Sigve Knutson (b. 1991, Norway) is an experimental designer whose body of work straddles the worlds of craft, design, and art, often blurring or blending the boundaries between disciplines until intention becomes a moot point.

Whether he’s creating a “table” out of cornstarch packing peanuts or gluing pieces of wood together to create sculptural shapes entirely without jointing, Knutson’s techniques confront our preconceived notions of completion, forcing the viewer to question if a thing is ever really ready, or finished, or done. “It takes away a lot of the pressure if people feel more free to comment on the piece, to give feedback,” Knutson says. “There are enough people striving for perfection in their object making. I know that I’m not capable of that, which is sort of liberating,” he explains. “I prefer, since I’m an amateur, if the audience sees me as an amateur as well.”

He obtained an MA in Contextual Design at Design Academy Eindhoven in 2016 and is based in Oslo, Norway. His work has been shown internationally since 2016.

(Source: Sigve Knutson + PIN-UP; Photo Credit: The Vessel Magazine)