Wikepedia states that : "Scandinavian design emerged in the 1950s in the three Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Sweden), as well as Finland. It is a design movement characterized by simple designs, minimalism, functionality, and low-cost mass production."
ETSY TRENDS : Scandinavian Simplicity with This is Love states:
"Modern Scandinavian design was often characterized by the use of simple materials, the reference to nature (the grain of wood, the curve of a lake) and the belief that design was a means of improving everyday life." http://www.etsy.com/storque/authors/loveforever/
"At some point the designs became less "crafty"-looking and more machinic.The designers from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland managed to commingle biomorphism with harder-edged geometric tendencies, with a flavor at once modern and Scandinavian. They did not shy away from newer plastics and embraced the design and manufacturing possibilities wholeheartedly."-from designdictionary.co.uk
In the lates Issue of Dwell Magazine... it showcases the home of Susanna Vento and fam...(a Helsinki-based editor, stylist, and interior designer)......which is fantastic and lovely. ...i absolutely adore everything about it....
images from theseventytree & pikkuvarpunen.
