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Scandinavian design

October 15, 2023

For the furniture store chain Scandinavian Design, see Scandinavian Design (store).

Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.

The Brooklyn Museum's 1954 "Design in Scandinavia" exhibition launched "Scandinavian Modern" furniture on the American market.[1]

Scandinavian designers are known especially for household goods including furniture, textiles, ceramics, lamps, and glass, but Scandinavian design has been extended to industrial design such as of consumer electronics, mobile phones, and cars.

Overview Edit

 
Skønvirke in architecture: Roskilde's Swan Apothecary (1899)

In 1914, the Danish Selskabet for Dekorativ Kunst (Company for Decorative Arts) launched its Skønvirke [da] (literally "Graceful Work") magazine. Its title became the name of a new Danish style of arts and crafts, both in objects and in architecture, to rival Art Nouveau and Jugendstil.[1]

From the 1930s, designers such as Alvar Aalto (architecture, furniture, textiles),[2] Arne Jacobsen (chairs),[2] Borge Mogensen (furniture),[2] Hans J. Wegner (chairs),[2] Verner Panton (plastic chairs),[2] Poul Henningsen (lamps),[2] and Maija Isola (printed textiles)[2] helped to create a "golden age of Scandinavian design".[2]

Scandinavian textile artists became known for their pile rugs early in the 20th century, while brightly-coloured Scandinavian textiles became popular across the western world after the Second World War.[3][4][5]

The Lunning Prize, awarded to outstanding Scandinavian designers between 1951 and 1970, was instrumental in making Scandinavian design a recognized commodity, and in defining its profile.[6]

In 1954, the Brooklyn Museum held its "Design in Scandinavia" exhibition, and a fashion for "Scandinavian Modern" furniture began in America.[1][7][8] Scandinavian design is by no means limited to furniture and household goods. It has been applied to industrial design, such as of consumer electronics,[9] mobile phones,[10] and cars.[11]

The concept of Scandinavian design has been the subject of scholarly debate, exhibitions and marketing agendas since the 1950s. Many emphasize the democratic design ideals that were a central theme of the movement and are reflected in the rhetoric surrounding contemporary Scandinavian and international design. Others, however, have analyzed the reception of Scandinavian design abroad, seeing in it a form of myth-making and racial politics.[12]

In the Nordic nations Edit

 
PH-lamp (1958 version), Denmark

In Denmark Edit

Main article: Danish design

Danish Design is a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century. Influenced by the German Bauhaus school, many Danish designers used the new industrial technologies, combined with ideas of simplicity and functionalism to design buildings, furniture and household objects, many of which have become iconic and are still in use and production, such as Arne Jacobsen's 1958 Egg chair[13] and Poul Henningsen's 1926 PH-lamps.[14] After the Second World War, conditions in Denmark were ideally suited to success in design. The emphasis was on furniture but architecture, silver, ceramics, glass and textiles also benefitted from the trend. Denmark's late industrialisation combined with a tradition of high-quality craftsmanship formed the basis of gradual progress towards industrial production.[15]

 
Ceramic series Ruska designed by Ulla Procopé for Arabia, Finland

In Finland Edit

Further information: Design Forum Finland and Design Museum, Helsinki

Finnish design spans clothing, engineering design, furniture, glass, lighting, textiles, and household products.[16] The "Design from Finland" mark was created in 2011.[17] Finland's Design Museum (formerly called the Museum of Art and Design) has a collection founded in 1873, while Helsinki's University of Art and Design, established in 1871, now forms part of Aalto University.[18]

Prominent Finnish designers include Alvar Aalto (vases, furniture),[19] Aino Aalto (glassware),[19] Kaj Franck (glass, tableware),[19] Klaus Haapaniemi [fi] (fabric prints),[19] Simo Heikkilä (furniture),[20] Kristina Isola (textiles),[19] Maija Isola (Marimekko prints),[19] Harri Koskinen (glass, homeware),[19] Mika Piirainen [fi] (clothing, accessories),[19] Timo Sarpaneva (glass, homeware),[19] Oiva Toikka (glass art),[19] Tapio Wirkkala (glass art, glassware),[19] Eero Aarnio (plastic furniture),[19] Sanna Annukka [fi] (screenprints),[19] Anu Penttinen [fi] (glass),[19] Aino-Maija Metsola [fi] (textiles, homeware),[19] and Maija Louekari [fi] (tableware, homeware).[19]

