{"id":35014,"date":"2023-08-28T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/28\/10-of-the-most-iconic-scandinavian-designs-their-stories\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:30:00","slug":"10-of-the-most-iconic-scandinavian-designs-their-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/28\/10-of-the-most-iconic-scandinavian-designs-their-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the Most Iconic Scandinavian Designs & Their Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Functional but warm, minimal but full of life, modern Scandinavian designs are organic where other expressions of modernism are austere. It isn’t any wonder that they’re so widely sought after in contemporary homes of all styles.<\/p>\n

While modern Scandanavian designs date back to pre-mid century (as early as the 1920s), certain products have been so enduring\u2014and so endlessly replicated\u2014that their popularity is hard to ignore. The following are 10 of these designs you’ve probably seen around town. With help from Elizabeth Wilhide’s wonderful book Scandinavian Home<\/a><\/em>, we’re sharing a little bit of backstory about each one.<\/strong> Starting with the Dansk cookware in our shop!<\/p>\n

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1. Kobenstyle Cookware<\/a> (1954), Jens Quistgaard<\/em>
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Produced by Dansk<\/a>\u2014a favorite manufacturer of the Food52 team\u2014Quistgaard’s K\u00f8benstyle cookware was designed to be \u201clighter than cast iron and so affordable, as well as attractive enough to be placed on the table.\u201d The lids are even designed to double as trivets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2. Tulip Chair (1955-7), Eero Saarinen<\/em>
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A close friend of Charles Eames and Florence Knoll, Saarinen is perhaps most famous for being the designer of the original TWA building at JFK Airport. His tulip chair for Knoll was conceived of as \u201ca part of a range of ‘Pedestal’ furniture,\u201d including a table known simply by his last name.<\/p>\n

3. PH Artichoke Light (1958), Poul Henningsen<\/em>
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Originally designed for a restaurant in Copenhagen, this pendant lamp is constructed so that you can’t see the light source from any direction, making it completely glare-free. It has 72 \u201cleaves\u201d that make up its shape, which was originally referred to in Danish as a pine cone.<\/p>\n

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4. Unikko (Poppy), Maija Isola<\/em>
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Produced by Marimekko on a cotton textile, Isola’s iconic poppy pattern was bold at its time (when realistic florals were all the rage) and has become synonymous with the brand.<\/p>\n

5. Model 45 Easy Chair (1945), Finn Juhl<\/em>
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With a back and seat free from supporting frames, this seminal work of Juhl’s was \u201cgroundbreaking\u201d at its time, according to Wilhide, and \u201cmade possible by teak jointing techniques pioneered by Juhl.\u201d The lines are fluid and elegant, the kind of chair that begs to be sat in.<\/p>\n

6. Vola Tap and Bathroom Fittings (1969), Arne Jacobsen<\/em>
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Contacted by Vola<\/a> to design a tap that concealed all the mechanical parts, Jacobsen’s resulting design was entirely new for its time, super svelte, and is still being produced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7. Monkey (1951), Kay Bojesen<\/em>
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With a moveable head and arms, this little fella has as much personality as it has had happy homes. \u201cI had Bojesen\u2019s Monkey dangling from modular shelving in my bedroom,\u201d Wilhide writes.<\/p>\n

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8. Kartio Glassware (1959), Kaj Franck<\/em>
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\u201cBy paring everyday objects down to their essentials, [Franck] ensured his designs had a timeless quality,\u201d Wilhide says. \u201cKartio\u201d means \u201ccone\u201d in Finnish, a shape that is used to harmonize the set.<\/p>\n

9. Y or Wishbone Chair (1949), Hans Wegner<\/em>
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With a curved back, a semicircular top, and \u201csplayed\u201d wishbone support, the wishbone chair\u2014which is now produced in every imaginable wood\u2014\u201cshows Wegner’s mastery of form.\u201d<\/p>\n

10. Stool, Model No. 60 (1932-3), Alvar Aalto<\/em>
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Wilhide describes this lacquered birch stool as \u201cone of the best-known of all of Aalto’s works.\u201d It can be used as a seat or a side table, and is praised for using bent \u201cL-legs\u201d that do away with the need for a supportive framework.<\/p>\n

More from Food52<\/h4>\n
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This article originally ran in 2016. It was updated in 2017 to celebrate the launch of Dansk K\u00f8benstyle cookware<\/a> in our Shop and in 2023 to reflect up-to-date inventory.<\/em><\/p>\n

What are your favorite modern Scandinavian designs? Share in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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