Alice O’Connell, a British actress who learned to knit on set over 12 years ago, is now based in Amsterdam. We’re interested in her story for many reasons, one above all is that Alice launched Wool&Water, ‘An unexpected knitwear label for modern curious dreamers’ (as she herself defines it), as part of an unexpected life project, hence a consequence of spending so much time waiting on set. “I have cast on and off some of my proudest pieces while in corsets, flares or faux blood stained t-shirts!” she says. So let’s dig a bit into her carrier as an actress. Alice was a busy TV character in the UK, as her acting credits include Ballot Monkeys, Jonathan Creek, Silent Witness, The Rotter’s Club, Doctor Who, The Verdict, City of Vice, Outnumbered, Casualty, Doctors, Behind Closed Doors, Rough Crossings, Rose and Maloney, The Bill to name a few. It’s not surprising she learned knitting while waiting over all of these film sets! She soon found herself knitting for private clients together with teaching and taking commissions for various British Knitwear Designers and labels, so after 10 years she decided to study Knitwear Design in Brighton and once finished, to relocate from London to Amsterdam and finally open Wool&Water in 2013.

“My many knitting adventures created a passion for natural fibers, the knitted textile and combining the traditional craft with a modern aesthetic.” Says Alice about her passion.

Scrolling through the online store, you will immediately have the feeling of having bumped into something surprising. Although at first glance it will appear as a collection of cute bows and ties, if you’ll deepen the quality it’ll get clear that we’re in front of some innovative yet classic, and stylish product.

A Wool&Water piece will give a hint of brilliance and humor to who wears it, both human or animal. It surely gives an original touch, generating sparks of vintage and classic look together with a contemporary urban mood. Every piece is gender neutral and adaptable for both special or everyday occasions, this is just up to you.

Now let’s focus on Alice’s selected fabrics: from only natural fibers, they will last a lifetime! They are made out of natural wool and cotton, and each one is produced on a hand-powered domestic knitting machine (circa 1979), hand seamed and carefully finished by the same Alice, whom will produce only 25 pieces of every design, so that each item will be a limited edition with its specific edition tag. How unique is that?

Alice is also teaching knitting lessons in Amsterdam, so to arrange your first one, go here!

She then still acts, so some pieces will be knit and completed while in rehearsal rooms, film and TV sets or trailers. How nice!

What are you waiting for? Shop at Wool&Water now!

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She refined her interest in ceramics and material culture while studying ancient literature and languages at the St. Petersburg State Classical Gymnasium, and in 2008 she entered the State Academy of Art and Design attending the Fine Art Ceramic and Glass Department. During that time she participated in several international residencies and exhibitions.

This year Irina Razumovskaya graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London and is becoming an internationally re known ceramic artist.

In her art practice, she draws influence from the decay Constructivist forms which were a strong scenario of her childhood. The geometric shapes that remember the Soviet structures are realized in stoneware clay and later coated with several layers of slip and glaze. Through the process of heating the pieces, all the layers will melt down to then create those cracked paint to represent the decay of the architecture she was surrounded from.

She says about her work: “I base my artwork on poly-cultural signs, such as house, body and ritual objects. I come to them through research and always bear in mind their reflection on my own reality, my everyday life.”

Despite this, she prefers to give to the viewer an ambiguous experience, for each one to have their own possibility of interpretation of the artwork.

Learn more about Irina Razumovskaya here.

All the images are from artist’s website.

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MELLOW Collection is made of objects and everyday objects with the peculiarity of stimulating the sense of optic which directly responds to light. It gets great inspiration from the Art Print Impressionism movement of the late 19th century. This is visible in the Color Split method, also renowned as opposite colors. The collection comes in two versions, one transparent and another blurred one, to give two different feelings, as colors expressed and reflected through different materials give totally diverse tones and shades. The pieces main attraction lies indeed in the unique reflections effects.

Click here to know more about HATTERN.

All images via this link.

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WHEN & WHERE: Hundreds of events will take place all over Stockholm on February 4 – 10, 2019. 

As every year, showrooms, galleries, residences, hotels, and studios throughout the city will open their doors to host events, installations, and exhibitions for you to enjoy. All events will be added to the Stockholm Design Week event calendar.

ABOUT THE EVENT

The initiator behind Stockholm Design Week is Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair which was held for the first time in 2002.

This supports the fair in making Stockholm the place to be for purchasers, architects, designers, and journalists every year during one week in February. Stockholm Design Week takes place in a variety of venues across the city from galleries and showrooms to dinner parties, after fair meetings, opening cocktails, museums, and cultural institutions.

Everyone connected to, or interested in Scandinavian design will meet and thrive leaving with new contacts, ideas and lots of inspiration.

Stockholm Design Week is a party for all design-lovers out there.

What are you waiting for? Attend the world’s leading event for Scandinavian design!

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