Collection: Kristine Five Melvær
Norwegian Designer Kristine Five Melvær (b. 1984) investigates the subject of object communication, bridging the disciplines of product design and graphic design. She focuses on the communicative potentials of objects as a means to create emotional bonds between object and user. By searching for the sensual essence of phenomena, she translates these qualities into sensuous objects with a Scandinavian simplicity.
Melvær holds a Masters degree in Industrial Design from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (2008) and a Masters degree in Visual Communication from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2012). In 2012, Melvær launched eight series of objects exhibited in Stockholm, New York, Oslo, London and Tokyo. One of her Ray prototypes was acquired by the VitraHaus exhibition.
In 2013, Melvær launches seven new series of prototypes and exhibits her work in Stockholm, Milan, New York, Los Angeles, Oslo, Lillestrøm, Paris and London. She is currently collaborating with different producers developing a number of her prototype series for production. In Milan she launched her Soft Bowls with the Belgian producer When Objects Work.
Melvær was nominated for Young Designer of the Year in Plaza Award 2012 and Nordic Designer of the Year in Nova Design Award 2013. Melvær is currently nominated for Newcomer of the Year and the Soft Bowls are nominated for Accessory of the Year in the Bo Bedre Design Awards 2013
Alongside her independent design work, Melvær works as a graphic designer in Dinamo Design.
