A series of finely crafted artworks, ranging from colourful abstract sculptures to wooden installations and swings, were on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days.
Taking place at venues across Malmö from 23 to 26 May, the annual design festival featured work by national and international artists and designers all operating under this year's overarching theme, care.
"To care is to look after and provide for the needs of others," the festival stated. "From intimate, personal subjects to large-scale contexts, this year's theme may cover a wide spectrum of topics."
Colourful, abstract sculptures were on show at this year's event
Dialogue by Jonatan Appelfeldt and Carl Martinson
Among the exhibitions on show was Dialogue, showcasing wooden sculptures designed by collaborating artists Jonatan Appelfeldt and Carl Martinson and held at the city's Swedish Crafts Centre. The artists both work primarily with wood but use very different craft techniques, with Appelfeldt creating wood-carved sculptures coated in a textured layer of sand, glue and acrylic paint, and Martinson using veneer glued onto wooden boards to create images.
The resulting exhibition is a playful amalgamation of the duo's contrasting and defined styles.
"We have been working together a lot, but this is the first time we've worked more artistically [together]," the designers told Dezeen.
At the centre of the exhibition, a three-metre-tall sculpture (main image) features a tie...