandings of the relationship as well as greater insight into their own Nordic design heritage. Over the course of years, Per Olaf and Emily constructed a collection of 16 unique pieces of furniture -- what began as a "rundown wooden house" inherited from Per Olaf's great grandfather. What they learned in the process filtered back into their design work theoretical and written work.
"Instead of being generated from ergonomic ideas, the pieces extend the tectonic, structural, and geometric logic of architecture into the intimate scale of household objects," writes Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa in the book's afterword. "Although the pieces possess artistic originality and identity of their own, they seek a dialogue with designs by others. The geometric character brings to mind Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural furniture, whereas the uncompromised rectangularity makes one think of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld's neoplasticist furniture."
About the Authors
Per Olaf Fjeld earned his master's degree under. Louis He later returned to the University of Pennsylvania to do research under a Fulbright-Hays grant. He is a professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. He has taught and served on juries throughout Europe. He also has been a guest professor at Arizona University and the Cornell University.
Emily Randall Fjeld studied at the Philadelphia College of Art. Since 1975, the Fjelds have run a small architectural studio in Oslo.
ISBN: 978-0-9818989-2-6
92 pages
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