BAKE ME A CAKE

"Bake me a Cake" is a charming and playful table lamp made out of oak wood and smoked tinted glass. Simply lift up the glass to change the bulb.
The lamp portrays a dim light.
Bake me a cake is manufactured by the inmates in Bergen prison in Norway through a unique collaboration between the designers, Kriminalomsorgen region vest (the Norwegian correctional services) and Northern Lighting.

The goal is to create a high quality design production inside Norwegian prisons where we challenge the inmates’ ways of thinking and acting.
The project name stems from the classic story about “the cake with the file” from the cartoon world wherein mum adds a file into the cake she bakes for her imprisoned beloved son to help him escape.
The project aims to create meaningful activities for inmates, while still remaining behind bars.

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HOOD

Two small and curious tablelamps made out of turned ash wood and molded concrete.
The lamp gives a warm and gentle light, lighting not just the surroundings, but also emphasizes its own shape and materials.

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MORSE

A series of lamps made out of spun brass. The series include tablelamps and a pendant lamp. The base of the two table lamps are made of massiv stone from Østfold in Norway.

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DERRICK

A sofa with a strong character and warm and soft materials. The shape of the sofa is inspired by the different hight levels in the norwegian landscape. The base is upholstred with wool fabric and the top is upholstred with pique leather from Elmo.
The sofa consist of moduls that can be put together to create a landscape in a room.

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VEUM

A clean, simple and smart system where you can combine pictures and shelfs.
The straight line is the base for two shelfs and one picture.
All made out of solid pine, wool fabric and steel bolt.

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HERCULE

Tables that can easely be flatpacked. The light and thin tables gives you the feeling of folded papersheets. However, it is made out of solid pine, laminated pine veneer and aluminium.

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GADGET

The shelf is inspired by the old flower trellis ( espalje)
that you will find in old gardens all covered in plants and flowers. The plants has grown into the trellis with time, like the shelfs and the objects will do as the user fills it with objects. The framwork is made out of steel bolt and the boxes is made out of solid pine.

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LOCKED/TOGETHER

Dining furniture made out of solid oak. The furniture is the visual result of the master project " Behind bars in Vik" from 2011. How can design be used as an aid to stimulate and encourage greater pride, resilience and positive thinking among inmates in norwegian prisons?

Using traditional techniques from cabinet-making, the dining-room furniture designs are meant for an outside market. By reconnecting mandatory duties with real application, real use, the project aims to teach a profession and useful skills to inmates, improving their self-confidence and future prospects.

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DIVIDER

Venetian blinds with textile surfaces. The blinds has a sound absorbing effect and can be used as a sun shield and a room divider.

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THE SHEPPARD

Wall lamp where the power of the electricity is the visual element. The lamp is made of rubber and aluminium.

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Photos: Vegard Fimland

1+4

Small loungetables made out of carrera marble and solid oak. The table legs is formed in 3D -veneer. There are no screws or glue in the meeting point between tabletop and legs.

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Photos: Vegard Fimland

THE FAMILY

Humoristic bookends made out of lasercut steel plates.
The family consist of the wise owl, the smart professor, the cool and laidback african and the scary cowboy.

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DOWN LOW

Wall lamp in aluminium and plastic. Is both a lamp and a small table.

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Photos: Vegard Fimland