"Katarina Hamilton has done more than create beautiful art. She has found the unique traits of all the species she is depicting. The ability to capture details in lines and shapes so elegantly, that one can easily identify particular species, is a sign of a skilled artist with goals reaching far beyond the artistic ones. Katarina's 'frog-art' is a welcome support for the Year of the Frog 2008 - an international campaign for saving the frogs of the world."
-Claes Andrén
Frog expert
Professor of Biological Preservation
Scientific Director of Nordens Ark Animal Sanctuary, Sweden
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SWEDISH FROGS & TOADS
Frogs and toads has invaded my mind more than once over the years. This autumn I finally gave in to them and made them a two dimensional environment, a platform for them to get closer to and hopefully make long lasting friendship with humans.
The pattern is now produced and available as...
• FABRIC, a wonderful cretonne in 100% linnen, hand printed by Ljungsbergs Textiltryck in Sweden. width 150 cm [59"], (printed width is 146 cm [57.5"]) repeat 90 cm [35.5"], suitable for upholstering and interior decoration.
• WALLPAPER, "walls on demand" tailor made wallpaper to perfectly fit whatever size wall.
• TRAY, round sized 65 cm [25.5"] diameter and one oval 55x32 cm [21.5"x12.5"].
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FURNITURE Op. 1 by Katarina Hamilton
The TRAY TABLE "OLVA"
h 61, w 69 cm [24"x27"]. I will show the prototype in booth B10:01 at Stockholm Furniture Fair. OLVA will be available in three different versions, light birchwood, a bit darker walnut-wood and a third - high pressure laminate with white surface and black inside.
The Katarina Hamilton classic prints are about to be re-printed, this time on the same exclusive material as the Frogs & Toads (see above). The "EDIBLES" and "PARROT TULIPS" will be printed within the following eight weeks and will be available for delivery in late March.
The Katarina Hamilton Fabrics & Wallpaper sample-book will be distributed in April.
-Katarina Hamilton