The NIDO cushions are made from wool and feature crocheted macramé
ornaments. The cushions are produced in a small manufactory located in
the Andean Reserva Entreaguas. Each cushion is unique and created using a
complex manual process. The three ornaments designed by Sebastian
Herkner are based on pieces of jewellery from the Bogotá Gold Museum,
the Museo del Oro.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Sebastian Herkner was born in 1981 in Bad Mergentheim. He studied
product design at the HfG Offenbach am Main (Offenbach University of Art
and Design), already focusing during his studies on designing objects
and furniture merging various cultural contexts, combining new
technologies with traditional craftsmanship in order to highlight the
multifaceted beauty of the materials and draw renewed ...
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