Skandinavian Design

S k a n d i n a v i a n D e s i g by Elise Bakken 1. Skandinavian Design n

Scandinavian Design Scandinavian Design emerged in the 1950s in the three Scandinavian countries (Den- mark, Norway and Sweden) as well as Finland as a design movement characterised by simple, uncomplicated designs, minimalism, stylisation, functionality, and low cost mass production. The Lunning Prize, awarded to outstanding Scandinavian designers between 1951 and 70, was instrumental in both making Scandinavian Design a recognized commodity, and in defining the profile of Scandinavian Design. Sine 2006, the tradition with a pan- Bordic design award has been resumed with the Forum AID Award. The idea that beautiful and functional everyday objects should not only be affordable to the rich and the powerful, but to all, is a core theme in the development of modernism and functionalism, but is probably most completely realised in post-WWII Scandina- vian Design. The ideological background was the emergence of a particular Scandina- vian form of social democracy in the 1950s, as well as the increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production. Much Scandinavian Design makes use of form-pressed wood, plastics, anodized or enamelled aluminium or pressed steel. The concept of Scandinavian Design has been subject to many scholarly debates, exhi- bitions and marketing agendas for the last fifty years, but many of the democratic design ideals that was the central theme of the movement have survived and can be found resonant in contemporary design work by Scandinavian and international designers. Prominent Scandinavian Design design and retail companies include: - Kvadrat - Design House Stockholm - Ordning & Reda - Ekovaruhuset Organic Fashion - George Jensen - Royal Copenhagen - Iittala - IKEA 2. Skandinavian Design

Poul Henningsen Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen to the famous Danish actress Ag- nes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Techni- cal School at Frederiksberg, Denmark from 1911-14, and then at Technical College in Copenhagen from 1914-17. He started practicing tradi- tional functionalistic archi- tecture, but over the years his professional interests changed to focus mainly on lighting which is what he is most famous for. He also expanded his field of occupation into areas of writing, becoming a journalist and an author. For a short period at the beginning of WWII, he was the head architect of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. But like many other creative people, he was forced to flee Denmark during the German occupation but soon became a vital part of the Danish colony of artists living in Sweden. His lifelong collaboration with Louis Poulsen Lighting began in 1925 and lasted until his death. To this day, Louis Poulsen Lighting still benefits from his genius. Poul Henningsen was also the first editor of the company magazine “NYT”. The CEO of Louis Poulsen at the time, Sophus Kaastrup-Ols- en, gave the magazine to PH as a gift because he had been terminated from the Danish newspaper he worked for (his opinions were too radical). Poul Henningsen's pioneering work concerning the relations between light structures, shadows, glare, and color reproduction—compared to man’s need for light remains the fondation of the lighting theories still practiced by Louis Poulsen Lighting. 3. Skandinavian Design

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LE KLINT P.V. Jersen Klint was a Danish architect who, when designing a lamp, fashioned the lampshade out of folded paper. In 1943 his son Tage put the lampshade into production, and designed the modern classic Fruit Lantern in 1944. Tage's son Jan took over the company in 1953, with a business model just as revolutionary as the lampshades themselves. The pleaters, who make each lampshade by hand, have never been replaced by machines. 5. Skandinavian Design

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