67 66 Designers Designers Isak, designed by Anderssen & Voll, 2021 Isak throw — green meadow skole. In her early career she worked as a designer of upholstery fabrics and curtains from 1971 to 1985. She later moved on to working freelance as a textile designer for various companies, including Røros Tweed. Myrull is a beautiful throw designed by Staver for Røros Tweed. With a simple design in natural hues, it reflects the hillside landscape around the town of Røros. Judy D Lundin Judy D Lundin has an education in sociology and art from Macalester College in her home state of Minnesota in the USA. She is also an educated lecturer in arts and crafts from Statens lærerhøgskole in Oslo. Lundin has many years’ experience of teaching weaving techniques and was engaged as a freelance designer at Røros Tweed from 1987 to 1989. For Røros Tweed she designed the throw Kattefot in 1988 which is still, with its timeless expression, a best-seller. This classic fringed throw is available in six different colours. Glick A design group consisting of Gjertrud Grødem Stikbakke, Linn Sofie Øistad, Christina Tønnesland and Kaja Marie Kristiansen – all teachers in design, arts and crafts. Together they won the design competition at Oslo Design Fair in January 2017 with their contribution Bergstaden. The design captures the traditional town of Røros utilizing modern technology in the form of pixels. Using a variety of colour combinations that creates different expressions fitting seamlessly into people’s homes. Sara Wright Polmar An Oslo-based designer with a degree in interior architecture and furniture design, from Oslo National Academy of the Arts. After graduating Polmar teamed up with Victoria Günzler, and established their studio günzler.polmar in 2011. Polmar is one of the three initiators of ‘Klubben’, with a goal to promote new Norwegian designers, and to increase collaboration and a sense of community between young designers. Polmar also work on individual projects within product and furniture design, and as a project coordinator for design fairs and exhibitions. The blanket Toskaft was designed based on the theme past-present, and inspired of curtains designed by Annelise Knudtzon for Røros Tweed in the 1970s. Polmars design is based on traditional weaving techniques, translated into a contemporary and clean expression. Ingunn Birkeland Ingunn Birkeland is an Oslo-based fashion designer known for her unique handmade woven square patterns, red carpet dresses and show pieces. Exquisite details, time-consuming techniques and artistic expression are central to her work – in combination with her very own specific palette of pastels and fluorescing colours. In the City collection Birkeland has designed for Røros Tweed, she shows a graphic version of her own handmade woven textiles – all transferred the loom in four different colour palettes; pastel, mint, orange and aqua. ByHands ByHands represents some of Norway’s most talented con- temporary artists. Based in Oslo, they work with both national and international clients. Their award-winning illustrators represent a unique range of skills and techniques. For Røros Tweed the talented illustrators Darling Clementine, Hanne Berkaak, Sandra Blikås and Anette Moi has created five playful and exciting new artworks for the kids collection.
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