What’s Nordic About Nordic design? Clerkenwell design week
Jonas Pettersson
What is Nordic About Nordic design?
Clerkenwell design week
Tuesday, 23 May, 12:00
Spa Fields, Northampton Road EC1R 0DF
A panel discussion exploring the cultural, material, and industrial context from which Scandinavian furniture design has arisen, raising questions about the Nordic region’s design identity – how was our mainstream idea of Scandinavian design formed, and what complexity and nuance does this idea miss out?
Chaired by Oli Stratford – Editor, Disegno. Panel: Jonas Pettersson – Co-Founder, Form Us with Love, Marie-Louise Höstbo – Creative Design Director, Fritz Hansen, Dr Sofia Singler – University of Cambridge / Alvar Aalto 2023 Steering Group