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1. Family Chairs by Design House Stockholm
September 29, 2011
Its not a chair, it is the family of chairs! Family Chairs from Design house Stockholm is actually four different chairs in three different colors. The chairs are like traditional Swedish wooden stickback chairs, typical for Scandinavian design, ...
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2. Different design from Scandinavia
September 29, 2011
Sokeva-käsityö products are genuine Scandinavian design, but with an human touch. These handmade products are made by visually impaired craftsmen and women.
Sokeva-käsity is the service unit of Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired ...
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3. Where to place your art glass objects?
September 28, 2011
There has been a long tradition for the beautiful glass objects made in Finland. One of the biggest and most notorious manufacturers is Iittala, the company that has been specialised making everyday glassware and art glass.
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4. Iittala Kastehelmi
September 28, 2011
The Kastehelmi range of glassware (Kastehelmi translated from Finnish is “dew pearl”) is one of the most well know glassware from Iittala in Finland. The decoration of these glassware looks like there would be small, different s...
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5. Vattenblänk from Marimekko
September 19, 2011
The first time I saw Vattenblänk fabric from Marimekko, I could not believe it was really part of the Marimekko’s collection. On a white background there are shapes of light blue, pink, green and indigo mixed around and on top of each other. It didn’t look at all like the stylish Marimekko patterns ...
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6. Marimekko Tasaraita Cups
September 19, 2011
Tasaraita, which is Finnish for equal stripes, is a Finnish design icon. The simplest pattern – two different colors of stripes is repeated – was designed by Annika Rimala in 1968 for Marimekko. Tasaraita is probably the most ...
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7. Scandinavian Morning in Athens
September 19, 2011
Not all Scandinavian design reflects the Scandinavian nature or climate, but it can still be genuinely Scandinavian. One good example of this is the Kaj Franck’s “Morning in Athens” sculpture designed for Iittala.
For this sculpture, the ...
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8. The Flower Power Lamp
September 19, 2011
The Flower Pot lamp, designed by Verner Panton in 1969, is the lamp of its era and a good example of Scandinavian design.
In the era of the 60s, the flower power generation took over declaring love, peace and harmony for everyone; students revolted in France and Italy, and man was sent to t...
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9. Cultural importance of Scandinavian design
August 29, 2011
In any given country and culture, design has great importance in both cultural and in economic terms. Finnish design’s cultural significance is in creating and maintaining the national identity as well as individual identity. Finnish design is also part of the Finns’ memory and history. The bright a...
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10. Industrial and Scandinavian design
August 22, 2011
Nordic design started to change after the World Wars. People wanted to change from crafts to high-quality production. In 1950s Europe and United States there were big exhibitions about designing and arts and crafts. Nordic designers took part in exhibitions and gained unbelievable popularity. Finlan...
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