TEDxUniversityofGothenburg - Jens Thoms Ivarsson -- Designing with Water
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Water as a material for art. Beautiful in so many ways. Jens Thoms Ivarsson started as stonemason and fireman before his career within design and art. Jens got his MFA at the School of Design and Craft (HDK) at the University of Gothenburg and Ravensbourne school of Design and Communication in London. Today Jens runs the company Thoms & Nilsson... Read more
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December 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Water as a material for art. Beautiful in so many ways. Jens Thoms Ivarsson started as stonemason and fireman before his career within design and art. Jens got his MFA at the School of Design and Craft (HDK) at the University of Gothenburg and Ravensbourne school of Design and Communication in L...
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