Lamino

Scandinavian designs made up a large part of the whole industry of home furnishings (heminredning) in the 20th century, and there are several stand out designers that contributed to this. Some of these names are Bruno Mathsson, Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobson, and Alvar Aalto. One of the most prominent, though, is the memorable Yngve Ekström, [...]

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The influence that designers have on their time and on future generations is a nice measure of their skill. verner panton was nothing if not very influential. Panton was well known for a number of revolutionary designs, both in material and form. The hallmarks of Panton’s works are the sculptural elegance, the striking forms, and [...]

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A mighty Finnish design era came out of the rubble of WWII and was granted decisive impetus by the International Triennial’s of 1951 and 1954 which clearly set up the concept of Finnish design. By officially blending design into production, materials from Marimekko (marimekko tyg) had achieved international consideration with their distinguishing of a select [...]

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One of the most amazing pieces to come out of Modern Swedish furniture design is the Swedese Lamino. It is comfortable on the back, and is strikingly visual with its simple, elegant form and curving lines. The Lamino chair was designed in the Modernist furniture (designmöbler) style, in 1956 by Yngve Ekström. Recently it won [...]

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