Knitting Archives - MobiSpirit MobiSpirit Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Jake Henzler Knits Copenhagen’s Architecture https://mobispirit.com/jake-henzler-knits-copenhagens-architecture/ Sat, 02 May 2020 11:27:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=24692 There are many people who illustrate their travels or write about them, but Jake Henzler does something else. Under the name Boy Knits World, he creates knitted panels of urban spaces typical for Copenhagen, but also other places he visits. Henzler spent a year in Copenhagen and fell in love with the city’s architecture. While […]

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There are many people who illustrate their travels or write about them, but Jake Henzler does something else. Under the name Boy Knits World, he creates knitted panels of urban spaces typical for Copenhagen, but also other places he visits.

Henzler spent a year in Copenhagen and fell in love with the city’s architecture. While he was living there, he made his first hand-knitted blanket panel and called it Copenhagen Building Blocks. It’s made of six patterns sewn together into a larger piece. The six patterns include architectural blocks from different city districts: Nørrebro Studios, Østerbro Studios, Hellerup Apartments, Nyhavn Hotel, Nørreport Offices, and Frederiksberg Apartments.

Check out more of Henzler’s work on his Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ynfxaJRmw/

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These Mouthwatering Dishes are Made Entirely Out of Wool https://mobispirit.com/these-mouthwatering-dishes-are-made-entirely-out-of-wool/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:24:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=23804 Kate Jenkins creates mouthwatering dishes entirely out of wool. Her realistic recreations include an entire knit and crochet bagel bar as well as canned sardines, each made with the aim to induce laughter. “Whatever I create, whether it’s a carton of French fries, a tin of sardines or a box of frogs I always include lots […]

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Kate Jenkins creates mouthwatering dishes entirely out of wool. Her realistic recreations include an entire knit and crochet bagel bar as well as canned sardines, each made with the aim to induce laughter.

“Whatever I create, whether it’s a carton of French fries, a tin of sardines or a box of frogs I always include lots of warmth and a dash of wit,” writes Jenkins on her website. “Above all, I want my work to make people smile.” A worthy goal, especially in times of crisis.

According to Jenkins, her whimsical is the result of years of experimentation with wool. “I was always looking for different ways to use my love of wool, textile, and color,” she explains. “And that’s how my art was born.” When Jenkins says “always” she isn’t exaggerating. She describes how she could knit and crochet by the age of eight and had spent many happy hours of her childhood totally engrossed in creating things with yarn. “Right from the beginning, I was addicted,” she admits.

“It didn’t take me long to realize that I was much better at interpreting an idea by creating it in 3d using wool rather than through painting or drawing,” she further relayed. This realization led her eventually to the University of Brighton where she graduated with a BA in Fashion and Textiles in 1995.

Fast forward some decades later and Jenkins now showcases her work in exhibitions, on top of creating commissioned pieces for both public and private collections. But you can also enjoy her pieces online, via Instagram.

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These Objects’ Uniqueness Lies in Their Simplicity https://mobispirit.com/these-objects-uniqueness-lies-in-their-simplicity/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:28:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=22829 There’s an irony to Jessica Dance’s textile art. Created after everyday objects (anything from sneakers and smartphones to ketchup bottles and coffee mugs), they’re meant to hint at the excess and overproduction in our fast-paced, immediate society; “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create,” remarked Dance […]

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There’s an irony to Jessica Dance’s textile art. Created after everyday objects (anything from sneakers and smartphones to ketchup bottles and coffee mugs), they’re meant to hint at the excess and overproduction in our fast-paced, immediate society; “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create,” remarked Dance in an interview with Lifestyle Tails.

An interior designer and model maker, Dance specializes in crafting models and props used in advertising campaigns, editorial commissions, window displays, and art installations. Her selected clients include brands like Christian Louboutin, Google, Mulberry, and Selfridges, making her seemingly ordinary objects a novelty that’s high on demand.

“I’m often inspired by very ‘normal’ everyday items, items that portray the luxury of choice and comfort in the western world,” she remarks. “I always aim for my work to be graphical, with a playful edge,” she adds. Her day to day includes sculpting, knitting or stitching.

According to Dance, knitting and embroidery are typically perceived as “feminine crafts”. However, she aims to take gender out of the equation when it comes to her work itself. “I always strive to produce a carefully considered design, with a strong concept, using quality materials,” she stressed.

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Carol Milne’s Knitting Works are Actually Made From Glass https://mobispirit.com/carol-milnes-knitting-works-are-actually-made-from-glass/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:58:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=21510 Knitting is complicated enough when you do it with threads. Now imagine knitting with glass? Well as impossible as it seems, there is one artist who does just that. Carol Milne is a sculptor from Seattle who makes astonishing glass sculptures that resemble knitting works to the smallest details. Using a variation of the wax […]

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Knitting is complicated enough when you do it with threads. Now imagine knitting with glass? Well as impossible as it seems, there is one artist who does just that.

Carol Milne is a sculptor from Seattle who makes astonishing glass sculptures that resemble knitting works to the smallest details. Using a variation of the wax casting process, Milne is able to create numerous colorful glass threads that compose beautiful patterns.

Milne has experience in several different disciplines of art, but she has been exclusively dedicated to glass art since 2000. Through her work with glass, she often turned to experimentation and pushing the limits of her ingenuity, which led to this intriguing project.

“I see my knitted work as a metaphor for social structure,” the artist says on her website. “Individual strands are weak and brittle on their own, but deceptively strong when bound together. You can crack or break single threads without the whole structure falling apart. And even when the structure is broken, pieces remain bound together. The connections are what bring strength and integrity to the whole and what keep it intact.”

Check out some of her works below.

