Permafrost has designed and manufactured a limited edition of wooden toy cars for the group exhibition 100SERIE, opening today in Grünerløkka, Oslo. 100 numbered pieces are released for sale at the venue. 100SERIE is an invitational project, showing work from 5 different Norwegian design studios. The exhibition offers a look into the process of shaping and manufacturing modern, […]
We are happy to announce that our online store is finally open! Named stories by permafrost, the store offers a complete collection of our Offshore, Archipelago and Shipping sets of wooden toys. The toys are available for pre-order, with deliveries starting December 1st. stories by permafrost is a collection of iconic design objects, conceived, developed and produced by Norwegian designers Permafrost. All the […]
Permafrost has been selected to take part in the 100% Norway show during the upcoming London Design Festival. We are displaying a collection of wooden toys building on the theme of our “Offshore” wooden toys from last year’s New Nordic Identity exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Alongside the “Offshore” set, we will be launching two new sets […]
Is there a Nordic identity? Does The Nordic Way exist? Can one, despite the tendency of globalization to erase national and cultural differences, still understand identity as something associated with particular places? And if that is the case, how has the Nordic identity developed alongside the development of the rest of the world? These are […]
