Lunning Prize

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The Lunning Prize was instituted by Frederik Lunning, 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.

[edit] Recipients

1951
1952
1953
  • Tias Eckhoff, Norway
  • Henning Koppel, Denmark
1954
  • Ingeborg Lundin, Sweden
  • Jens H. Quistgaard, Denmark
1955
1956
1957
  • Hermann Bongard, Norway
  • Erik Höglund, Sweden
1958
1959
  • Arne Jon Jutrem, Norway
  • Antti Nurmesniemi, Finland
1960
1961
  • Bertel Gardberg, Finland
  • Erik Pløen, Norway
1962
1963
  • Karin Björquist, Sweden
  • Börje Rajalin, Finland
1964
1965
1966
  • Gunnar Cyrén, Sweden
  • Yrjö Kukkapuro, Finland
1967
  • Erik Magnussen, Denmark
  • Kirsti Skintveit, Norway
1968
  • Björn Weckström, Finland
  • Ann and Göran Wärff, Sweden
1969
  • Helga and Bent Exner, Denmark
  • Bo Lindekrantz and Börge Lindau, Sweden
1970
  • Kim Naver, Denmark
  • Oiva Toikka, Finland

[edit] Literature

  • 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.