SWEDE SUCCESS

Press release February 2010

Award winning, Brighton-based lighting designer Ulrika Jarl’s products are made predominantly from bone china. Influences come largely from patterns in nature. The detailed work captures structural elements and richness of form. The work is as functional as it is artistic, as visual as it is tactile. Jarl creates domestic lighting, but also takes commissions for bespoke installations for public and private clients.

Public commissions include Saf restaurant in Shoreditch as well as Haz restaurant in East London and ParVinu at Phelps in St. Margaret’s, London. She has exhibited around the world, been picked up by international furniture retailers and been extensively featured in a range of trade publications and UK press.

A grant from Arts Council England, allowed Swedish born Ulrika to start producing her latest collection of lighting and homewares. Her work has already attracted attention in the design world – her Romanésco pendant light has been exhibited, with the help of the British Council, around the world, culminating at the Design Museum in 2005. Furniture retailer Habitat also took on this unusual and striking piece the following year.
Designer and founder Ulrika Jarl said: 'I aim to make high-quality products that have longevity – they are not fashion items, but objects you would want to keep for a lifetime.'

In the last year Jarl has embarked on a Masters degree in Sustainable Design, which is her current passion. ‘Being a designer/maker today, you inevitably think about the fact that you are creating more “stuff”. Issues such as origin of materials, product lifecycle and the unfortunate disposal of products have become concerns which none of us can ignore any longer. It is my current challenge to improve my practice and to keep creating better and less damaging products in this product-saturated world.’

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PREVIOUS PRESS CLIPPINGS:

Nordisk Interior Jan/Feb 2009
Craft & Design July/Aug 2007
The Guardian Weekend Magazine 30th Dec 2006
Crafts July/Aug 2006
Living Etc April 2006
The Saturday Telegraph 28th Jan 2006
The Guardian 7th Jan 2006
FRAME Magazine Nov/Dec 2005
Elle Decoration Nov 2005
The Independent Sunday Review 20th Nov 2005
Time Out Sep2005
Metro 9th Sep 2005
Vogue March 2005
The Independent Sunday Review 20th Feb 2005
The Times Bricks & Mortar supplement 14th Jan 2005
Icon Oct 2004
Art Review July/Aug 2004
Elle decoration July 2004
Metro 2nd July 2004