From the Workshop- Penny Black II- SYD001

Last year I took part in the Penny Black Project, organized by  Joanna of 'little ephemera empire'. She sent out a task every 6 weeks to design a postage stamp. In December the stamps were exhibited at Myrtle Street Studio in Brisbane.  And Jay Dee (the Gallery's owner) printed some of them as a limited edition on her letterpress printing press.

My 3Umbrellas, Thongs and BBQ print from Penny Black Project 1

From the Workshop – chunk on the desk - BS/001

© formfreunde 2011

In our column From the Workshop we would like to introduce you to our products, works and ideas.

First I would like to show you the line of products called Chunk on the Desk. These were my very first products that made it into a small serial production, and have been on the market for just over one year now.

It all started during my diploma, when I was working on a conceptual scheme for a primary school using cast concrete models as a very helpful design tool. During one of the long winter nights I spent in my studio at the university it hit me that Christmas was approaching and I had no presents yet. I took what was available and started casting a pencil tray to give away as a Christmas present. 

This was the start of a product line that now consists of several different items. Based on a seven centimetres grid they can be combined in multiple ways forming silhouettes that remind me of cityscapes, industrial buildings or even the harsh alpine mountains. 

Welcome

© RubyRedRocket 2011

Hello, our names are Lena and Manu.

We met more than a decade ago at architecture school in Berlin were

we shared many long nights at Uni and became good friends. Love tore us apart and we now live on opposite sides of the world. Lena in Braunschweig, Germany and Manu in Sydney, Australia.

Lena now makes a living designing furniture and everyday objects with her company. Manu works as an architect by day and spends a lot of her free time drawing illustrations and printing them by hand.

We thought it would be a good idea to start a blog together. A blog to share the things we do and the things we love with you, and also to nurture our friendship a little bit.

We will be adjusting this blog during the next few weeks so don’t be surprised if things keep moving around