Designer Desire: Tias Eckhoff

Montage of Tias Eckhoff designs

Tias Eckhoff (1926-2016) was a Norwegian industrial designer. Probably chiefly known for his cutlery, he also created furniture, crockery, cookware, glassware and door furniture.

He attended the Norwegian State College of Applied Arts and Crafts where he graduated with a degree in ceramic arts in 1949. Early in his career, he designed for Porsgrund for whom he produced the successful Det riflede ceramic range in 1949.

His cutlery designs include Una, Norstaal, Tiki and Maya for Stelton (previously Norsk Stålpress), Opus for Lundtofte and Cypress for Georg Jensen.

His work is in the permanent collections of institutions such as the V&A in London and Denver Art Museum.

Find examples of his designs for sale on Etsy and Pamono.

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10 ways you can make money online right now

10 ways you can make money online right now

Are you thinking of how to make money online in Norway during your free time or even on a full-time basis? You might be trying to figure out how that can be possible, but you may not know the best method to choose because of the sheer amount of information out there.

However, you don’t have to worry because in this article, we’ll go through some of the most popular options available to you out there to make money online.

We linked up with the expert Jorgen Aasgen who’ll explain more about earning an online income. Continue reading to understand how you can make your online financial journey a successful one.

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Become a translator

Did you know that being proficient in more than two languages can be a source of income for you? For instance, there are many countries where citizens don’t use English as their first language. They may need online translation services to enable them to communicate clearly and effectively.

If you’re fluent in their language as well as English, you can offer them translation services for a fee. Alternatively, there are sites where you can register, such as Upwork, where translators are in high demand.

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Drop shipping

Do you ever wonder how goods purchased from eCommerce sites like Amazon reach your country? Some people may think that it’s a complicated thing to do. In fact, the reality is that the process is simple, and anyone can execute it. It doesn’t require a big importation company to embark upon the business.

If you need to make easy money, drop shipping is a perfect way to set up a successful income stream. You can purchase goods for businesses in bulk and ship them to your country on their behalf. After that, you earn a commission on each sale. You won’t need a huge initial outlay, a laptop and customers are enough to get you started.

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Copy-writing

Do you have the ability to craft persuasive sales or marketing copy? If you believe that you have the knack, you should be taking advantage of this potential income source. Doing copy-writing is possible wherever you may be located, so you don’t have to be in an office to do it. You have complete freedom to choose from where you want to work.

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Online betting

How often have you heard about lucky winners who have won huge cash from their stakes? Many people win money daily through online betting. They’ve developed responsible strategies that work for them whereby they can gain an income.

This bet365 login article will guide you through setting up an account and the various sporting activities on which you can place a bet.

If you’re interested in gambling, consider Norsk online casino and see if there are games that interest you. You never know, it could become your full-time source of income.

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Podcasting

It’s possible to create a podcast that can become a successful source of income. You can use the medium to share with others things that you love doing – travel, cooking, literature… the subjects are limitless. Once you’ve built up a listenership, you could receive payment from advertisers or even sell your own products/services. To get started, all you’ll need is a microphone, laptop and recording software.

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Web development

Because of the current economic climate, many businesses are shifting the bulk of their operations from bricks & mortar stores to their websites. To do this successfully, they need web developers who can design a website that is fast and easy to navigate. If you have web development skills, you can reach out to local retailers to see if they need professional help.

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Online tutoring

Are there subjects at which you excelled while at school or university? There are people out there who are having difficulties in understanding some basic concepts in them. Whether it’s maths, music or Mandarin, you can create video tutorials and upload them to YouTube. By sharing, you’ll have helped them tremendously whilst, at the same time, you could earn money from YouTube if your tutorials take off. Currently, you could earn around £2.50-£3.75 per 1,000 video views.

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Audio book narration

Not everyone enjoys reading books, some people prefer listening to audio books; audio books are a large and growing medium. If you have a clear speaking voice, are good at different accents and have some acting skills, you could earn money by narrating audio books. You’ll also need to enjoy reading – to successfully record and hour-long audio book can take over 6 hours!

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Affiliate marketing

Promoting products on behalf of other companies, and earning a commission from each sale is another way of making money online. There are many affiliate networks that you can sign up to such as Skimlinks, AWIN and Conversant (formally Commission Junction). Amazon and eBay run their own independent affiliate schemes.

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Transcription

Transcription is converting audio into the written word. It takes a while to learn to do it accurately and at speed; however, once you’ve mastered the skill, you can sign up to specialist transcription sites and start earning from transcribing audio files.

There are numerous ways that you can earn money online in Norway. However, the ones highlighted above are some of the best methods that require little or no outlay on your part. If you feel that you don’t currently have the required skills to do any of them, choose one that looks interesting and teach yourself how to do it.

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Designer Desire: Pentti Sarpaneva

Montage of Pentti Sarpaneva glass and metalware designs | H is for Home

This week, I planned to feature the jewellery designs of Pentti Sarpaneva in our Designer Desire slot. However, I’m also really taken by his glass and metal homeware items – so I’m going with those instead.

Pentti Sarpaneva’s designs – like many of his Norwegian compatriots – are very elemental and brutalist. He uses brass, bronze, silver, gold, amber coloured glass, enamel and semi-precious stones such as agate, amethyst, obsidian and spectrolite.

He designed for Turun Hopea Oy and Kalevala Koru and the Kumela glass factory. You can find examples of his jewellery and homewares on eBay and Etsy.

Sarpaneva (1925-78) is the older brother of the more well-known designer, Timo.

Portrait of Pentti Sarpaneva with his mother and brother, TimoPortrait of Pentti Sarpaneva (left) with his mother and brother, Timo (credit)

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Designer Desire: Unn Tangerud

Montage of jewellery designs by Unn Tangerud | H is for Home

I’ve received, as a Christmas present from Justin this year, another beautiful specimen to add to my Scandinavian jewellery collection. It’s entitled, ‘Snow Crystal’, and was designed by Unn Tangerud. It can be seen (second row, on the right) in the montage of images above.

Unn Tangerud (b. 1933) spent many years working for Uni David-Andersen, the 4th generation of the David-Andersen jewellery-making family. It was in 1964, while she was working for David-Andersen, that she designed Snow Crystal part of the company’s Troll Series. Also in this series, she designed Unn’s Sun Chariot (second row from the bottom, both left & right).

She worked primarily in silver and bronze using semi-precious stones such as tiger’s eye, amazonite and mylonite. The beautiful mottled pink cabochon stone in my pendant is thulite. The stone was first discovered in 1820 in Sauland, a village in Telemark, Norway. It’s only found in a handful of other locations in the world.

There are a few examples of her jewellery for sale online; check Etsy and eBay.

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Bukowskis | Worthpoint