 
Stacking chairs, Iceland

In Iceland Edit

Design in Iceland is a relatively young tradition, starting in the 1950s but now growing rapidly. The country's limited options for manufacturing and its constrained choice of materials have both forced designers to be innovative, though wool remains a staple material, whether felted or knitted. Iceland's Museum of Design and Applied Art, aiming to record Icelandic design from 1900 onwards, opened in 1998.[21] The Iceland Academy of the Arts was also founded in 1998, soon followed by its Faculty of Architecture and Design, which has promoted a distinctively Icelandic character in the nation's design.[22]

 
Telephone Kiosk by Georg Fredrik Fasting, Norway

In Norway Edit

Further information: Norwegian Design Council

Norwegian design has a strong minimalist aesthetic.[23] Designed items include lamps and furniture. Qualities emphasised include durability, beauty, functionality, simplicity, and natural forms.[24]

The Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture, "DogA", is housed in a former transformer station in Oslo.[25] Norway holds an annual design exhibition called "100% Norway" at the London Design Fair.[26][27]

Prominent Norwegian furniture designers include Hans Brattrud,[28] Sven Ivar Dysthe,[29] Olav Eldøy,[30] Olav Haug,[31] Fredrik A. Kayser,[32] and Ingmar Relling.[33]

 
"HOL" furniture for IKEA, Sweden

In Sweden Edit

Further information: Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design

Swedish design is considered minimalist, with an emphasis on functionality and simple clean lines. This has applied especially to furniture. Sweden is known for traditional crafts including glass and Sami handicrafts. Swedish design was pioneered by Anders Beckman [sv] (graphics),[34] Bruno Mathsson (furniture),[35] Märta Måås-Fjetterström[35] and Astrid Sampe (textiles),[35] and Sixten Sason (industrial).[35]

Organisations that promote design in Sweden are Svensk Form [sv], the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design, founded in 1845; the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation [sv], known as SVID; the Swedish Arts Council; and the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (known as ArkDes) on the island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm, beside the modern art museum.[35]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Rekkali, Zeynep. "Danish Design: The birth, rise, fall and resurrection". Danish. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Scandinavian design". Scandinavia design. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Scandinavian Textile Design". Study.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Swedish Textile Art". Nour Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ Christensen, Lars K. "Denmark: The Textile Industry and the Formation of Modern Industrial Relations" (PDF). Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ Krondahl, Hans. "Tema Lunning Prize winners". Runeberg. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ^ Englund, Schmidt & Wood 2007.
  8. ^ Halén & Wickman 2003.
  9. ^ Ingdal, Cecilie. "Let there be light". Bang & Olufsen. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. ^ "The new old principles of HMD's #Nokia design". Nokia. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ^ Green, Gavin. "Designed to Delight". Volvo. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ^ Leary, Erin (2015). "'The Total Absence of Foreign Subjects': The Racial Politics of US Interwar Exhibitions of Scandinavian Design". Design and Culture. 7 (3): 283–312. doi:10.1080/17547075.2015.1105711. S2CID 147058177.
  13. ^ "Egg Chair". Aram. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  14. ^ . Visit Denmark. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15.
  15. ^ "Furniture and Industrial Design" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  16. ^ "Brand Stories". Finnish Design. Retrieved 7 May 2014. Information from pages on each artist on that website.
  17. ^ "About". Design from Finland. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Welcome to Finland, the design nation". This is Finland. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Finnish Designers". Finnish Design. Retrieved 7 May 2014. Information from pages on each artist on that website.
  20. ^ Houseley, Laura and Ahtisaari, Marko editors (2014). Out of the Blue: the Essence and Ambition of Finnish Design, p. 113. Gestalten, Berlin. ISBN 978-3-89955-457-1.
  21. ^ "Design and Architecture | General information". Iceland Design Centre. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Iceland Design Centre". Iceland Design Centre. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Design: Where nature meets minimalism". Visit Norway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  24. ^ Danner, Christi (22 May 2014). "10 Reasons Norwegian Design Is Awesome". Complex. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  25. ^ "The DOGA building". Design og arkitektur Norge. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Norwegian Design Now". 100percentnorway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Norwegian Arts". Norwegian Arts. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  28. ^ Linder, Mats. "Hans Brattrud". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  29. ^ Christiansen, Solveig Lønne. "Sven Ivar Dysthe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  30. ^ "Products by Olav Eldøy". Architonic. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  31. ^ "ELVERUM MØBEL- OG TREVAREFABRIKK – MØBELREKLAME" (in Norwegian). Matslinder. 2 March 2018.
  32. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Fredrik A. Kayser". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  33. ^ Lade (1991). Møbeldesigneren Ingmar Relling i perspektiv (in Norwegian). City: Sykkylven Næringsutvikling A/S. ISBN 978-82-992499-0-4. OCLC 474491579.
  34. ^ Kokborg, Heidi. "Everything there is to know about modern Scandinavian design". Scan magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  35. ^ a b c d e "Stylish functionality". Sweden.se. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

