A cushion with an unique character, based on sculptural form instead of patterns. Knot is made from a knitted tube, several meters in length, which is then tied up to create a compact knot which is as comfortable as a support in the sofa as it is elegant to behold. Thanks to its strong design, Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir’s Knot cushion belongs to the exclusive group of products that remain in one’s memory.
But there was a long way to go when she started experimenting with tubular knitting on a machine some five years ago. She was really looking for an efficient way of manufacturing the legs of a teddy bear rather than crocheting them by hand. But she ended up with a knot-like cushion and where exactly the inspiration came from she has wondered about herself: “As a child I was in the scouts,” she explains, “and I was very good at doing knots.”
Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir stofnaði sína eigin vinnustofu, Umemi, árið 2011. Hún lærði við Listaháskólann í Reykjavík og Listaháskólann í Cranbrook og hefur alltaf haft mikinn áhuga á að skapa hluti og laðast að óvenjulegum hlutum. Ragnheiður er þekktust fyrir hina sívinsælu Knot púða sem var sett í framleiðslu af Design House Stockholm árið 2016.
