Scandinavian design

The Scandinavian design emerged in the 1950s in the three Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden, as well as in Finland. It is a design movement, which is characterized by simple formality, minimalism, functionality and cost-effective mass production.

As fathers of Scandinavian design is called the Finn Alvar Aalto and the Danes Arne Jacobsen, architects and industrial designers who have already created an indigenous Scandinavian form language of modernism from the 1930s. The Lunning Prize, which was awarded 1951-1970 to outstanding Scandinavian designer, was an instrument to establish both Scandinavian design on a recognized commodity, as well as to raise the profile of Scandinavian design. Since 2006, the tradition of a pan- Nordic design awards with the AID Award Forum is resumed.

The idea that beautiful and functional everyday objects should be affordable for the wealthy not only, but will be made ​​available to all, is a central theme in modernist and functionalist, but was realized particularly intense in Scandinavian post-war design. About architects such as Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen or Verner Panton and in particular the company IKEA, the design was so well known that you can even speak of Scandinavian Living as an overall style of interior design and home decor.

The ideological background was the emergence of a particular Scandinavian form of social democracy in the 1950s, as well as the increasing availability of low-cost materials and methods of mass production. Scandinavian design uses frequently back in the form of pressed wood, plastic, anodized or painted aluminum or pressed steel.

The concept of Scandinavian design is the subject of many scientific debates, exhibitions and marketing programs of the last fifty years, and many of the democratic design ideals which were a central theme of the movement, who have survived and can be found again in contemporary design work of Scandinavian and international designers.

Well-known producers and trading companies of Scandinavian design are:

  • Arabia ( Finland)
  • Bang & Olufsen (Denmark)
  • BoConcept (Denmark)
  • Design House Stockholm ( Sweden)
  • Ekovaruhuset Organic Fashion
  • Electrolux (Sweden)
  • Georg Jensen ( Denmark)
  • Iittala (Finland )
  • IKEA (Sweden)
  • Kvadrat
  • Kvänum (Sweden)
  • Marimekko (Finland )
  • Ordning & Reda (Sweden)
  • Orrefors Kosta Boda AB
  • Royal Copenhagen (Denmark)
Autochthon Arabia (brand)
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