Superbloom 02 by Pettersen & Hein. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

From The Mindcraft Project 2022. Video Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Description – LMA by Pettersen & Hein. Concrete, pigments, anodized aluminum. Exhibited as part of Mindcraft 18, Milan. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

The Fairy-Tale Hero by Pettersen & Hein. Chair constructed from Douglas fir. Commissioned by Tableau for Connie-Connie Cafe, Copenhagen Contemporary. Photo Credit: Tableau.

Heirloom by Pettersen & Hein in collaboration with Edward Fields. Silk, wool and flax rug, displayed as part of group exhibition Norway x New York, Sight Unseen, 2021. Photo Credit: Sight Unseen.

Your Private Sky by Pettersen & Hein. Concrete, pigments, stainless steel. Private commission. Photo Credit: Andres Omvik.

Tucan Lamp by Pettersen & Hein. Concrete, pigments, iron,LED tube. Photo Credit: Lars Petter Pettersen.

Home daybed, Home lamp, Home tiles by Pettersen & Hein. Concrete, pigments, iron, LED tube, stainless steel. Part of solo exhibition Home, Etage Projects, Copenhagen. Photo Credit: David Stjernholm.

From The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Pettersen & Hein — Furniture Designers and Artists

“We believe in intuition and fantasy as allies, and not enemies of pragmatism.”

About:

Activated through observations of the urban environment and their everyday surroundings, the shared practice of artist Magnus Pettersen and designer Lea Hein aims to twist the perceptions of industrial materials through transformation and interruption. Championing a hands-on approach to form giving, Pettersen & Hein produce each object or surface within their Albertslund workshop. Approaching materiality through the aesthetic and ethical freedom of an art practice, they bypass
conventional production methods in order to bring new life to concrete, steel, ceramic and wood. Their work contains an intuitive love for imperfections – turning hard industrial materials into poetic and sensuous functional objects through a combination of colour alterations, surface treatments and experiments in form. Focusing on contrast and friction within their work highlights the inherent relationships between materials, objects and the user, conceptually elevating their practice above conventional notions of form and function.

Part of Mindcraft:

2018, 2022

Website:

pettersenhein.com

Instagram:

@pettersenhein

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