Sources Edit

  • Englund, Magnus; Schmidt, Chrystina; Wood, Andrew (2007). Scandinavian Modern. Ryland Peters & Small.
  • Halén, Widar; Wickman, Kerstin (2003). Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth. Arvinius.

Further reading Edit

  • Bolander, Lars; MacIssac, Heather (2010). Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design. Harry N Abrams.
  • Ehmann, Sven (2016). Scandinavia dreaming : Nordic homes, interiors and design. Berlin: Gestalten.
  • Fallan, Kjetil (2012). Scandinavian Design: Alternative Histories. Berg.
  • Fiell, Charlotte J; Fiell, Peter (2005). Scandinavian Design. Taschen.
  • Gura, Judith (2012). Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture, Designs for the 21st Century. Norton.
  • Hard af Segerstad, Ulf (1961). Scandinavian Design (Nordisk Nyttokonst). Nordisk Rotogravyr.
  • Nelson, Katherine E; Cabra, Raul (2004). New Scandinavian Design. Chronicle Books.
  • Oriol, Anja Llorella (2005). Asensio, Paco (ed.). New Scandinavian Design. teNeues.
  • Sommar, Ingrid (2005). Scandinavian Style. Carlton.
  • Wickman, Kerstin (1996). Scandinavian Design: the dream is still alive. Swedish Information Service.
  • Zahle, Erik (1961). A Treasury of Scandinavian Design. Golden Press.

