Örnsbergsauktionen at Sight Unseen

Petra Lilja’s mirror Portal Steps was selected as a favorite by Sight Unseen, covering the annual design auction Örnsbergsauktionen (an artist operated auction for studio produces design) taking place during Stockholm Design Week.

Cut from journalist Julie Cirelli’s text: The success of the Örnsberg Auction lies in its ability to connect experimental design with an audience that is both receptive to the objects themselves and comprehending of the value of supporting independent designers’ practices. The economy of the design industry today is skewed toward the outdated and exploitative principles of mass-production, which have scattered self-producing designers and makers to the economic fringes.

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