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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 →

Marius Hammer (1847 – 1927) Norwegian silversmith

On: March 10, 2023

Tagged: jewellery, Jewellery Designer, norwegian design, norwegian designer, scandinavian, scandinavian design, Silversmith, silversmith - norway

Hammer was head of one of Norway’s largest silversmithies. He was best known for his plique-a-jour enamelled spoons popular with tourists and exported in large quantities. He produced the ‘Norwegian brilliant enamel work’ spoons offered in the 1896 and 1898 Christmas catalogues of Liberty, London. Read More →

DBH1001 - Telephone designed by Jean Heiberg

Jean Heiberg (1884 – 1976) – Bakelite Telephone

On: December 29, 2022

Tagged: industrial design, Industrial Designer, norwegian design, norwegian designer

Norwegian painter Jean Heiberg (1884–1976), who later studied with Matisse in Paris, is credited with designing the first “modern” telephone—certainly the one that is most well-known to consumers.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 →

Kari Christensen (1938 – 1997) Norwegian Ceramicist

On: November 27, 2021

Tagged: Ceramic Design, norwegian design, norwegian designer

Christensen worked at Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory; from 1966, worked in own workshop, Oslo; from c1966, taught, Statens Handverks -og Kunstindustriskale, Oslo, and was a professor there from c1986.Read 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 →

Torolf Prytz (1858 – 1938) Norwegian Architect & Designer

On: November 11, 2021

Tagged: norwegian design, norwegian designer, scandinavia, scandinavian, scandinavian design

He began working with goldsmith Oluf Tostrup, the son of goldsmith Jacob Tostrup and co-owner of J. Tostrup. When Oluf Tostrup died in 1882, Prytz became formally associated with J. Tostrup. He was advanced from head designer to co-owner in 1884, after two years of study. Prytz purchased the entire company after Jacob Tostrup died in 1890, keeping the tradename. 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 →

Willy Johansson (1921- 1993) Norwegian Glass Designer

On: September 18, 2021

Tagged: glassmaker, glassware, Glassware Designer, Nordic Design, norwegian design, norwegian designer, Scandi Design

His father was at the Hadelands Glassverk, Jevnaker, where Johansson joined the glassmaking workshop in 1936. He was best known for the white rim on his clear or smoked glassware.Read More →

Hannah Ryggen (1894 – 1970) Swedish textile designer

On: April 15, 2021

Tagged: Nordic Design, norwegian design, norwegian designer, swedish design 🇸🇪, swedish designer 🇸🇪, textile, textile - swedish, textile designer

Hannah Ryggen (1894 – 1970) was a textile designer and teacher from Sweden. She was born in Malmö and worked professionally in Norway.Read More →

Jacob Prytz (1886 – 1962) Norwegian metalworker and designer

On: April 13, 2021

Tagged: norwegian design, norwegian designer

Jacob Prytz (1886 – 1962) was a metalworker and designer from Norway. He was born and raised in Oslo, where he also worked.Read More →

Rethinking Sitting by Peter Opsvik (Paperback)

On: March 6, 2021

Tagged: Design - Book, Designer, Nordic Design, norwegian design, norwegian designer

Humans have lived physically active lives for millions of years. On the other hand, industrialisationRead More →

Ida Ekblad Norwegian genre crossing artist

On: February 25, 2021

Tagged: Art, artist, norwegian designer, paint, painting

Ida Ekblad’s practise incorporates painting and sculpture but also poetry, filmmaking and performance. The NorwegianRead More →

Peter Opsvik Norwegian furniture designer – ergonomic chairs

On: February 4, 2021

Tagged: Chair, Design, ergonomics, norwegian design, norwegian designer, Scandi Design

Peter Opsvik is a Norwegian furniture designer. In the 1960s, studied ergonomics under Ulrich Burandt and in design schools in Bergen and Oslo. In the 1970s, in Britain and Volkwangschule filr Kunstgewerbe, Essen. 1965-70, he was a designer at the Tandberg Radio Factory.Read More →

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

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Marius Hammer (1847 – 1927) Norwegian silversmith

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Jean Heiberg (1884 – 1976) – Bakelite Telephone

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

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Hermann Bongard Norwegian graphic & glassware designer

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Kari Christensen (1938 – 1997) Norwegian Ceramicist

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

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

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

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Torolf Prytz (1858 – 1938) Norwegian Architect & Designer

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Nora Gulbrandsen (1894 – 1978) Norwegian Designer

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Willy Johansson (1921- 1993) Norwegian Glass Designer

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Hannah Ryggen (1894 – 1970) Swedish textile designer

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Jacob Prytz (1886 – 1962) Norwegian metalworker and designer

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Rethinking Sitting by Peter Opsvik (Paperback)

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Ida Ekblad Norwegian genre crossing artist

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Peter Opsvik Norwegian furniture designer – ergonomic chairs

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