The designers of the Swedish String shelf. Nisse Strinning (1917-2006) pictured at home 1952. Together with his wife Kajsa Strinning (1922-2017) they debuted as designers with a humble plate rack using steel wire, a technique that would be refined over the years. In 1949, they created a Scandinavian design classic when the String shelf won the Bonnier Folk Library competition. A few years later, in 1954, String earned them their first international design prize, a gold medal at the Milan Triennial. As recently as 2020, String® was awarded the Long Life Design award in Japan
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The designers of the Swedish String shelf. Nisse Strinning (1917-2006) pictured at home 1952. Together with his wife Kajsa Strinning (1922-2017) they debuted as designers with a humble plate rack using steel wire, a technique that would be refined over the years. In 1949, they created a Scandinavian design classic when the String shelf won the Bonnier Folk Library competition. A few years later, in 1954, String earned them their first international design prize, a gold medal at the Milan Triennial. As recently as 2020, String® was awarded the Long Life Design award in Japan

Date

15 juin 1952

Crédit

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sjoberg

Notre référence

BRK25F08_487

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39,1Mo (1,3Mo) / 31,1cm x 31,5cm / 3678 x 3717 (300dpi)

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