Jamie Brammer » Art and design

North Zealand… art and picnics

jamiebrammer — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:31:33 +0000

When mum was over here at the end of May we visited the Northern part of Zealand, stopping off at Tegner’s museum, an open air sculpture park in the middle of nowhere. Pictures on picasaweb.

Copenhagen Architecture and Design Days

jamiebrammer — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:24:36 +0000

Pictures looking at lighting in Copenhagen and the central police station.

From a series of walks we had with CPH ADD (not Attention Deficit Disorder though it did get that way during some of the boring bits…).

Copenhagen Fashion Week

jamiebrammer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:59:44 +0000

As many of you know one of my biggest hobbies is fashion. This year I’ve been so fortunate to attend the Bruuns Bazaar show at the IT University.

The Genetically Manipulated Little Mermaid

jamiebrammer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:16:25 +0000

Just on the other side of the water is the ugly sister of Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid: part of a sculpture group titled ‘Paradise Genetically Altered‘.

A Mockney hanging in the apartment

jamiebrammer — Sun, 27 May 2007 18:28:55 +0000

Thanks to Sandy for the bright picture now hanging in the apartment bring a bit of colour to an otherwise neutral set of Scandinavian design.

Kulturnatten 2006

jamiebrammer — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:27:28 +0000

We finally made it to the Freemason’s lodge this year – but the photos are only of the Ministry of Culture.

Arken

jamiebrammer — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:02:21 +0000

Arken is a modern art museum south of Copenhagen. We visited in winter and it really is a grim place.

Børge Mogensen sofas

jamiebrammer — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 20:58:52 +0000

Børge Mogensen was born in 1914 and studied at the classic School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen later working with Kaare Klint at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In the early 1960s he designed the two sofas that I’ve actually bought at auction over the last two weeks. They are produced by Fredericia Furniture.

In 1962 Mogensen designed the 2213 sofa for his own home. It is quite a long sofa and is the one here in natural leather with the lower back. The current list price for one of these is 64,000 Danish Kroner (approximately £6,000) however good examples can be picked up for half this price in good second hand stores in Copenhagen; I saw examples of the black leather version selling for 32,000 Danish Kroner at Dansk Møblekunst recently; however the natural leather version is much more sort after. Unfortunately the 2213 I have is in less than perfect condition with a hole in the back and general wear and tear. Nevertheless it should one day fetch a decent price at auction in the UK.

Mogensen followed up the 2213 with the 2207/2208 series in 1963. This is the second sofa that I’ve recently bought and is the one here with the higher back in brown leather. Again the example I have is older, perhaps from the 60′s, and has some wear and tear. The 2207/2208 series is not as collectable as the 2213 but should fetch at least £1000 in a good UK auction house.

Appartment 2004

jamiebrammer — Mon, 31 May 2004 21:02:27 +0000

A few photos to remind me what I was living like in 2004. I just thought it would be quite cool to have record of everywhere I’ve lived in the last few years – but most of those places are just memories now.

Furniture

jamiebrammer — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:38:13 +0000

A few photos of various furniture in the house.