Candytuft says it with flowers

Inspired by the flower language of the Victorian era, Scanian design duo candytuft solve human problems with humour. “We toyed with the i dea of what a Victorian person would do on Tinder today”, says Maria O’Brian.

Malmö design duo Candytuft offer Victorian solutions to modern problems. They help people with conflict aversion to convey sensitive messages using flower language. The messages are formulated with a paintbrush, scissors and carpets.

Candytuft consists of Maria O’Brian and Ebba Lindgren.

Read the full interview in Form Magazine 2/2021.
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Ebba Lindgren

Maria O’Brian

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Despite the fact that it hasn’t even been Masquespacio’s home for a month, I am met with the same breathtaking space that is so characteristic of the studio’s projects. The size of the facade makes the interior volume feel like an illusion – its walls and ceilings spanning domes of space, colour and light.

Cryptography

In the new issue of Form, Bo Madestrand draws a timeline of the technology developed within the history of bronze processing. Historically, the bronze was the base for weapons such as shields and swords, before it eventually reformed into art such as the heroic statues of Gustav II Adolf and Gustav Vasa made of molten bronze from canons.

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Candytuft says it with flowers

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