Sven Ivar Dysthe (25 August 1931 – 1 March 2020) was a Norwegian furniture designer born in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
,
Norway
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. Among his designs is the armchair ''1001'' from 1960, and the chair ''Laminette'' from 1964. He was awarded Norsk Form's Jakob Award in 1986.
Personal life
Dysthe was born in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
on 25 August 1931, a son of Sven Rachlew Dysthe and Ingrid Mathilde Whist. In 1957 he married Trinelise Hauan, an
interior architect and journalist.
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References
1931 births
2020 deaths
Businesspeople from Oslo
Norwegian furniture designers
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