This square wooden box by Ann Karlholm is made of birch wood. Integrated in the wood is an orange leather strap with a metal buckle closure securing it.
Length 17 cm
Width 17 cm
Height 12 cm
Ann Karlholm remembers being interested in wood and the tools necessary to carve it ever since she was a child. At the age of six, she asked her parents for a workbench. After being distracted by different fields – from drawing to photography – she came across an art school that specialised in woodwork and her enthusiasm was rekindled. Two years later, she was a certified cabinetmaker. After making furniture for some time, Ann decided to explore a new side of wood and what the material can offer, and now describes herself as a contemporary craft wood artist. Her pieces are the result of a thoughtful observation of wood and the different way it interacts in the making, a new path confirmed by her joining of the Konsthantverkarna fine crafts association in 2015.
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This square wooden box by Ann Karlholm is made of birch wood. Integrated in the wood is an orange leather strap with a metal buckle closure securing it.
Length 17 cm
Width 17 cm
Height 12 cm
Photo: ©Glósóli Ateljé
A reinvention on the classic vase, these flower carriers with glass inserts are each differently shaped with the wood carved in different places. Ann Karlholm created a small series of vases complimenting each other while being unique in their making.
Length 13 cm
Width 10 cm
Height 9 cm
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Ann Karlholm used ash on this occasion to create this solid platter in a square shape. Seven wooden battens are on top of two others, creating this 30 x 30-cm platter.
Length 32 cm
Width 30 cm
Height 5 cm
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In this very different style of platter, Ann Karlholm created here a geometrical round airy platter. The colour of the wood is light and natural. With its fine battens creating the platter’s contour, the object resembles a scale model of the most delicate making.
Height 5 cm
Diameter 43 cm
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This platter was made from blue oak. Ann Karlholm plays on the texture and colour of the wood with the top resembling burnt ashy wood, whilst the bottom retains its original colour. In the middle, a circle is carved in the wood to bring out the original colour of the wood and contrast with the blue stained surface.
Length 42.5 cm
Width 31 cm
Height 5.5 cm