Cultural importance of Scandinavian design
In any given country and culture, design has great importance in both cultural and in economic
terms.
Finnish design’s cultural significance is in creating and maintaining the national identity
as well as...
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Cultural importance of Scandinavian design
In any given country and culture, design has great importance in both cultural and in economic
terms.
Finnish design’s cultural significance is in creating and maintaining the national identity
as well as individual identity.
Finnish design is also part of the Finns’ memory and history.
The
bright and happy fabrics of Marimekko in 1960s were part of many Finns’ youth and their
parent’s generation has good memories of Kilta tableware.
Finland is known around the world
from, for example, Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius and a significant design of its own as part of the
greater movement of Scandinavian design.
Scandinavia refers to the countries of Northern Europe
Scandinavia refers to the countries of Northern Europe:
Denmark, Sweden, Norway.
However, when talking about
Scandinavian design, Finland is also included.
Designers
of these countries have all developed their own
distinctive style of design since the 1950s.
Simple, sleek
and functio
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