The rugged beauty of Scandinavia's coastline is a silent keeper of countless tales of human fate. For centuries, its waters have been both a sanctuary and a peril, a lifeblood and a tomb. The coast is not just jagged cliffs soaring skyward but submerged ridges that lurk below the surface, threatening to slice through the belly of any ship unfortunate enough to cross their path.
 
How many lives have been lost, crashing into rocks during storms? Humanity, however, found ways to mitigate these dangers. For over two millennia, people erected lighthouses, standing as vigilant guardians that signal lurking dangers and safe passages.
 
As time moved on, people's ingenuity led to the creation of floating lighthouses. These engineering marvels guided ships in open waters and even offered the possibility of hiring a pilot.
 
Fjördväktr is a tribute to those tireless souls who have spent thousands of years working to ensure that the sea's hidden threats no longer menace mariners, wherever they may be. It's more than just a model ship; it's a symbol of the labour and the ingenuity that makes even the most treacherous waters navigable.
 
Let Fjördväktr serve as a reminder of both the dangers and the beauty of the sea and the enduring human spirit that turns peril into passage.
 
Year
2023
 
Materials
- Bloodwood
- Lacewood
- Ebony wood
- Osage orange
Only lacewood (striped part) is stabilised and painted. The rest of the colors come from the wood.
 
Size (length, width, height)
- 39 x 30 x 60 mm
 
Weight
18 g