Lunning Prize

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The Lunning Prize was instituted by , owner of the New York agency for Georg Jensen. The prize was awarded to eminent Scandinavian designers, two each year, from 1951 to 1970. The recipients were selected by a group of peers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The Lunning Prize and its recipients were instrumental in establishing the concept and profile of Scandinavian Design, both at home and abroad, during this vital period.

Recipients[]

1951
1952
1953
1954
  • , Sweden
  • Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark
1955
1956
1957
  • , Norway
  • , Sweden
1958
1959
1960
1961
  • , Finland
  • , Norway
1962
1963
  • , Sweden
  • , Finland
1964
1965
1966
1967
  • , Denmark
  • , Norway
1968
1969
  • Helga and , Denmark
  • and , Sweden
1970

Further reading[]

  • Byars,Mel: "The Design Encyclopedia",MoMA,New York, 2004.
  • Dahlbäck-Lutteman, Helena, ed.: "The Lunning Prize". Nationalmuseum,catalogue #489, Stockholm. 1986.
  • Möller, Svend Erik: "34 Scandinavian Designers".Copenhagen.1967.

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