En klassiker.
Bunadspleddene til Andreas Engesvik har allerede rukket å bli en moderne klassiker. Designet er forankret i vår egen kulturarv og bærer tydelige spor av våre praktfulle norske bunadstradisjoner. Det produseres nå 9 ulike, inspirert av bunadsmønster fra nord til sør i landet.
Det er Grinaker Vev som produserer bunadspleddene for Fram Oslo, og for å få enda mer kunnskap reiste vi til Brandbu på Hadeland for å komme litt nærmere vår egen historie.
A classic design renewed
Andreas Engesvik’s blanket designs have quickly become modern classics. Anchored in our own cultural heritage, the blankets are proudly made with «bunad» traditions in mind. Bunad is an umbrella term for the many folk costumes and national dresses of the different areas of Norway. The blankets come in 9 different designs inspired by bunad designs from way up north to way down south in Norway.
Grinaker Vev produces these blankets for Fram Oslo, so we travelled to the production facilities at Brandbu to get a little closer to our own history.
Located in a beautiful, scenic environment Grinaker Vev has continued and safeguarded old traditions and knowledge of weaving. Here you can watch how handwoven fabrics are made before visiting the mechanical weaving workshop located in an old barn. The audio levels in here are quite high, but we have come here to watch, not talk. It’s almost like a journey in time or like visiting a museum with working machinery.