About the project:
Another Dialog
A dialogue is a mutual communication, an exhange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue.
When shopping for household products you choose which ones to purchase by imagining how you use them in your daily life at home. You look at them evaluate their purpose and consider if you have a need for them and how to use them.
Handles play quite a role in that dialogue. They indicate movement, weight and function and possible disclose whether the product is supposed to be used for hot or cold things. A simple thing like a handle can therefor clearly express the utility of a product.
In Dialog handles have been added to 3 different cylinder shapes in different places in various heights. They make very different products.
This way the same shape creates different dialogues with the viewer and same shape tells different stories.
Another Dialog is a family of household objects, in the first series "Dialog" the use was up to the viewer, however he could imagine them in his daily life. This time with Another Dialog the shapes have been developed to respond to the views people had. The stories the people told the designer throught the last few years come alive.
About the exhibition:
To have a dialog can be quite powerful, you exchange opinions and often spark ideas. If you discuss the matter more than once often new ideas come along.
The exhibition is a visual conversation with guests about their ideas of form, function and material were handles often have the last word.
Studio Hanna Whitehead exhibits an extension of her ceramic object series Dialog were she plays with shape, color and material feeling. New colors, shapes and textiles enter the dialog this time which tell a different story.
Hanna Dís Whitehead runs a design studio in South East Iceland and focuses on working with her hands in a personal way using stories, forms, materials and colours while allowing the process take control of the outcome. The products designed by the studio range in scale from small to big, from object to space.
Producer of ceramic objects Sigurlína Margrét Osuala. Glazed by Studio Hanna Whitehead,
A dialogue is a mutual communication, an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue.
When shopping for household products you choose which ones to purchase by imagining how you use them in your daily life at home. You look at them evaluate their purpose and consider if you have a need for them and how to use them.
Handles play quite a role in that dialogue. They indicate movement, weight and function and possible disclose whether the product is supposed to be used for hot or cold things. A simple thing like a handle can therefor clearly express the utility of a product.
In Dialog handles have been added to 3 different cylinder shapes in different places in various heights. They make very different products.
This way the same shape creates different dialogues with the viewer and same shape tells different stories.
Another Dialog is a family of household objects, in the first series "Dialog" the use was up to the viewer, however he could imagine them in his daily life. This time with Another Dialog the shapes have been developed to respond to the views people had. The stories the people told the designer through the last few years come alive.
Earthenware
Handpainted Glaze
Plastic, earthenware and painted wood.
The jewelery is inspired by Illikambur – a steep hill which is the start of a hike into Kollumúli in Lónsöræfi highlands. Lónsöræfi is a place where you’ll see liparite mountains in more colors than you can imagine. Designed in a dialog with fashion brand Milla Snorrason´s Illikambur collection
Objects from the exhibition Fact based myth which also included work from visual artist Mia Melvær (NO)
Icelands design Center.
Fact Based Myth is the name of the ongoing collaboration between design studio Studio Hanna Whitehead (IS) and visual artist Mia Melvær (NO).
The duo-exhibition showcases their visual research of unconscious bias, projection, imitation and doubt. With a look into our perception of physical formats, from standard units to the individual palm of a hand, the project mixes fact with fiction as objects turn up in drag.
Objects & installation exhibited in Estonian museum of applied art and design, Tallinn, in an dialog with ceramics from Estonian designer Raili Keiv.
All objects come from the process of manipulation of a 37 cm circle.
Objects in plastic, wood, paper, sponge and textile.
Work in progress.
Vicious circle was the theme of objects & installation in Estonian museum of applied art and design. All objects come from manipulation of a 37 cm circle.
Exhibition also included individual work from from Raili Keiv.
Folded transparant granite circle
Folded sponge triangle circle
Folded oregon pine square circle
Satin circle
Sponge and satin circles.
Textile circle shape.
Vicious circle was the theme of objects & installation in Estonian museum of applied art and design. All objects come from manipulation of a 37 cm circle.
Exhibition also included individual work from from Raili Keiv.
Mixed materials.
satin plastic, granite wood and granite plastic.
Objects & installation in Estonian museum of applied art and design. All objects come from manipulation of a 37 cm circle. Exhibition with works also from talented Raili Keiv.
Vicious circle was the theme of objects & installation in Estonian museum of applied art and design. All objects come from manipulation of a 37 cm circle.
Exhibition also included individual work from from Raili Keiv.
Painted wood shapes.
pink, oregon pine and blue circle shapes
Objects & installation in Estonian museum of applied art and design. All objects come from manipulation of a 37 cm circle. Exhibition with works also from talented Raili Keiv.
Vicious circle was the theme of objects & installation in Estonian museum of applied art and design. All objects come from manipulation of a 37 cm circle.
Exhibition also included individual work from from Raili Keiv.
More photos of textiles soon.
