![]() For the fifth time we opened our homes and studios for the public, and hundreds of visitors came this year as well I always get the nerves before opening, but after ten minutes they started pouring in! The atmosphere was so nice with curious neighbors, friends and even people traveling across town and from other cities. They had to organize a queuing system for the "cast you own pewter-jewellery". The kids here has become very active during the open day, and some organized a campfire outside with sausages and "pinnebrød", what a hit! My kids had a "draw your own button" workshop, one sold ecological seeds, others homemade door decorations, buns and even our local newspaper "Trolltunposten" come out in time for the open day. I have so many talented neighbors, working in all different materials and techniques of the arts, and I hope the visitors appreciate that they can experience such variety from one studio to the next. Thye have already started to ask whether we will open again next year, and I guess we will:) Read more about our neighborhood and open day here Here are som snapshots done by a visitor Lars Aarønæs, I hardly left my space, surviving the day eating clementines and drinking coffee. Siden 2002 har det å ha stand på Designernes eget julemarked vært en tradisjon, her har jeg møtt utrolig mange hyggelige designere og kunder. Har sett unge designere bli kjente designere, hatt to barn i babybjørn og hatt mine runder i alle etasjer.
Husker første året da Håkon og Mette Marit kom og jeg holdt på å dåne av angst, Norway Designs kom og ønsket å kjøpe mansjettknappene mine og jeg dro hjem med noe jeg syntes var svimlende summer. Siden har Dejm vært mitt eneste marked, litt av nostalgi, litt av tradisjon og litt fordi det er utrolig hyggelig å endelig møte alle dere. Det er mye snakk om å kjøpe lokalt og satse på lokalt håndverk og design. Dejm er det perfekte stedet for en julehandel som gleder, holder liv i og som gir, iallefall i mitt tilfelle, unge designere mot til å satse videre. www.dejm.no https://www.facebook.com/pages/Designernes-eget-julemarked/237792366283625?fref=ts |
KGD - kaja gjedebo designI have been working as an artist and jewellery designer since 2002, after graduating as a furniture designer from Edinburgh College of Art in 1999. Archives
January 2019
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