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Theodor Kittelsen (1857 – 1914) Norwegian Ceramicist and Book Illustrator

On: March 27, 2023

Tagged: book illustrator, Ceramic Design, norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer

In the early 1900s, he was a designer for Porsgrunds Porselaensfabrik, Porsgrunn. In 1882 Kittelsen was granted a state scholarship to study in Paris. In 1887 he returned to Norway for good. When back in Norway, he found nature to be a great inspiration. He spent the next two years in Lofoten, where he lived with his sister and brother-in-law at Skomvær Lighthouse. Kittelsen also started to write texts to his drawings there. Read More →

Gerhard Munthe (1855-1929) Norwegian textile, furniture, Interior Designer

On: July 31, 2022

Tagged: norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer, textile designer

Between 1877-82, he lived in Munich. As a pictorial artist, he brought about the break with historicism in Norway. Drawing on Norwegian folk art and poetry, he illustrated books and designed tapestries for firms including DNB (Det Norske Billedvaveri).Read More →

Hermann Bongard Norwegian graphic & glassware designer

On: February 2, 2022

Tagged: Glassware Designer, Nordic Design, norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer, Scandi Design, scandinavian design

Hermann Bongard Norwegian graphic designer and glassware designer. He studied lithography and commercial design. Read MoreRead More →

Benny Anette Motzfeldt (1909-1995) Norwegian graphic artist, designer

On: November 24, 2021

Tagged: glass, glass designer, glassware, Glassware Designer, norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer, Scandi Design

Motzfeldt is best known for her glass creations. Her work is on show at the National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design in Oslo, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Kunstindustrimuseum in Copenhagen, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, and the Frauenau Glass Museum in Germany (donation Wolfgang Kermer). Read More →

Alf Sture (1915 – 2000) One of the Greats of Norwegian Furniture

On: November 15, 2021

Tagged: modern style, norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer, scandinavian, scandinavian design

Furniture, he said, should work as intended. Seating furniture must be adapted to anatomical requirements. Still, beyond this, they should in their form help to characterize an environment with security and warmth and often appeal to something familiar and dear.Read More →

Tias Eckhoff (1926 – 2016) Norwegian designer, metalworker, ceramicist

On: November 13, 2021

Tagged: Furniture, Furniture Design, Furniture designer, nordic, Nordic Design, norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer, Silversmith, silversmith - norway

Tias Eckhoff (1926 – 2016) was a well-known industrial designer in Norway. His production was constrained, but many of his products have endured as timeless design classics. In addition to the design of RBM Ana, RBM Bella, and Low-back Bella, he was also responsible for the famous Maya cutlery and Glohane tableware, to name a few of the solid works that are well-established in Norwegian design history.Read More →

Northern Lights – colour palette

On: October 25, 2021

Tagged: background, beautiful, Blue, canada, cold, color, colorful, dark, green, illustration, landscape, light, nature, night, nordic, norway, reflection, scandinavia, sky, space, stars, travel

Northern lights are a result of the collision of gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere. This palette I created from the deep and cosmic colours of a photo taken in Estonia. I have called it Aurora.Read More →

Nora Gulbrandsen (1894 – 1978) Norwegian Designer

On: September 21, 2021

Tagged: Ceramic Design, Nordic Design, norway, norwegian design, norwegian designer

She was born to Aksel Julius Hanssen and Anna Sofie Lund in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. From 1917 until 1922, she was married to wholesaler Carl Ziegler Gulbrandsen (1892–1976). She married Otto Delphin Amundsen, an engineer and genealogist, in 1943.Read More →

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Theodor Kittelsen (1857 – 1914) Norwegian Ceramicist and Book Illustrator

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