Without Arne Jacobsen, Danish design would be a small star on the design map rather than a prominent constellation and influential movement across the galaxy of art. With philosophical leanings parallel to those of the Arts & Crafts movement and Bauhaus, and with full faith in the concept of "total d

Modernist architecture, Nordic sensibilities, Post-war scandinavian design

The husband and wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames began their joint career designing stretchers and leg splints from molded wood laminate during World War II. They continued to experiment with laminates and fiberglass in their postwar designing years, and exhibited the results at the San Fran

Abstract expressionism, Arts & crafts design, International style, Post-war american design

Alvar Aalto was one of Finland's first Modernists. His unique architectural style is characterized by asymmetry, curved lines, and contrasting natural materials. His early works were flavored with a "heroic functionalism" that was based around the idea that a structure's use should determine its form

Biomorphic, Clean, Intimate, Modernist architecture, Nordic sensibilities, Post-war scandinavian design, Round, Tranquil