Tormek Art Exhibition 2026: Behind the Edge

Annika Petersson of Inscriptorum is a Swedish letter-cutter and stone conservator working with traditional hand-carved inscriptions. Her piece, Giant Sundial Gnomon, combines stone carving and precision geometry to create a functional sundial inspired by ancient craftsmanship. She works with tools from R.H. & G. Travis and Son, the historic Sheffield manufacturer producing hand-crafted edge tools for professional stone carvers and craftspeople using traditional British toolmaking methods.

Price: 85 000 SEK

Presented by: Stone Working Tools

Urban Brötegård is a Swedish woodworker who left office work to pursue slöjd full time, creating “modern craft with roots in tradition” using hand tools like knife and axe. His piece Julträd (Christmas Tree) reinterprets a historic rural Christmas tradition, with carved forms for apples, birds, and candles. He works with tools from S. Djärv Hantverk, a Swedish family maker forging high-quality hand tools in small series since 1989.

Price with apples: 15 450 SEK
Price without apples: 11 950 SEK

Presented by: S. Djärv Hantverk

Jenny Soddu is a Swedish woodcarver whose work centers around hand tools, green wood, and the direct connection between maker and material. Her piece Min hand (My Hand) is carved from fresh birch using saw, axe, and carving knives, shaped as a reflection on the importance of the hand in both craftsmanship and human creation. She works with tools from Morakniv, the iconic Swedish knife maker whose carving and outdoor knives have been trusted by craftsmen and woodworkers for generations.

Price: 40 000 SEK

Presented by: Morakniv

Karesuandokniven represents a tradition of northern Swedish craftsmanship shaped by climate, necessity, and Sámi heritage. The exhibited collection The Essentials – the axe Metsämies, the everyday knife Tundran, and the mushroom knife Zwampe – is designed for life outdoors, combining natural materials, durable steel, and functional design refined through generations of use. Through Instagram account @mungatorpen, Agnes Theberg presents the tools in the context they were made for: everyday life close to the forest, where tools are not decorative objects, but trusted companions used, worn, and relied upon season after season.

Price: 6 385 SEK

Roman Slaný is a Czech master woodworker, restorer, and educator specializing in carving, woodturning, and furniture making. His piece Moravian Cuckoo Clock continues a South Moravian folk tradition, featuring hand-carved grapevine motifs sculpted from linden wood. He works with Narex carving tools, Czech-made chisels known for combining traditional craftsmanship with modern steel technology for precise and durable carving performance.

Not for sale

Presented by: Narex

Jonte Ramsten is the 2025 recipient of the Tormek Scholarship and a cabinet maker educated at the Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies bachelor’s program. His piece Black Box is a cabinet inspired by theatre, creativity, and craftsmanship traditions, where the dark exterior symbolizes unknown potential while the richly detailed interior references historic altarpieces through intricate marquetry. Created as part of his journeyman’s test, the piece earned the highest possible score: 5.0. He works with Tormek sharpening systems, developed in Sweden to provide precise sharpening for fine woodworking and cabinetmaking tools.

Price: approx. 350 000 SEK

Presented by: Tormek

Christopher Warwick-Fisher is a British woodturning artist and the UK’s only totally blind accredited professional woodturner, creating entirely through touch. His piece Deco Archipelago is a pedestal fruit bowl inspired by Art Deco design and the natural world, combining carved textures and vivid teal and burnt orange finishes. He works with Henry Taylor Tools, the historic Sheffield toolmaker hand-forging professional edge tools since 1834.

Price: approx. 3 200 SEK

Presented by: Henry Taylor Tools

Galip Ağirkaya is a Turkish woodcarver and artist known for sharing his handcrafted work with a wide international audience online. Combining traditional carving skills with exceptional precision and attention to detail, he creates expressive works entirely by hand. His piece Wilhelm is a hand-carved portrait of Kirschen founder Wilhelm Schmitt, inspired by a 19th-century illustration and created as a tribute to more than 165 years of toolmaking tradition. He works with tools from Kirschen, the historic German manufacturer producing chisels and carving tools in Remscheid since 1858, known worldwide for their craftsmanship, durability, and high-gloss polished finish.

Not for sale

Presented by: Kirschen

Gianluigi Zeni is an Italian sculptor from the Dolomites whose work combines traditional woodcarving with contemporary environmental commentary. Trained in sculpture and fine arts, he creates expressive works that confront pollution, consumerism, and humanity’s impact on nature. His exhibited works, Suspended Ecosystems and Toxic Legacy, contrast warm carved wood with industrial and plastic materials to reflect the fragility of marine life and the environmental inheritance left to future generations. He works with tools from Stubai, the Austrian toolmaker known for producing high-quality carving and edge tools for professional craftsmen through generations of alpine metalworking tradition.

Price Suspended Ecosystems: approx. 50 000 SEK
Price Toxic Legacy: approx. 55 000 SEK

Presented by: Stubai