18.–23.6.2011
Farmers' Gold / Straw Workshop
Company (Aamu Song & Johan Olin) participating in Farmers' Gold project by Editions in Craft .
The Farmers' Gold project explores the relation between craft and design and unite local tradition and culture into contemporary practice. Designers and artists from Sweden, Germany, Iceland, Italy and Finland were invited to Dalsland to work with local straw makers.
The first part of the project (a workshop) took place in Dalsland, the center of Swedish straw craft.
Photos: COMPANY


StrawWool Boots
Material: Wool + Straw + Rubber.
Design: Aamu Song & Johan Olin





StrawWool Shoes
Material: Wool & Straw
Design: Aamu Song & Johan Olin




StrawWool Stool
Material: Wool & Straw
Design: Aamu Song & Johan Olin


StrawWool Cap
Material: Wool & Straw
Design: Aamu Song & Johan Olin


StrawWool Hat
Material: Wool & Straw
Design: Aamu Song & Johan Olin


Workshop people: Johan, Aamu, Katrin, Johanna, Cordula, Keli, Bella, Ikko, Reneé, Simone, Mai, Andrea, Anita, Eje, Eva, Jonas. Tack så mycket allihopa and thank you, thank you Ikko & Reneè for making this project!


Johan sewing together the Winter Straw Hat.


Aamu shaping the Winter Straw Hat.


Our teacher Eva who taught us everything we know about straw.


Johan sewing the rope together to form a pair of Boots.


Aamu starting a new rope for Straw Boots with rubber soles out of braided strips of old bike tyres.


By sewing the long wool+straw rope together our first Straw Shoe proto is created.


Starting up: Aamu mixing straw and wool to create a rope for shoe testing.


Workshop space in Steneby school.


Love at first sight. Aamu meets straw.


18.6.2011. Arriving to Steneby.