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The story behind Hammershøi Summer's illustrations
'I’ve really tried to get close to the essence of summer.'
Chirping birds and sun-ripened berries. Butterflies fluttering from flower to flower. A touch of the sun's rays and the warm summer wind. With Kähler’s new Hammershøi Summer range, artist Rikke Jacobsen has once again created a blossoming watercolour universe on the iconic Hammershøi series designed by Hans-Christian Bauer. Once again, flora and fauna play a consistent role. As always, the motifs are vibrant, dynamic and evocative. Many of you may recognise her signature lines from her decorations on Kähler's Hammershøi Christmas, Hammershøi Spring, and Hammershøi Poppy series.
Shapes, colours, and feelings of a lush summer
This time, Rikke Jacobsen has been inspired by the richness of details found in the fairytale shapes, colours, and feelings of a lush summer. When looking at the watercolour decorations on Hammershøi Summer, you can also clearly sense a full-on botanical boost that extends throughout the summer, even embracing a bit of spring and autumn.
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"The forget-me-not is one of a kind. Known as the flower of poetry, it stands out as one of the first clear markers in botany, as we slowly slip into the lighter season and feel the summer getting closer and closer. So the forget-me-not is definitely the symbol of that early harbinger of spring, signalling that summer is just around the corner. And as it all progresses, we get to the berries. Berries are so important to us. Yes, we eat berries all year round now. But there’s something special about eating seasonal berries. Freshly picked. So, of course, they are also important to include in the storytelling of our shared summer,"
says Rikke Jacobsen, who with Hammershøi Summer also wants to extend summer and give us the opportunity to enjoy summer all year round.
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& fresh berries
"Well, you can easily start a January day with a bowl and a mug with summer motifs and, in that way, draw the light of summer into the darker season – or let Hammershøi Summer be part of some of the other items from the Hammershøi series you might have in your display cabinet. Put it together by theme, and mix and match as you wish."
Hammershøi"It should also be clear that an artist has sat behind the scenes and made an effort"
"My clear focus has been that Hammershøi Summer neither becomes too modern nor too old-fashioned. It needed to be a series with a broad appeal. But perhaps even more crucially, it needed to signal usability."
"I am humble and proud that I am part of the modern art collective at Kähler. And I am also very aware of working in the spirit of Kähler. When you sit down with your mug or bowl bearing a Rikke Jacobsen motif, you should immediately recognise that this is a Kähler product. Because, just as there is a distinctive style or soul to my work, Kähler also has a very unique style and soul that I must both cherish and develop through my art. It is a fine balance between being multifaceted and, at the same time, daring to combine old craft traditions with a contemporary hand-painted watercolour art that fits into modern everyday life,"
- Rikke Jacobsen
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We preserve and develop Danish design icons so that both present and future products can be part of the brands that have helped create our Danish design culture.