A mix of two previous ceramic projects. With a abstract version of the glazes.
A travel between ceramics and textile. Tiles and a quilt. This space was made for exhibition Experiment- clay and more in Hafnarborg fall 2016. Curators Rúna Thors & Hildur Steinþórsdóttir choose participants from the field of design/art/ceramics and gave them a word to work from. The word for this work was home. It consists of around 400 handpainted tiles and textiles based on the tiles on a wood frame.
More photos SOON
A travel between textiles and ceramic tiles.
Installation in Hafnarborg Art museum for the exhibition Experiment-clay and more.
More objects in this series coming SOON.
Esja is a part of Weaving DNA a collaborative work by Studio Hanna Whitehead and Scottish textile designer Claire Anderson. Esja features Reykjavik-inspired color combinations hidden within traditional Scottish textile patterns, which the designers created in collaboration with Knockando Woolmill.
Photo by Tian Khee Siong.
Esja tweed is a collaborative work by Icelandic product designer Hanna Dís Whitehead, Scottish textile designer Claire Anderson and Knockando wool mill. The textile colour features Reykjavik-inspired color combinations hidden within traditional Scottish textile patterns.
Photos by Tian Khee Siong
Weaving DNA is a collaboration between the Icelandic product designer Hanna Dís Whitehead and Scottish textile designer Claire Anderson.
Together they re-appropriate traditional Nordic and Scottish textiles, examining the ways in which these represent and shape aspects of national identity.
The exhibition describes the duos exploration of the potential to create a common material identity drawing on the Nordic/Scottish regions shared cultural, historical and geographical roots. Together they forecast the identity of a futuristic Nordic-Scottish tribe, inspired by its Viking heritage. The Nordic–Scottish tribe emphasizes the designers shared influences, as well as DIY conceptual strategies that favor the spirit of immediacy, craftsmanship and sustainability. They provoke audiences to reflect on their identities, suggesting visions of cultural fusion and evolution. By showing a series of layered textiles – from handcrafted to digitally printed – the designers reflect on the complexity of the multi-layers surrounding definitions of identity with a play on ‘dress up’ at the National Museum of Iceland.
The textiles explore the qualities and differences of Icelandic and Scottish yarns juxtaposed against a range of materials from local fishskin leathers to recycled plastics. By responding directly to the materials and eschewing the familiarity of traditional textile techniques (e.g. knit, weave), the designers manipulate, deconstruct, knot and stitch a visual identity. Exhibition pieces include a tweed fish skin mask, an Icelandic wool and recycled plastic cape, a Viking plaited Scottish wool head piece, an Icelandic wool Highlander kilt, a Celtic heart t-shirt, an Icelandic Wool infinity sweater and giant Icelandic and Scottish pompom totems.
Weaving DNA is also an investigation into collaborative practice between artists physically separated by Geography - Hanna Dís Whitehead lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland while Claire Anderson is based in Glasgow, Scotland. The artists first met in September 2014 after the initial research and development phase had begun. Therefore the exhibition is also a visual dialogue between the designers over a period of 18 months, having met only once in this time.
All photos by Tian Khee Siong
1. A special version of Dialog, Dialog 02 prototypes from earthenware for the the exhibition Magic language///Game of whispers curated on behalf of Iceland by Anna Leoniakin the Nordic pavillion during the Revelations 2015, Grand palais, Paris.
A dialogue is a mutual communication, an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue.
When shopping for household products you choose which ones to purchase by imagining how to use them in your home. You look at them, evaluate their purpose, and consider if you have a need for them and how to use them. You have a sort of a dialogue with them.
Handles play quite a role in that dialogue. They always indicate movement, weight and function and possibly disclose whether the product is supposed to be used for hot or cold things. A simple thing like a handle can therefore clearly express the utility of a product.
Handles are added to different places to two basic cylinder shapes in different heights making completely different products. In this way each product creates a new dialogue with the viewer and the same shape starts to tell many different stories.
Dialog is a family of ceramic household products. In the Dialog 1 series the use was up to user however he could imagine them in his daily life. Dialog 02 is the second version where the stories people told the designer about what they wanted to use them for come alive.
A special version of Dialog, Dialog 02 prototypes from earthenware especially made for the exhibition Magic language///Game of whispers in the Nordic pavillion during the Revelations 2015, Grand palais, Paris.
Hanpainted paper suggestions of tableware.
Series of ceramics and textiles where three dimensions have evolved into two, craftsmanship into digital work and potential into usage.
“Past in present” is a collection of objects inspired by the Stone Age. All the products are originated in primitive situations which happened in the past. Rather than being carved from stone they are made out of clay. Playing with the objects´ surface helps put them into a new context far removed from what we think we know about them. While the skill to use the originals is nearly lost, here are some suggestions and questions on how we could use them today.
