Illustration for Island Express performance, Stavanger Kunstmuseum / De Naive
Karoline Bakken Lund runs is a small multi-disciplined creative studio, working within the fields of art production and publications, textile consultancy and design. Their studio is associated with a range of wonderful colleagues at weaving and spinning mills, education institutions, printing houses and small, independent design studios that Karoline Bakken Lund loves to collaborate with. They create printed matter, occasional illustration and pattern development, lectures and workshops as well as source materials and production opportunities, strongly rooted in local, sustainable and cultural historical production values.
upcoming projects
— Illustration and book design for PLUKK blomster / Marie Sofie Nesset with photographer Anne Valeur and publisher Aschehoug
— Illustration and book design for artist Veronica Bruce and
publisher Uten Tittel
selected work, full portfolio upon request
Illustration tests, Artist book for Veronica Bruce / Uten Tittel
PLUKK BLOMSTER
lllustration work sample for a flower book Commissioned by Aschehoug
Tests for illustration and book design for PLUKK blomster / Marie Sofie Nesset with photographer Anne Valeur and Norwegian publisher Aschehoug
lllustration work sample for a flower book Commissioned by Aschehoug
Tests for illustration and book design for PLUKK blomster / Marie Sofie Nesset with photographer Anne Valeur and Norwegian publisher Aschehoug
(2024-25 )
Aschehoug
Logo
Logo / visual identity for Årolilja Jørgensrud;
— wool researcher at Nibio, designer and tutor
Explorer of wool, textiles, and clothing in the context of nature, landscape, and ecology
(2023)
Årolilja JørgensrudWoolgatherer
Forest bather
INMERDIEM
Exhibition and wayfinding / space design + webdesign for artist Pedro Gómez-Egaña and his “Inmerdiem”art installation for the newly opened Deichman library in Bjørvika, Oslo
An installation for one person per day, taking place at the exact moment between sunrise and sunset at Oslo’s public library Deichman. A meditation on a stone taken from Oslo’s main river, Akerselva. Commissioned by the city of Oslo’s contemporary art collection, Kulturetaten and Deichman
Exhibition and wayfinding / space design + webdesign for artist Pedro Gómez-Egaña and his “Inmerdiem”art installation for the newly opened Deichman library in Bjørvika, Oslo
An installation for one person per day, taking place at the exact moment between sunrise and sunset at Oslo’s public library Deichman. A meditation on a stone taken from Oslo’s main river, Akerselva. Commissioned by the city of Oslo’s contemporary art collection, Kulturetaten and Deichman
— in collaboration furnuture designer Marianne Skarbøvik & coder Magnus Olsen
KNIT PATTERN DEVELOPMENT
Knitted pattern collection
A total of seven styles (that you can knit yourself), inspired by our shared love for Japan, Issey Miyake and a melange of yarns.
— made In collaboration with Thea Urdal.
SOL OG VÅR I JANUAR
Exhibiton visual identity and catalogue design, Astrup Fearnley Museum
Thea Urdal and I won the pitch for visual design for Sun and Spring in January – Next Generation in Norwegian Contemporary Art: A massive show at Astrup Fearnley Museet, showcasing seven young Norwegian artists, alongside seven writers.
Edited by Gunnar B. Kvaran, Nina Magnus and Renate Thorbjørnsen, together with Sara Rivåg, whom brought the visual identity design to life in the catalogue.
(2018-19 )
Astrup Fearnley MuseumDetails:
— graphic design for digital and printed surfaces such as posters, banners, art bags and catalogue
— text set in: GT Pressura by Grilli Type and Neue Plak (Astrup Fearnley's signature font)
— catalogue design: The 7 artists got all each a "wrapped" page divider
— art tote bag: camouflage pattern in white matte silk screen printed on green heavy cotton canvas
TEXTILE CONSULTANCY / PRODUCTION
Textile consultancy and production sourcing
Woolen tapestry and digital printed silk for costumes, transferring strokes of the artist gouache paintings onto silk and jaquard weave for her exhibition "Voyage Autour de Ma Chambre" at Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo
Details
Woolen tapestry woven at Innvik / Kvadrat weaving Mill (NO) in a 2 color warp and 4 color weft. Digital silk printed on a 20 mm heavy silk quality in France, spun and woven in Shazhou, China, from the original Silk Roads district.
(2018-19)Jan 29 - May 5 2019
Constance Tenvik andAstrup Fearnley Museum