{"title":"Kristine Five Melvær","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome designers work in a single medium. Kristine Five Melvær works across all of them — and makes it look effortless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Norway in 1984, Kristine Five Melvær is one of Scandinavia's most compelling voices in contemporary design. Based in Oslo, she trained rigorously across two disciplines: she holds a \u003cstrong\u003eMaster's degree in Industrial Design\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and a \u003cstrong\u003eMaster's degree in Visual Communication\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. That dual foundation is not incidental — it defines everything she makes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere most designers stay in their lane, Melvær moves freely between tableware, lighting, furniture, textiles, floor mats, graphic design and clothing. Her work is held together not by a single material or category, but by a consistent pursuit: finding the sensuous beauty hidden inside everyday objects — the ineffable quality that makes you want to keep something for a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer pieces are instantly recognizable. Playful but considered, richly expressive, built around strong graphic elements and advanced, unexpected color palettes. Melvær doesn't just design objects — she designs the emotional relationship between an object and the person who lives with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe has brought this vision to some of Europe's most respected brands — creating glass, wood and stone tableware for leading Belgian and Danish houses, developing sustainable urban furniture manufactured in Scandinavia, and lending her eye to the French fashion industry. Closer to home, her long-term collaborations with Norwegian national brands have helped shape a new, internationally recognized language for Norwegian design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe recognition has followed. Melvær's awards include the \u003cstrong\u003eICFF Editor's Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eGerman Design Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eNYCxDesign Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Riedel Award, the Scheiblers Award, and multiple \u003cstrong\u003eBo Bedre Design Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e — among them the prestigious title of \u003cstrong\u003eDesigner of the Year 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her work has been exhibited in Milan, New York, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Venice, Kortrijk, Prague and Washington, and is held in the permanent collections of the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Museum of Norway\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eVitra Haus\u003c\/strong\u003e in Weil am Rhein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Kristine Five Melvær's collection at Object Origin Collective — a curated selection of her most iconic pieces, brought together for collectors and interiors that value beauty with intention.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soft-glass-vase-by-kristine-melvaer-when-objects-work","title":"Soft Glass Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoft Glass Vase by Kristine Melvaer for When Objects Work\u003c\/strong\u003e — a sculptural handmade glass vase that brings organic elegance to any interior. 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