Published 4/3/2025
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Our creative team
Small Talks is a series of morning talks at byHands in Rathkes gate 4! On sporadic mornings throughout 2025, we invite you to an inspiring start to the day.
With Small Talks we aim to create a safe space for open and inspiring conversations.
Small Talks #2 / Bjørn Brochmann / Thursday 14. August at 08.30 (doors open 08.15).
For the second edition of Small Talks, we’ve invited freelance illustrator and perfume enthusiast Bjørn Brochmann. Bjørn is a versatile illustrator whose work ranges from advertising and identity illustrations - including for Bokklubben - to award-winning editorial pieces for D2.
"Editorial Illustration, about falling flat on your face again and again, without losing heart."
Early Thursday morning, Bjørn will visit byHands to talk about his illustrated reportages and reflect (with a fair bit of whining) on everything he’s only understood in hindsight. Or in his own words: about everything that goes wrong when you try to be too good and aren't quite as clever as you think.
We can’t wait!
Practical stuff:
Doors open at 08:15. The talk kicks off sharp at 08:30 and runs for about 30 - 40 minutes.
There’ll be time for questions — but by 09:30 we all need to get on with our day.
We’re serving up coffee, Fuglen Coffee! from Fuglen!
Sign up! It’s free, but spots are limited (only 30!). Go to registration form.
Visit FB event page.
Small Talks #1 / Nora Brech / Friday 21. march at 08.30
For the very first edition of Small Talks, we had the pleasure of welcoming illustrator Nora Brech, in collaboration with our wonderful neighbor, Svovel – Norway’s finest children’s bookstore.
In the fall of 2024, Nora made a remarkable impression when she received the prestigious Brage Prize for her Billie and Bo series. A brilliant illustrator with a successful career spanning both her own publications and collaborations with authors, she has become one of Norway’s most prolific children’s book illustrators.
With passion and determination, she shared insights into her work and life as an illustrator during this inspiring morning session.
Noras portfolio
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