Like the fruits of the season, Nordic summer is to be savored—and daylight obliges by offering more hours to move from days at the beach, al fresco meals, and time spent in summer houses trod through with bare feet. The Tasca and Folding Flat Chairs move from arm to arm and table to table as one gathering leads to the next. At the tables these chairs are pulled up to, fresh berries stud ceramics and Isle Glass Series shallow bowl and plates. Bright summer fruit colors burst through their transparent, smokey and bubbled tone.
The provenance of the Isle Glass Series is essential to understanding the Nordic approach to summer. Made locally on the small Danish island of Bornholm, the series of glass tableware parallels FRAMA’s approach to craft from across the Baltic Sea that shines under the summer sun. Each piece is made with recycled glass; at home surrounded by beach glass for a picnic in the sand with light towels in tow. These pieces are stackable for ease, and the pitcher is crafted in a generous size to suit a beverage or flowers alike.
The collection is light in hand and delicate in profile in spite of its relaxed, sturdy nature: a counterbalance to FRAMA’s existing permanent glassware collection, and a welcome addition to a season that demands light weights and mismatched plates, bowls, and cutlery to set the table. Condensation gathers on foreheads on glasses in tandem, as summer refreshments fill the Isle glass bubbled vessels.
Nordic summer is a time to enjoy daily life and savor the brightest, sun-soaked days. After a long, grey winter, the reward is daylight that stretches well into night—replete with al fresco meals soundtracked by radio, long stretches of time spent outdoors, summer fruits and vegetables, and countryside summer houses where a Daybed invites stillness, and a Farmhouse Table suggests a game of cards as leisurely as the season itself.
As the longest day of the year comes and goes, summertime nostalgia is palpable even as we are in the thick of it. The pleasure of Nordic summer is knowing how to make the most of this time in accordance with the sun: finding inspiration in daily life, human touch, and craftsmanship from nature and from our own collaboration with it.
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