What’s your inspiration source?
Nanna: For me it is nature. It touches all my senses, and it’s an indispensable friend in the design process. Nature plays a vital role in my passion for playing with colours. The overall expression of my work is always clean, crisp and fully sympathetic with Nordic design traditions.
How do you combine your British roots with the Danish traditions?
Andrew: I try to reflect stories in much of my work, especially the stories and sagas of the Viking age; my fascination with this period is most likely the result of my British heritage combined with a life spent in Denmark. This results is "Glasskibe", sculptures made of glass and wood.
© Kristina Demant
What’s your signature technique?
Nanna: Over the years, I have developed a love for the old Italian technique Pastorelli. This technique embraces strictness and minimalism as well as allowing me to show my playful side. My Pastorelli pieces are my trademark.
What is the Battuto technique?
Andrew: I have always been fascinated by a combination of hot glass and cold working. In recent years, I have concentrated on Battuto, which precisely embraces both work processes and allows me to immortalise the beautiful patterns I see when sunlight hits the surface of the sea outside my window.