External links Edit

  • Finnish Design
  • Iceland Design Centre
  • Scandinavian Design

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For the furniture store chain Scandinavian Design see Scandinavian Design store Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries Denmark Finland Norway Sweden and Iceland The Brooklyn Museum s 1954 Design in Scandinavia exhibition launched Scandinavian Modern furniture on the American market 1 Scandinavian designers are known especially for household goods including furniture textiles ceramics lamps and glass but Scandinavian design has been extended to industrial design such as of consumer electronics mobile phones and cars Contents 1 Overview 2 In the Nordic nations 2 1 In Denmark 2 2 In Finland 2 3 In Iceland 2 4 In Norway 2 5 In Sweden 3 References 3 1 Sources 3 2 Further reading 4 External linksOverview Edit nbsp Skonvirke in architecture Roskilde s Swan Apothecary 1899 In 1914 the Danish Selskabet for Dekorativ Kunst Company for Decorative Arts launched its Skonvirke da literally Graceful Work magazine Its title became the name of a new Danish style of arts and crafts both in objects and in architecture to rival Art Nouveau and Jugendstil 1 From the 1930s designers such as Alvar Aalto architecture furniture textiles 2 Arne Jacobsen chairs 2 Borge Mogensen furniture 2 Hans J Wegner chairs 2 Verner Panton plastic chairs 2 Poul Henningsen lamps 2 and Maija Isola printed textiles 2 helped to create a golden age of Scandinavian design 2 Scandinavian textile artists became known for their pile rugs early in the 20th century while brightly coloured Scandinavian textiles became popular across the western world after the Second World War 3 4 5 The Lunning Prize awarded to outstanding Scandinavian designers between 1951 and 1970 was instrumental in making Scandinavian design a recognized commodity and in defining its profile 6 In 1954 the Brooklyn Museum held its Design in Scandinavia exhibition and a fashion for Scandinavian Modern furniture began in America 1 7 8 Scandinavian design is by no means limited to furniture and household goods It has been applied to industrial design such as of consumer electronics 9 mobile phones 10 and cars 11 The concept of Scandinavian design has been the subject of scholarly debate exhibitions and marketing agendas since the 1950s Many emphasize the democratic design ideals that were a central theme of the movement and are reflected in the rhetoric surrounding contemporary Scandinavian and international design Others however have analyzed the reception of Scandinavian design abroad seeing in it a form of myth making and racial politics 12 In the Nordic nations Edit nbsp PH lamp 1958 version DenmarkIn Denmark Edit Main article Danish designDanish Design is a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid 20th century Influenced by the German Bauhaus school many Danish designers used the new industrial technologies combined with ideas of simplicity and functionalism to design buildings furniture and household objects many of which have become iconic and are still in use and production such as Arne Jacobsen s 1958 Egg chair 13 and Poul Henningsen s 1926 PH lamps 14 After the Second World War conditions in Denmark were ideally suited to success in design The emphasis was on furniture but architecture silver ceramics glass and textiles also benefitted from the trend Denmark s late industrialisation combined with a tradition of high quality craftsmanship formed the basis of gradual progress towards industrial production 15 nbsp Ceramic series Ruska designed by Ulla Procope for Arabia FinlandIn Finland Edit Further information Design Forum Finland and Design Museum Helsinki Finnish design spans clothing engineering design furniture glass lighting textiles and household products 16 The Design from Finland mark was created in 2011 17 Finland s Design Museum formerly called the Museum of Art and Design has a collection founded in 1873 while Helsinki s University of Art and Design established in 1871 now forms part of Aalto University 18 Prominent Finnish designers include Alvar Aalto vases furniture 19 Aino Aalto glassware 19 Kaj Franck glass tableware 19 Klaus Haapaniemi fi fabric prints 19 Simo Heikkila furniture 20 Kristina Isola textiles 19 Maija Isola Marimekko prints 19 Harri Koskinen glass homeware 19 Mika Piirainen fi clothing accessories 19 Timo Sarpaneva glass homeware 19 Oiva Toikka glass art 19 Tapio Wirkkala glass art glassware 19 Eero Aarnio plastic furniture 19 Sanna Annukka fi screenprints 19 Anu Penttinen fi glass 19 Aino Maija Metsola fi textiles homeware 19 and Maija Louekari fi tableware homeware 19 nbsp Stacking chairs IcelandIn Iceland Edit Design in Iceland is a relatively young tradition starting in the 1950s but now growing rapidly The country s limited options for manufacturing and its constrained choice of materials have both forced designers to be innovative though wool remains a staple material whether felted or knitted Iceland s Museum of Design and Applied Art aiming to record Icelandic design from 1900 onwards opened in 1998 21 The Iceland Academy of the Arts was also founded in 1998 soon followed by its Faculty of Architecture and Design which has promoted a distinctively Icelandic character in the nation s design 22 nbsp Telephone Kiosk by Georg Fredrik Fasting NorwayIn Norway Edit Further information Norwegian Design Council Norwegian design has a strong minimalist aesthetic 23 Designed items include lamps and furniture Qualities emphasised