The companion book to Nordic Architects highlights the contemporary talents working in a region that has long been celebrated for product, furniture and industrial design. The designers featured in this comprehensive, copiously illustrated volume are linked by their clean aesthetic, emphasis on craftsmanship, and empathy for the human experience in all its aspects. Designers in Nordic lands have led the world in the application of trends like universal accessibility and eco-friendly design. In informal interviews with 60 of the region's best known designers, such as Peter Opsvik, Front, and Ilkka Suppanen, writer and editor David Sokol explores the once and future Nordic identity, the demands of local manufacturing, and the competitive global marketplace. With hundreds of full-color photos and drawings.
INTRODUCTION BY DAVID SOKOL
ANDERS NORD
ANNA KRAITZ
ANNA VON SCHEWEN
ARX ARCHITECTS
BARE MOBLER DESIGNSTUDIO
BJORN DAH LSTROM
BRIKOLOR
CAMILLA DIEDRICH
CAMILLA KROPP
CARLO VOLF
CECILIE MANZ
CHARLOTT K. KNUTH
CLAESSON KOIVISTO RUNE
COLMIO
COMPANY
DITTE HAMMERSTROM
ELISABETH HENRIKSSON
FORM US WITH LOVE
FRIDA FJ ELLMAN
FRONT
FUGGI BAGGI DESIGN
FURNID
GUNILLA ALLARD
GUNILLA LAGERHEM ULLBERG
HARRI KOSKINEN
HEE WELLING DESIGN
ILKKA SUPPANEN
JAKOB WAGNER
JOHAN CARPNER DESIGN
KAELS STUDIO
LENA BERGSTROM DESIGN
LOSPALURDOS/FAGRING INTERNATIONAL
MALIN LINDAHL
MARGOT BAROLO
MARIE-LOUISE G USTAFSSON
MABY
MONICA FORSTER
MORTEN HIPPE DESIGN
MUUNGANO
NAOTO NIIDOME
NINA JOBS
OLAV ELDOY
O LIMB DESIGN
PENTAGON DESIGN
PERMAFROST
PETER OPSVIK
PURE DESIGN
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SCENARIO INTERIORARKITEKTER
SIGURDUR GUSTAFSSON
SISUSTUSARKKITEHTITOIMISTO CAROLA RYTSOLA
STOKKEAUSTAD DESIGN
STRAND + HVASS
SUPERKO
TINE MOURITSEN
TVE ITSTO R NOE
ULLA CHRISTIANSSON
ULRIKA MARTENSSON
ZINC
INDEX
PHOTO CREDITS