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Knitting Archives - MobiSpirit MobiSpirit Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Jake Henzler Knits Copenhagen’s Architecture https://mobispirit.com/jake-henzler-knits-copenhagens-architecture/ Sat, 02 May 2020 11:27:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=24692 There are many people who illustrate their travels or write about them, but Jake Henzler does something else. Under the name Boy Knits World, he creates knitted panels of urban spaces typical for Copenhagen, but also other places he visits. Henzler spent a year in Copenhagen and fell in love with the city’s architecture. While […]

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There are many people who illustrate their travels or write about them, but Jake Henzler does something else. Under the name Boy Knits World, he creates knitted panels of urban spaces typical for Copenhagen, but also other places he visits.

Henzler spent a year in Copenhagen and fell in love with the city’s architecture. While he was living there, he made his first hand-knitted blanket panel and called it Copenhagen Building Blocks. It’s made of six patterns sewn together into a larger piece. The six patterns include architectural blocks from different city districts: Nørrebro Studios, Østerbro Studios, Hellerup Apartments, Nyhavn Hotel, Nørreport Offices, and Frederiksberg Apartments.

Check out more of Henzler’s work on his Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ynfxaJRmw/

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These Mouthwatering Dishes are Made Entirely Out of Wool https://mobispirit.com/these-mouthwatering-dishes-are-made-entirely-out-of-wool/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:24:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=23804 Kate Jenkins creates mouthwatering dishes entirely out of wool. Her realistic recreations include an entire knit and crochet bagel bar as well as canned sardines, each made with the aim to induce laughter. “Whatever I create, whether it’s a carton of French fries, a tin of sardines or a box of frogs I always include lots […]

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Kate Jenkins creates mouthwatering dishes entirely out of wool. Her realistic recreations include an entire knit and crochet bagel bar as well as canned sardines, each made with the aim to induce laughter.

“Whatever I create, whether it’s a carton of French fries, a tin of sardines or a box of frogs I always include lots of warmth and a dash of wit,” writes Jenkins on her website. “Above all, I want my work to make people smile.” A worthy goal, especially in times of crisis.

According to Jenkins, her whimsical is the result of years of experimentation with wool. “I was always looking for different ways to use my love of wool, textile, and color,” she explains. “And that’s how my art was born.” When Jenkins says “always” she isn’t exaggerating. She describes how she could knit and crochet by the age of eight and had spent many happy hours of her childhood totally engrossed in creating things with yarn. “Right from the beginning, I was addicted,” she admits.

“It didn’t take me long to realize that I was much better at interpreting an idea by creating it in 3d using wool rather than through painting or drawing,” she further relayed. This realization led her eventually to the University of Brighton where she graduated with a BA in Fashion and Textiles in 1995.

Fast forward some decades later and Jenkins now showcases her work in exhibitions, on top of creating commissioned pieces for both public and private collections. But you can also enjoy her pieces online, via Instagram.

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These Objects’ Uniqueness Lies in Their Simplicity https://mobispirit.com/these-objects-uniqueness-lies-in-their-simplicity/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:28:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=22829 There’s an irony to Jessica Dance’s textile art. Created after everyday objects (anything from sneakers and smartphones to ketchup bottles and coffee mugs), they’re meant to hint at the excess and overproduction in our fast-paced, immediate society; “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create,” remarked Dance […]

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There’s an irony to Jessica Dance’s textile art. Created after everyday objects (anything from sneakers and smartphones to ketchup bottles and coffee mugs), they’re meant to hint at the excess and overproduction in our fast-paced, immediate society; “the irony being each knitted or embroidered piece that I make has taken hours/days/weeks to create,” remarked Dance in an interview with Lifestyle Tails.

An interior designer and model maker, Dance specializes in crafting models and props used in advertising campaigns, editorial commissions, window displays, and art installations. Her selected clients include brands like Christian Louboutin, Google, Mulberry, and Selfridges, making her seemingly ordinary objects a novelty that’s high on demand.

“I’m often inspired by very ‘normal’ everyday items, items that portray the luxury of choice and comfort in the western world,” she remarks. “I always aim for my work to be graphical, with a playful edge,” she adds. Her day to day includes sculpting, knitting or stitching.

According to Dance, knitting and embroidery are typically perceived as “feminine crafts”. However, she aims to take gender out of the equation when it comes to her work itself. “I always strive to produce a carefully considered design, with a strong concept, using quality materials,” she stressed.

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Carol Milne’s Knitting Works are Actually Made From Glass https://mobispirit.com/carol-milnes-knitting-works-are-actually-made-from-glass/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:58:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=21510 Knitting is complicated enough when you do it with threads. Now imagine knitting with glass? Well as impossible as it seems, there is one artist who does just that. Carol Milne is a sculptor from Seattle who makes astonishing glass sculptures that resemble knitting works to the smallest details. Using a variation of the wax […]

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Knitting is complicated enough when you do it with threads. Now imagine knitting with glass? Well as impossible as it seems, there is one artist who does just that.

Carol Milne is a sculptor from Seattle who makes astonishing glass sculptures that resemble knitting works to the smallest details. Using a variation of the wax casting process, Milne is able to create numerous colorful glass threads that compose beautiful patterns.

Milne has experience in several different disciplines of art, but she has been exclusively dedicated to glass art since 2000. Through her work with glass, she often turned to experimentation and pushing the limits of her ingenuity, which led to this intriguing project.

“I see my knitted work as a metaphor for social structure,” the artist says on her website. “Individual strands are weak and brittle on their own, but deceptively strong when bound together. You can crack or break single threads without the whole structure falling apart. And even when the structure is broken, pieces remain bound together. The connections are what bring strength and integrity to the whole and what keep it intact.”

Check out some of her works below.

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