include durability beauty functionality simplicity and natural forms 24 The Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture DogA is housed in a former transformer station in Oslo 25 Norway holds an annual design exhibition called 100 Norway at the London Design Fair 26 27 Prominent Norwegian furniture designers include Hans Brattrud 28 Sven Ivar Dysthe 29 Olav Eldoy 30 Olav Haug 31 Fredrik A Kayser 32 and Ingmar Relling 33 nbsp HOL furniture for IKEA SwedenIn Sweden Edit Further information Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design Swedish design is considered minimalist with an emphasis on functionality and simple clean lines This has applied especially to furniture Sweden is known for traditional crafts including glass and Sami handicrafts Swedish design was pioneered by Anders Beckman sv graphics 34 Bruno Mathsson furniture 35 Marta Maas Fjetterstrom 35 and Astrid Sampe textiles 35 and Sixten Sason industrial 35 Organisations that promote design in Sweden are Svensk Form sv the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design founded in 1845 the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation sv known as SVID the Swedish Arts Council and the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design known as ArkDes on the island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm beside the modern art museum 35 References Edit a b c Rekkali Zeynep Danish Design The birth rise fall and resurrection Danish Retrieved 3 January 2018 a b c d e f g h Scandinavian design Scandinavia design Retrieved 3 January 2018 Scandinavian Textile Design Study com Retrieved 25 November 2020 Swedish Textile Art Nour Foundation Retrieved 25 November 2020 Christensen Lars K Denmark The Textile Industry and the Formation of Modern Industrial Relations PDF Nationalmuseet Retrieved 25 November 2020 Krondahl Hans Tema Lunning Prize winners Runeberg Retrieved 3 January 2018 Englund Schmidt amp Wood 2007 Halen amp Wickman 2003 Ingdal Cecilie Let there be light Bang amp Olufsen Retrieved 3 January 2018 The new old principles of HMD s Nokia design Nokia 15 August 2017 Retrieved 3 January 2018 Green Gavin Designed to Delight Volvo Retrieved 3 January 2018 Leary Erin 2015 The Total Absence of Foreign Subjects The Racial Politics of US Interwar Exhibitions of Scandinavian Design Design and Culture 7 3 283 312 doi 10 1080 17547075 2015 1105711 S2CID 147058177 Egg Chair Aram Retrieved 31 December 2017 The PH lamp Visit Denmark Archived from the original on 2012 02 15 Furniture and Industrial Design PDF Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark Retrieved 17 December 2008 Brand Stories Finnish Design Retrieved 7 May 2014 Information from pages on each artist on that website About Design from Finland Retrieved 3 January 2018 Welcome to Finland the design nation This is Finland Retrieved 3 January 2018 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Finnish Designers Finnish Design Retrieved 7 May 2014 Information from pages on each artist on that website Houseley Laura and Ahtisaari Marko editors 2014 Out of the Blue the Essence and Ambition of Finnish Design p 113 Gestalten Berlin ISBN 978 3 89955 457 1 Design and Architecture General information Iceland Design Centre Retrieved 1 January 2018 Iceland Design Centre Iceland Design Centre Retrieved 1 January 2018 Design Where nature meets minimalism Visit Norway Retrieved 4 January 2018 Danner Christi 22 May 2014 10 Reasons Norwegian Design Is Awesome Complex Retrieved 4 January 2018 The DOGA building Design og arkitektur Norge Retrieved 8 April 2018 Norwegian Design Now 100percentnorway Retrieved 4 January 2018 Norwegian Arts Norwegian Arts Retrieved 4 January 2018 Linder Mats Hans Brattrud In Godal Anne Marit ed Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norsk nettleksikon Retrieved 8 August 2019 Christiansen Solveig Lonne Sven Ivar Dysthe In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 8 August 2019 Products by Olav Eldoy Architonic Retrieved 8 August 2019 ELVERUM MOBEL OG TREVAREFABRIKK MOBELREKLAME in Norwegian Matslinder 2 March 2018 Henriksen Petter ed 2007 Fredrik A Kayser Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 31 March 2009 Lade 1991 Mobeldesigneren Ingmar Relling i perspektiv in Norwegian City Sykkylven Naeringsutvikling A S ISBN 978 82 992499 0 4 OCLC 474491579 Kokborg Heidi Everything there is to know about modern Scandinavian design Scan magazine Retrieved 8 August 2019 a b c d e Stylish functionality Sweden se Retrieved 1 January 2018 Sources Edit Englund Magnus Schmidt Chrystina Wood Andrew 2007 Scandinavian Modern Ryland Peters amp Small Halen Widar Wickman Kerstin 2003 Scandinavian Design Beyond the Myth Arvinius Further reading Edit Bolander Lars MacIssac Heather 2010 Lars Bolander s Scandinavian Design Harry N Abrams Ehmann Sven 2016 Scandinavia dreaming Nordic homes interiors and design Berlin Gestalten Fallan Kjetil 2012 Scandinavian Design Alternative Histories Berg Fiell Charlotte J Fiell Peter 2005 Scandinavian Design Taschen Gura Judith 2012 Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture Designs for the 21st Century Norton Hard af Segerstad Ulf 1961 Scandinavian Design Nordisk Nyttokonst Nordisk Rotogravyr Nelson Katherine E Cabra Raul 2004 New Scandinavian Design Chronicle Books Oriol Anja Llorella 2005 Asensio Paco ed New Scandinavian Design teNeues Sommar Ingrid 2005 Scandinavian Style Carlton Wickman Kerstin 1996 Scandinavian Design the dream is still 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