work in progress
DET BRÄNNS
about the Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica
Stinging nettle as fiber, nutrition, taste and visual image.
In the research, nettle appears as a substitute for cotton (before nylon took over), dream catcher, medicinal plant, emergency food for both people and livestock. The experimentation moves between textiles, paper and graphic prints. But also the nettle as a taste and of course the first impression: the sting. The plant that can be seen as a big problem or perhaps as a possible solution to several problems, ”Urtica dioica dissonantia”.
An ongoing projekt that was part of Southern Sweden Design Days 2023
SOURCES AND INSPIRATION FOR FURTHER READING:
Groups and organisations
Sällskapen Nellorna, har bland annat gjort boken “Brännässla – En älskad kulturväxt”, anordnar Nässlans dag och driver en facebookgrupp
Norskt projekt “Fra plante til plagg” https://www.nesle.no/blog
http://www.nettlesfortextiles.org.uk sida med bl a annat massor av filmer om nässelberedning.
”This site is a repository of all things nettle related, especially the sharing of skills and techniques that will help us best utilise this incredible resource for local textile production.”
Gustav Bredeman (1880–1960) ”was a German agricultural scientist and botanist. He is considered a pioneer of nettle research.” (Wikipedia, de)
John-Paul Flintoff – författare som gjorde kalsonger av nässlor (!).
Second skin: why wearing nettles is the next big thing – artikel av John-Paul Flintoff i The Ecologist 2009. (eng)
Textile
”Nettles are the fibre of the landless.”
Video with Alan Brown that takes nettle plants through, in order to extract a usable fibre for textiles. (eng)
Rep av nässelfiber direkt i skogen video “Make Natural Cordage in Minutes”. (eng)
Kan nättelsduk komma av nässla? https://brittakarolina.com/2012/11/26/nattelduk-bomull-och-nassla/ (sv)
Pangaia – innovativt företag som gör bl a jeans med en blandning av bomull, hampa och nässlor. Jeansen har sålts på varuhuset Selfridges i England. (eng)
Finsk textilproduktion baserad på nässlor www.knokkon.com
NFC GmbH Nettle Fibre Company, hampa och nässelfiber i Tyskland nettle-fibre-company.com/en/
VintageStyleStudio, Ukraina, säljer antika tyger mm på Etsy.
AppleoakFibreWorks, Irland säljer tyger och garner med 100% nässla från Nepal.
”The Nepalian nettle, Girardinia diversifolia, grows up to 3m tall. There, the Nepalese still harvest and peel the nettle by hand, then it is placed in a semi boiling wood ash bath over night, which is used later for fertilizing the fields. The next day, the loosened fibers are beaten across a stone several times and rubbed with clay to loosen the remaining plant debris.”
Nettle as food and medicin
“To Eat Raw Stinging Nettles” en 13 min lång film om nässlans förträfflighet efter 8 min tips på hur du kan göra för att äta den rå. (eng)
Livsmedelsverkets lista på näringsrikast grönsaker, nässlan på delad förstaplats. (sv)
Utförligare analys livsmedelsverket_10_gronsaker_och_rotfrukter_analys_av_naringsamnen.pdf (sv)
Näringsvärde, förvällda nässlor enligt livsmedelsverket (för låga siffror hävdar några) (sv)
Om nässlan från Örtsällskapet som mat, medicin m.m. (sv)
Video med Matti Veijola, finsk bonde i norra Finland som odlar nässlor som mat – Nokkosen viljely. Förväller (enligt egen hemlig metod) och torkar hela plantor för bästa resultat, då behåller de den gröna färgen och luktar fräschare jämfört med importerat nässelpulver, enligt Matti. (fin)
Marthaförbundet om nässlor på svenska https://www.martha.fi/vardagskunskap/kortkurs-plocka-nasslor (sv)
Martat fröknäcke med nässlor (fin).
Nettle ice! https://www.folketspops.se/product-page/nettle-pink-lemonade
Nässelchips https://undertian.com/recept/nasselchips/ (sv)
Nettle crisps https://www.foragingcoursecompany.co.uk/post/recipes-nettle-crisps (eng)
På Tanttulundens pizza
Allra vanligaste användningen av nässla hos oss är nässla på pizzan. Ena varianten är att vi mixar en nässelpesto av rapsolja, nässlor, ramslök eller vitlök, eventuellt solrosfrön och salt. Men oftast plockar vi bara topparna, svänger runt i olja och salt (som nässelchips) och lägger dem allra överst på pizzan.
Food for other plants
Nässelvatten https://gronarader.se/tradgard/nasselvatten/ (sv)
Nettle water https://www.sarabackmo.com/fertilize-with-nettle-water/ (eng)
jollygood project wall
Det Bränns at BISexSSDD
Det Bränns at BISexSSDD
Ocean
A project that revolves around the sea, Malmö’s closest neighbor that connects us with the whole world.
Lately we have spent a lot of time with the sea and we are interested in the sea as a resource for a sustainable future from various aspects. Seaweed is something that we pay a little extra attention to, such as food, fertilizer, oxygen producer and exciting material.
We made a film about the process – the collection of information, the experimentation, different perceptions of the sea and how the fanzine Ocean takes shape.
The project was first shown at Southern Sweden Design Days 2022 – a new international design festival in Malmö, Sweden.
We printed the fanzine with our Risograph, a whole new experience for us to collect and develop information, work with the graphic form and then print 36 pages with a machine that lives its on life ; )
Printed with Risograph
Paper: Munken Pure 90 g
Size: A5, 36 pages
Southern Sweden Design Days 2021
Utfall
In printing, ”utfall” or bleed is the extra space that will be trimmed off at the end of the printing process. Occasionally, these paper strips (the bleed) have also been experimented with. There have also been experiments with layer upon layer on test prints. In this exhibition the primarily focus is on the discarded pieces which get a new chance in the limelight.
The exhibition was situated at Form/Design Center during the very first edition of Southern Sweden Design Days 2021.
L.T. Fisk
Some years ago we had the pleasure to have L. T. Fisk here for a small kitchen concert. We remember that it was the first nice summer day that year and not that many in the audience inside, but a very nice memory for us who were there : )
Now we have printed some t-shirts for the great artist, based on drawings by another great artist Linnéa Carlsson.
Munken – Cradle to Cradle
Since the start we have mostly used the briljant paper Munken from Arctic Paper in Munkedal Sweden. Esa came in touch with it through book design and it was love at first sight. In 2017 we visited the paper mill one hour north of Gothenburg here in Sweden to learn some more about the paper production and their environmental work. We can tell that after that it feels even better to print on Munken paper.
And now they are the first paper mill in the world to be Cradle to Cradle Certified™!
“Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a globally recognised standard for safe and sustainable products made for the circular economy. By applying the Cradle to Cradle design principle, we are not only minimising our negative influence on the environment – we are going beyond, to leave a positive footprint! “
More about it here.
Spontaneous still life.
The dummy workshop.
Happy to visit.
Concrete Landscapes
We find a lot of inspiration both in the city and in the countryside. In a skatepark these two melt together as a “man-made landscape”.
Lately we have worked with skateparks – concrete landscapes – in our home town Malmö, a city with a generous approach to skateboarding and which has hosted several international competitions.
When it comes to our screen prints we want to highlight the environment, the concrete landscape. The skaters might look at a skatepark from a functional perspective, how to tackle the area. We are more explorers and look at the area as a rolling landscape with interesting forms.
jolly good video
We have made a short film to tell some about how we do it – the jollygoodfellow process, some of our inspiration, preparations and the actual printing. Hope you like it!