Nisse Strinning
Nisse Strinning (actually Nils Strinning; born December 8, 1917 in Kramfors, † 10 May 2006) was a Swedish architect and designer.
He comes from a Swedish family originating from the 17th century in Ångermanland. The name was at the beginning of the 20th century by the family farm Strinningen ( Karte62.69133217.981495 ) north of Harnosand accepted.
Nisse Strinning was known primarily by the String bookshelf system he. , With its wife, the designer Kajsa Strinning, had designed in 1949 for a competition started, the Swedish book publisher " Bonniers folkbibliotek " had advertised
In the 1940s, he studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm. Even as a student he designed a dish rack, which consisted of plastic-coated metal wires. The dish rack ELFA (not to be confused with the electronics company ) became very popular.
In 1952, he founded two companies String Design AB and Swedish Design AB. Together with his wife he designed between 1960 and 1970 numerous furniture. The work Nisse Strinnings are now considered contemporary design classic.