Ole-Bolle

Portland, Oregon, USA

2023

#120

Commissioned by Nordic Northwest and Scan Design Foundation.

"There's something in the air, that something makes my belly rumble.
Something smells so strong, it hits me almost makes me stumble.
Could it be the little people cooking something smelly.
In the big red cookie jar, so I can put them in my belly
."

His name is Ole-Bolle and it orgins from an old Danish troll song. Both Ole and the house are entirely built of reclaimed wood and old pallets, and you can find and visit him for free in the garden behind Nordia House in Portland, Oregon.