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