VOLUM 01

VOLUM is an exhibition platform dedicated to contemporary Norwegian design and craft, showcasing a new generation of innovative designers and studios. Curated by Kråkvik & D’Orazio, VOLUM 01 explores our innate relationship with the everyday objects that surround us.

This year, we are turning our eyes to the “(extra)ordinary”. In an era of constant production and seemingly endless objects, designing with intentionality and care becomes ever more important. The essential and the everyday object are no longer to be considered ‘lesser than’ or somehow secondary to works of high design, they are fundamental to our lives — touched, seen and used day after day, for years, decades, even generations.

Chairs and tables, kitchen utensils and candleholders, bowls and lamps — these are the items that support, contain, organize and enable our daily routines, things so familiar that they risk becoming invisible. VOLUM 01 showcases 15 pieces that balance clarity of purpose and everyday utility with personality, emotion and richness of expression.

June 10–13 2026
Other Circle, Copenhagen
01.01
Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng
SABLÔN

Sculptural Utensils for Serving and Gathering, made from recycled tin

Rather than reproducing familiar utensils directly, I wanted to abstract and distort these gestures into expressive forms that still suggest acts of gripping, serving and contact.

01.02
Fredrik Bull
Doric

Stool/side table in solid Norwegian pine

I imagine the piece being used intuitively as a stool or side table that invites touch, approach and small shifts in movement. Its proportions guide how the body sits, leans or places objects, allowing the user to navigate around it with the same quiet clarity that shaped its form.

01.03
Tørlen/Einarsen
Bloom

Series in cast and extruded porcelain, glazed.

Rather than prescribing a fixed way of use, the Bloom series invites open and intuitive interaction. It encourages a playful engagement with function: whether filled with flowers or approached purely as a sculptural presence.

01.04
Tale Berger Hølmebakk
Pillar Lamp

Lamp in cast iron, Oregon pine, washi paper and linseed oil wax.

I hope it feels comforting to be near, like carrying a lantern in the dark. And I hope people notice the material contrast: the weight of the cast iron base against the fragility of the paper shade.

01.05
Stine Aas
Klados

Candelabra and candle snuffer in solid steel

I like to light a candle whenever I eat, whether it is breakfast or dinner. There is something about it that gathers people and brings a sense of calm to the moment. I find it interesting that such a simple object can carry that kind of weight.

01.06
Nicolai Ramm Østgaard
Margen

Chair in cast concrete

A firewood log is between 30 and 40 cm long — roughly the same length as a chair leg and a chair back. The idea behind the project was to explore how the formal language of the log could be translated into a chair; not a chair built from logs, but a chair that carries the imprint of them.

01.07
Tiril Hjelmeland
Storleik

Handmade vases in stoneware, glazed ceramics and glass test tubes

The Storleik vases work through scale — by making the vessel dramatically larger than what it holds, the object around the thing becomes a way of seeing it differently. Something small becomes significant.

01.08
Silje Nesdal
Swipe

Paper towel holder in laminated wood with walnut veneer

In the face of everyday small accidents such as spilled milk across the countertop, tomato sauce on a sleeve, or traces of small children’s hands, there is a quiet helper close at hand: the paper towel. An ugly friend that you prefer to keep hidden, but you need to keep close in case of emergency.

01.09
Bjørn van den Berg
Vium Vase

Vase in mouth-blown crystal glass

At the core of my work is the pursuit of creating connection between the user and the object, grounded in the belief that this relationship is forged through the senses and emotions such as sensibility and tactility.

01.10
Pettersen & Hein
Hollow Inheritance

Chair in spalted beech, pigmented marbled concrete

In our interpretation, the body of the wood is opened, displaced, and redirected. The hollow space becomes an active site for memory, projection, and intimacy. The work exists between furniture and sculpture: an object that can be used, but also read.

01.11
Jonas Selvikvåg
Syv søstre

Set of seven trays, hand-turned in solid norwegian wood species: walnut, red oak, maple, oak, ash and beech.

I wanted to design an object that remains aesthetically meaningful even when not in use – something that brings joy and deserves to stay visible, rather than being taken out only when needed and hidden away again.

01.12
Viktor Sakshaug
Loom

Lamp in pine, linseed oil, canvas and LED light

Loom invites the user to interact and play with the canvas, adjusting the brightness and direction of the light. The canvas can be lifted to allow the lamp to function as a reading light, or left to hang on both sides, creating a warm atmospheric glow.

01.13
Jone Myking
Trau

Solid spruce from Tessungdalen, Telemark, CNC-machined.

The user works directly with the material, the weight of the dough, and the physical gestures of baking. The object choreographs movement through its proportions, curves, and materiality, guiding the hands naturally through each stage of the process.

01.14
Nicholas Michalov
Design Decay

Stool 3D-printed in PHA, a bacteria-produced and biodegradable material.

I was interested in the stool because it is such a basic and familiar object. When camping or spending time outside, I often use stones, logs or other natural objects as temporary seats, so it felt intuitive to turn scanned rocks into something stool-like.

01.15
Ida Hagen
Soft Checks

Pieces inspired by home textiles, handwoven in Alpaca-silk yarn and Norwegian wool, along with upcycled bed sheets.

Rather than being functional objects, these pieces are prototypes exploring the traditional check pattern through added patterns and materials. This changes how the surface looks and how you relate to it — how you see and interact with it.