Scandinavian Designers
Iconic designers
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Designer: Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto, a brilliant Finnish designer and architect, was known not only...
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Kaj Franck
Kaj Franck is a prominent midcentury Finnish designer, who worked for Nuutajärvi...
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Tapio Wirkkala
Tapio Wirkkala was one of the leading designers in Midcentury era. His...
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Designer: Timo Sarpaneva
Timo Sarpaneva worked as a designer at the Iittala art glass factory....
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Designer: Per Lutken
Per Lutken (1916–1998) was a leading figure in 20th-century Danish glass design....
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Designer: Nanny Still
Nanny Still was one of the most renowned European glass designers of...
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Designer: Oiva Toikka
Oiva Toikka is a Scandinavian design legend. For many years he worked...
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Saara Hopea
Saara Hopea was gifted Finnish female designer and jeweler of the Modernist...
Beginning of 20th century
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Designer: Aino Aalto
Aino Maria Mandelin (1894–1949), later known as Aino Aalto, was born in...
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Gunnel Nyman
Gunnel Nyman: Early Life & Education Gunnel Anita Gustafsson‑Nyman (1909–1948) was born...
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Designer: Göran Hongell
Hans Göran Andreas Hongell (1902–1973) was born in Helsinki and trained as...
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Edwin Ollers
Edvin Ollers (1888–1959), born in Norrtälje near Stockholm, trained at respected Stockholm...
Finnish designers. Midcentury
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Designer: Aimo Okkolin
Aimo Olavi Okkolin (1917–1982) grew up in the Finnish glassmaking town of...
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Designer: Armando Jacobino
Born in 1922 near Venice, Armando Jacobino began learning glassblowing in his...
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Björn Weckström
Björn Weckström (b. 1935, Helsinki) trained at the Helsinki Goldsmith School, graduating in...
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Eero Rislakki
Eero Rislakki (1924–2017) trained as an industrial engineer before becoming one of...
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Designer: Erkki Tapio Siiroinen
Erkki Tapio Siiroinen (1944–1994) emerged as a key figure in Finnish glass...
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Heikki Orvola
Heikki Orvola (b. 1943, Helsinki) trained in ceramics at what is now Aalto...
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Designer: Helena Tynell
Hellin Helena Tynell (1918–2016) was born in Äänekoski, Finland. After finishing school...
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Kaj Blomqvist
Kaj Blomqvist (1931-2016) made his mark at Kumela Glassworks, a midcentury Finnish...
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Designer: Markku Salo
Markku Salo (b. 1954, Nokia, Finland) began formal training in the mid-1970s at...
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Designer: Mikko Helander
Mikko Helander emerged in the Finnish glass world during the 1960s at...
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Designer: Tamara Aladin
Tamara Aladin (1932–2019) was born in Hamina, Finland, and trained in industrial...
Swedish Designers. Midcentury
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Designer: Bertil Vallien
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938 in Sollentuna, Sweden) grew up in a modest...
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Designer: Erik Höglund
Erik Höglund was an outstanding designer in the second half of the...
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Designer: Ingegerd Råman
Ingegerd Råman, born in Stockholm in 1943, is one of Sweden’s most...
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Designer: Åsa Jungnelius
Åsa Jungnelius (b. 1975, Stockholm) began her creative journey apprenticing in glassblowing as...
Jewelry
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Germund Paaer
Germund Paaer: Designer of Iconic Kalevala Pieces Designer and Goldsmith Germund Paaer...
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Designer: Henrik Moller
Henrik Møller was the first - and nearly the only -Norwegian jeweler...
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Designer: Pentti Sarpaneva
Pentti Sarpaneva (1925–1978) began his creative journey studying graphic design and fine...
