Daniel Rybakken
Daniel Rybakken
Download hi-res images (.zip 168.6 MB)The brainchild of Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken, Fields is a sculpture made of industrially produced components, with no apparent practical function. Its purpose is purely emotional. Through abstraction, cold, rigid materials take on a poetic warmth, inviting a game of associations. When does a metal cylinder become a tree? When do individual elements form a field? The answer lies in balance—every proportion, contrast, and finish shaping the story Fields tells. This project is an exploration of material and process, pushing extruded aluminum beyond expectation. Free from commercial constraints, it embraces pure experimentation, revealing new possibilities within recycled aluminum. Fields is both a study in reduction and a statement on transformation—an object that is felt as much as it is seen.
Daniel Rybakken grew up in Oslo, Norway and studied design at the Oslo School of Architecture and the School of Arts & Crafts in Gothenburg, Sweden. The work of Daniel Rybakken occupies the area between art and design, forming limited editions, art installations and prototypes for serial production.In 2008 he opened his own design studio in both Oslo and Gothenburg, collaborating with renowned brands such as Luceplan, Ligne Roset, Panasonic and Vitra. Rybakken was recently named Designer of the Year 2024 award by Bo Bedre and has previously been awarded ‘Best of the Best’ Red Dot Award as well as the Design Report Award for best designer at Salone Satellite in Milan.
Daniel Rybakken grew up in Oslo, Norway and studied design at the Oslo School of Architecture and the School of Arts & Crafts in Gothenburg, Sweden. The work of Daniel Rybakken occupies the area between art and design, forming limited editions, art installations and prototypes for serial production.In 2008 he opened his own design studio in both Oslo and Gothenburg, collaborating with renowned brands such as Luceplan, Ligne Roset, Panasonic and Vitra. Rybakken was recently named Designer of the Year 2024 award by Bo Bedre and has previously been awarded ‘Best of the Best’ Red Dot Award as well as the Design Report Award for best designer at Salone Satellite in Milan.
The brainchild of Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken, Fields is a sculpture made of industrially produced components, with no apparent practical function. Its purpose is purely emotional. Through abstraction, cold, rigid materials take on a poetic warmth, inviting a game of associations. When does a metal cylinder become a tree? When do individual elements form a field? The answer lies in balance—every proportion, contrast, and finish shaping the story Fields tells. This project is an exploration of material and process, pushing extruded aluminum beyond expectation. Free from commercial constraints, it embraces pure experimentation, revealing new possibilities within recycled aluminum. Fields is both a study in reduction and a statement on transformation—an object that is felt as much as it is seen.
