The Lunning Prize was instituted by Frederik Lunning, owner of the New York agency for

Georg Jensen Georg Arthur Jensen (31 August 1866 in Rådvad – 2 October 1935 in Copenhagen) was a Danish silversmith and founder of Georg Jensen A/S (also known as Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie). Early life Born in 1866, Jensen was the son of a knife gr ...

. 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

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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

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. 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

{, , valign="top", 1951 , , * Hans J. Wegner, Denmark *

Tapio Wirkkala Tapio Veli Ilmari Wirkkala (2 June 1915 – 19 May 1985) was a Finnish designer and sculptor, a major figure of post-war design. Life and work Wirkkala was born in Hanko in 1915. He attended the Töölö co-educational school in Helsinki. His fa ...

, Finland , - , valign="top", 1952 , , *

Carl-Axel Acking Carl-Axel Acking (March 8, 1910 – June 12, 2001) was a Swedish architect, author and furniture designer, winner of the Lunning Prize in 1952. Notable works *1950 Siris kapell in Torsby *1955 in Stockholm *1956 "Quality Hotel" Östersund * ...

, Sweden *

Grete Prytz Kittelsen Grete Prytz Kittelsen (born Adelgunde Margrethe Prytz, June 28, 1917, Oslo, died September 25, 2010, Oslo), was a Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer. She is one of the most well-known Norwegians in the Scandinavian Design movement ...

, Norway , - , valign="top", 1953 , , * Tias Eckhoff, Norway * Henning Koppel, Denmark , - , valign="top", 1954 , , * Ingeborg Lundin, Sweden *

Jens Harald Quistgaard Jens Harald Quistgaard (April 23, 1919 – January 4, 2008) was a Danish sculptor and designer, known principally for his work for the American company Dansk Designs, where he was chief designer from 1954 and for the following three decades.T ...

, Denmark , - , valign="top", 1955 , , *

Ingrid Dessau Ingrid Dessau, née ''Peterson'' (born 3 March 1923 in Svalöv, died 15 June 2000) was a Swedish textile artist. Work Ingrid Dessau was the daughter of the manager Victor Peterson and Anna-Stina Wallman. She was married 1949-1954 to the direct ...

, Sweden *

Kaj Franck Kaj Gabriel Franck (9 November 1911 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland – 26 September 1989 Santorini, Greece) was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940 and 1980. Franck's paren ...

, Finland , - , valign="top", 1956 , , *

Jørgen Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørg ...

and

Nanna Ditzel Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 in Copenhagen - June 17, 2005 in Copenhagen) was a Danish furniture designer. She studied at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen with painter Victor Isbrand ...

, Denmark *

Timo Sarpaneva Timo Tapani Sarpaneva (31 October 1926 – 6 October 2006) was an influential Finnish designer, sculptor, and educator best known in the art world for innovative work in glass, which often merged attributes of display art objects with utilitaria ...

, Finland , - , valign="top", 1957 , , * Hermann Bongard, Norway * Erik Höglund, Sweden , - , valign="top", 1958 , , *

Poul Kjærholm Poul Kjærholm (1929 – 1980) was a Danish designer. Born in Østervrå, Denmark, Kjærholm began his career as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with Gronbech in 1948, attending the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen in 1952. ...

, Denmark *

Signe Persson-Melin Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse ''sigr'' (victory) and ''nýr'' (new), which may refer to: *Signe (Finnish princess), a legendary Finnish princess *Signy, two heroines in ...

, Sweden , - , valign="top", 1959 , , *

Arne Jon Jutrem Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessaly), ...

, Norway *

Antti Nurmesniemi Antti Aarre Nurmesniemi (30 August 1927 in Hämeenlinna – 11 September 2003 in Helsinki) was a Finnish designer. He is perhaps best known for his coffee pots and his interior design work. Biography Antti Nurmesniemi's work includes enamel ...

, Finland , - , valign="top", 1960 , , * Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Sweden *

Vibeke Klint Karen Vibeke Klint (née Nielsen; 13 December 1927 - 30 December 2019) was a Danish textile artist who created a wide variety of tapestries, carpets, silks and home textiles, initially inspired by Functionalism. Her work has been used to decora ...

, Denmark , - , valign="top", 1961 , , *

Bertel Gardberg Bertel is a Scandinavian male given name. Notable people named Bertel include: *Bertel Backman (1906–1981), Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics * Bertel Dahlgaard (1887–1972), Danish politician, member of Folketinget f ...

, Finland *

Erik Pløen Erik Pløen (1925 – 2004) was a modern Norwegian ceramicist. Biography Pløen was born in 1947 in Norway. Pløen never received any formal education on his art, but instead learned through his experience as an apprentice. Career Pløen s ...

, Norway , - , valign="top", 1962 , , *

Hertha Hillfon Hertha may refer to: Sports clubs * Hertha BSC, a German football club *Hertha Zehlendorf, a German football club *CFC Hertha 06, a German sports club *ASV Hertha Wien, a defunct Austrian German football club *FC Hertha Wiesbach, a German footbal ...

, Sweden *

Kristian Solmer Vedel Kristian Solmer Vedel (2 March 1923 - 5 March 2003) was a Denmark, Danish industrial designer and part of the Scandinavian Design movement. Life He completed his apprenticeship as cabinetmaker in 1942. From 1944-45 he was visiting student under p ...

, Denmark , - , valign="top", 1963 , , * Karin Björquist, Sweden * Börje Rajalin, Finland , - , valign="top", 1964 , , * Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Finland * Bent Gabrielsen, Denmark , - , valign="top", 1965 , , * Eli-Marie Johnsen, Norway *

Hans Krondahl Hans Krondahl (30 June 1929 – 2018) was a Swedish painter, tapestry weaver, textile artist and textile designer. He studied painting and textile art at Konstfack, (State College of Arts, Crafts and Design) in Stockholm from 1955 to 1960. Bet ...

, Sweden , - , valign="top", 1966 , , * Gunnar Cyrén, Sweden * Yrjö Kukkapuro, Finland , - , valign="top", 1967 , , * Erik Magnussen, Denmark * Kirsti Skintveit, Norway , - , valign="top", 1968 , , * Björn Weckström, Finland *

Ann Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...

and Göran Wärff, Sweden , - , valign="top", 1969 , , * Helga and Bent Exner, Denmark * Bo Lindekrantz and Börge Lindau, Sweden , - , valign="top", 1970 , , * Kim Naver, Denmark *

Oiva Toikka Oiva Kalervo Toikka (29 May 1931 – 22 April 2019) was a Finnish glass designer, best known for his designs for Iittala. Biography Oiva Toikka was born in Viipurin maalaiskunta, the rural municipality surrounding then-Finnish Vyborg, now par ...

, Finland

External links

*http://runeberg.org/tema/lunning.html Design awards Awards established in 1951 Awards disestablished in 1970

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