3244 Tupperware dinner party

1 month, 160 hours of train, 9 countries,...

Nederland, Norway, Finland, Poland, Austria, Rep. Czech, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey.
Dutch ceramic, Scandinavian needlework, Polish Amber, Bohemian glass, Vienese silver, Balkan wood, Turkish carpet.
Mug, Plate, Table cloth, Napkin, Napkin Ring, Glass, Carafe, Candle Holder, Salt Cellar, Cuttlery, Tea Pot, Tea Cup, Table, Carpet, Chair, Bowl, Spoon, Trunk.

This blog was the diary of my journey through Europe. From Norway to Turkey, I met with different artists, different craftmen, different cultures and places...
You can click on older post or in the archive click on the different countries. thank-you

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Slovenia



Artificial concern.
Nina invited Rompom a group of young slovenian designers, 
Clemence (a french superstar in Berlin), Kaja, ..., to present what 
we are working on.




8:30



Small part of the inteview.
why did Stanislav work with wood?



The wood storage.



Wood bowl you said...
Stanislav likes to let the wood shapes it own way.
Therefore not producing perfect shapes.




Different shapes of wodd bowl.



His shop in his house.



His biggest bowl.



Numbers are written with a pencil around the bowl.
They are the humidity level, when they don t go down 
anymore the bowl is dry enough to be finished.





Then the inside.






First the bowl is carved from the outside.



Demonstration.



The tool of the real craftman.



Handmade.



Stanislav Tools'.



Different type of wood.



 Stanislav Lamovsek showing us putrificate wood.



Dolencice, home of the wood maker.



In the kitchen.



In the garden, her uncle build up an oven.



He owns the bigger ceramic workshop in Slovenia.



Her uncle organised a ceramic atelier in the last floor.



Nina great grandma's house.



The ginger bread is note eatable.
Romantic phrases are written on it following the tradition,
such as "I can read love in your eyes."



Since few generations they are making ginger bread.
It is a family heritage.

Ginger bread museum.



Radovljica.