We know linoleum as flooring, but the material has a far richer past. Its main component, linseed oil, was used for centuries to waterproof sails and clothing. In Lovely Lino, linoleum returns to its maritime origins: it covers the hull of a hand-built boat. Here, the water-repellent, structural and three-dimensional properties are fully expressed, revealing just how much more this material can do than simply cover a floor.
From floor to boat: linoleum rediscovered
What if the mystique of traditional glassblowing could be combined with a fast production process? Together with artisans at Kosta Boda in Sweden, Gad Lomholt Nimér developed fast casting: a technique that combines pressed and blown glass. The result is a collection of tabletop objects with the benefits of mass production and the character of craft. Not the object but the method takes centre stage, and he shares that method openly. In doing so, Wild Glass pushes back against the closed traditions of the glass industry and makes an ancient material accessible once more.
