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Iben Birch Bech

  • Textile creator
  • Allinge, Denmark
  • Master Artisan
Iben Birch Bech Textile creator
Contact
Danish, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+45 25365882
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Inspired by island landscapes

  • • Iben started sewing at the age of six
  • • She upcycles textiles and dyes with plants
  • • She makes functional pieces as well as art

Iben Birch Bech has worked with textiles for as long as she can remember. Her entire family either sewed, knitted or made other forms of handicraft that inspired her to pursue a professional career in the field of textiles that felt so close to home. Growing up on the island of Bornholm, the rocky landscape is part of her aesthetic DNA, and after 17 years away, she moved back to Bornholm where she now represents the vast amount of craft artists on the island – named World Craft Region in 2018. Iben creates both art pieces and decorative or wearable objects. Her constant dialogue between digital and analogue, and functional and artistic creations sharpens her eye and intuition. Iben sells her handmade pieces in her studio shop in Tejn on Bornholm.

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Works

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Naked trees by water

The cushion’s print design is inspired by the Danish island of Bornholm. It is a graphic pattern with a glimpse of twinkling water and the sun behind winter trees without their green leaves. The pattern is an abstract, yet modern expression made with digital printing and re-active ink on organic cotton.

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Lichen on cliffs

All the colours tell a story of Bornholm – a rock island. On the rocks and cliffs all kinds of lichen grow with the most brilliant and beautiful shades of grey, green and yellow. The cushion is made with digital printing and re-active ink on organic cotton.

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Botanical scarf

This soft silk scarf has a unique botanical print. All the materials used in the process are 100% natural. The printed scarves are made with the bundle dye technique and are handmade with a one-of-a-kind pattern.

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Floral Story 6

This pattern is part of a series of floral stories. The print is blossoming like freshly picked flowers grown in a local garden. The flowers are arranged to give a light and simple expression. The scarf is made with digital printing and re-active ink on satin silk.

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Sun behind cliffs and trees

In the winter it gets pretty dark on Bornholm, but in the mornings and late afternoons the trees appear black like graphic shapes. Behind them you vaguely sense the cliffs blending with the sun rising or setting on the horizon. This cushion is made with digital printing and re-active ink on satin cotton.

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