The Fork – opening the 7/3 at the Gallery LOD

Opening on Saturday 7/3 12:00 to 16:00 at Gallery LOD

The Fork

– Does the Devil wield a Fork?
– No that’s a trident silly?
– What’s a trident?
– A type of fork.

LOD’s fifteen-year anniversary is all about the fork, and about our relationship with food. For this occasion we have invited all our apprentices, members and exhibitors, who have worked with us in the past, to participate in this joint exhibition.

The fork is a curious everyday item that arrived late in our culinary history, a companion for its predecessor, the spoon. Where did it come from? Who invented it? Possibly, someone with an itchy body part, unreachable by hand? Or an ogre who bit down on a spoon with his jagged teeth? Or maybe someone who just needed an implement to hold a piece of food while it was cut with a knife in the other hand.

The fork is more than a table to mouth food facilitator. Both seductive and menacing; it has its own particular danger. It has the ability to stab and puncture. It invites participation and never fails to engage.

Even in language the fork is associated with division and union. This juxtaposition is represented in the fork of a river, a tree, or a road. The phrase “to speak with a forked tongue” reveals its allegiance with mendacity and subterfuge. In short the fork is an unsolved mystery, embracing both good and evil.

Please join us, we promise an intriguing, weird and wonderful exhibition that is sure to entertain!

The exhibition runs until the 31 of March 2015.

februari 16, 2015februari 16, 2015

Slow the F**K down, fork by Sidsel Dorph-Jensen

One of the contributes for the exhibition The Fork, made by Sidsel Dorph-Jensen.

The Fork 7/3 – 31/3 Gallery LOD.

Slow the FK down!**

In our fast moving world where it’s become a symbol a status, strength and admiration to be a fast, efficient and multitasking monster. We cram more and more into our lives – at the expense of appreciating the most important, yet common things. Such as enjoying a meal.

When was the last time you really paid attention to what you were eating? It’s smell, colour, taste and texture? Eating has become a stressful experience for many, something that needs to be over with, so we can get on with more important things. Often food is consumed standing, on the go or whilst otherwise engaged. We tend to forget, the purpose of eating is to keep our body and mind healthy and alive.

“It is health that is real wealth, not pieces of gold and silver.” Mahatma Gandhi.

In an attempt to honour my own health, I wanted to create a fork that will remind me to slow down while eating and really taste and savour my food.

In order to do so I’ve studied some of the principles of mindful eating, which are said to have a positive effect on your digestion, your waste line and your overall health.

Here are 6 practical mindful guidelines to keep in mind when eating:

Sit down
Use your finest china & cutlery to make your mealtime feel special
Eat with your non-dominant hand
Eat smaller bites – use smaller utensils and tableware for smaller portions
Eat like a gourmet – smell, taste and savour each bite
Slow down – put the fork down between bites

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februari 14, 2015oktober 23, 2015

Makiami Plants Collection is now at O-Jewe in Tokyo!

Another collaboration between Maki and O-Jewel in Tokyo.

Maki is having a solo exhibition with Makiami Plants collection “Sign of Spring”

Exhibition: Feb 12 (thu) – 28 (sat) / 2015

Opening hours: 12:00-19:00 (sunday & holiday closed)

Address: O-Jewel // K&K B2 PALOMAPLAZA/ 3-13-15 Nishiazabu Minato-ku Tokyo

Risshun, which falls in early February, is the first day of spring in the traditional Japanese calendar. According to the East Calendar used since ancient times, Risshun marks the beginning of spring and the year. We usually say ‟Spring breeze melts the ice” to express the early feeling of spring like these days. If we can perceive delicately such transition, we will discover a new unordinary world while having a good feeling about the future. Although time passes by so fast in our ordinary life. /o-jewel

Sign of Spring
PLANTS collection by makiami
makiami PLANTS collection is a group of jewellery which is inspired by common plants in Scandinavian, such as wildflowers in country side or archipelago. Some of them are modeled after nostalgic forms from old botanical illustrations of plants.
In this exhibition “Sign of Spring” at O-Jewel, we exhibit items that are suitable for this season from our PLANTS collection.
Such as sprouts coming out in between snow, swelling blossom buds etc…
We hope that we can bring a sign of spring to you from Sweden.
/ makiami

( makiami is a Stockholm-based art/design unit by Maki Okamoto and Ami Izaki. )

Makiami Plants Collection 東京にて初お披露目です。

立春。
日本の旧暦においては１年の始まりです。
今くらいの時期を、“東風凍を解く”という言葉で表現します。
日々慌ただしく過ぎてゆく中で、
ふとした季節の移り変わりに気づく瞬間、なにか予感のようなもの、
そんなことを大切に細やかに生きていけたら
また違う風景があなたの目の前に広がり始めるかもしれません。/ O-Jewel

Sign of Spring
PLANTS Collection by makiami
makiami PLANTS collectionは、北欧の田舎や諸島に咲く野草、
古い植物図鑑にある草花の形の印象の断片からフォルムを集めたジュエリーシリーズです。
氷も薄くなり、かすかに春を感じはじめるこの季節。
雪の下からちらりと顔を出す芽や、枝に膨らむ蕾のように春を予感させるアイテムを中心に展示します。
スウェーデンから氷を溶かす春の風をお届けします。
/ makiami

( makiamiはスウェーデン、ストックホルムで活動するアート・デザインユニット。岡本真希と井崎亜美が企画制作。)

makiami_ojewel_sign of spring3_2015 — Installation by Chitose Ohchi

februari 10, 2015oktober 23, 2015

Rapport från Maki Okamotos utställning/event ”Thinking Through Eating” på O-Jewel i Tokyo.

På juldagen hade Maki ett event med sina arbeten i Tokyo ett sammarbete med O-Jewel och Chitose Ohchi

Galleriet O-Jewel bjöd in gäster att äta specialgjord princesstårta med Makis bestick från projektet “The Spoon”. Det blev en stor succé.

Extra roligt var att det kom så många barnfamiljer. Galleristen på O-Jewel, som heter Chitose Ohchi är en fantastisk människa som med sin personlighet och sitt engagemang transformerar Makis arbeten till en Japansk publik för förta gången Håll utkik efter fler samarbeten med henne inom kort!