This summer we have spent inside this hotel creating wallpaintings, installations and handpainted signage. We were invited to the grand opening of the hotel last week which was absolutely wonderful with sushi and champagne the whole night.
November 03, 2009
GILLES & CECILIE TALK AT GRAFILL EDIT
Here is a snapshot of our talk at GRAFILL EDIT at Geilo in Norway. The theme were EFFEKT. We were talking about the Domino Effect, where we explained how doing one project lead to another project.
SPEEDBINDING
Just returned from GRAFILL EDIT in Norway. We were invited to talk about our work and to hold a workshop. Our workshop was full of energetic participants that made wonderful books.
October 09, 2009
Hotel Folketeateret is now open!
Hotel Folketeateret has now opened its doors. Here you can see some photographs from the inside of the hotel. The main work are our visualisation of the action when blowing dandelion seeds into the air; an experience you never forget.
October 06, 2009
Butterflies
Just came back from the archive and I found this lovely image of underwear displayed as butterflies in Paul Smiths showroom in Milan. Underneath you can see details from our display paintings.
October 05, 2009
We are participating in Grafill Edit Seminar in Norway this autumn. Here is a short interview from us in Norwegian.
September 30, 2009
Hotel Folketeateret
We have spent months inside the soon to be Clarion Collection Hotel Folketeateret embellishing the walls with colourful creations. We are excited to see it open after the 8th of october. If you are in Oslo, Hotel Folketeateret is the place to stay! The image is covering windows in the Folketeater Passage.
Future Birds
We made these birds a couple of years back for the window display at Paul Smiths shop in Tokyo. The birds are made of luxurious scrap fabric like silk and leather. Since we recycled fabrics we named them Future Birds.
September 15, 2009
About Creativity
We just did a talk about creativity for the first years at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo. Gilles presented a few cases about how we proceed with a project and I was presenting a collection of random observations that inspire us. For us creativity is passion, obsession and a great skill to have for solving problems. We hope the students got inspired. (The picture above is from the Scenography students 08/09)
September 09, 2009
ONE MONTH LEFT
We have been and are still working hard to finish our work for Clarion Collection Hotel Folketeateret which is opening the 8th of october in Oslo. None of the artwork are published until after the opening so the photo above is portraying the lists of LED lights which I personally have put together and mounted to light handpainted glass frames. LED is fun, to be an electric enthusiast is a bit like building Lego. Remember to match the plus and the minus.
August 20, 2009
True Love and Magic Diamond Trees.
Monica Garcia is a shoe and accessories brand based in Spain and now Italy. This shop we just painted is opening in Rome end of august. Pop by Via delle Carozze to have a look at Monicas shoes and handbags, our peacock and magic diamond tree.
August 17, 2009
August 14, 2009
Buildabrand Symbol Extravaganza!
“We are honored and excited to be creating brand designs for Buildabrand. Our designs are the result of observations from our everyday life, frequent travels, continuous sketching and obsession of collecting visuals. We are collecting inspiration and graphics from wherever we go – a wonderful creative process that is providing new symbols all the time.”
You can read more about Buildabrand on their website or you can follow them on Twitter.
August 11, 2009
Prints for Sale in Nelly Duff.
Go to Nelly Duff in Columbia Road, London, to buy our Love/ Hate prints or shop online.
August 05, 2009
Gilles & Cecilie at Grafill Edit 09.
We are excited to be invited to talk at Grafill Edit Seminar at Geilo, Norway this autumn. The seminar runs from the 30th of october to the 1st of november. The theme is Effect. Click on the link for more information about the seminar.
August 03, 2009
Oslo - A poor man's connoiseur guide to happy living…
Sondre Sommerfeldt is the author and editorial director of this underground guide book named Oslo - A poor man's connoiseur guide to happy living in one of the most expensive cities in the world. We have been lucky to be selected among a great repertoar of designers and artists to create an advertising for what we believe visitors should experience while in Oslo and naturally we chose F for Ferry. The Oslo Ferries is a great part of the public transport and takes you to the archipelagos where you can find small and secret beaches to swim.
The book is designed by Henrik Fjeldberg and Carl Gürgens in Your Friends.
July 27, 2009
Tabletop in Thueyts.
Thueyts is a lovely mountain village in the region of Ardeche in France. There is a bar on the street crossing the village which is serving wonderful homemade icecream and almond biscuits as well as drinks like refreshing Panache on this round tabletop.
June 22, 2009
Trouble Road closed at number 7.
Snapshot taken while driving a Volvo 240 around Oslo.
May 30, 2009
Cat Mail
We observed this lovely mail box while walking in the outskirts of Kabelvåg in Lofoten, Norway.
