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Matti Klenell Vinnaren av +1-diplomet är trött på att vara rolig Artikel från Designmagasinet FORUM #0203.

R Å M A N – Millesgården April 27 – August 31, 2003 Ceramicist and glass designer Ingegerd Råman exhibits glass and ceramics at Millesgården. In a retrospective exhibition Råman presents works representing 35 years production.

Pritzker Architecture Prize  Laureate  2003 Award Announcement Danish Architect Jørn Utzon Becomes 2003 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

Klassisk Triptyk 17/4 -25/5 Utställning på Svenska Ambassaden i Berlin Från antika förebilder, via nya kopior, till Mats Theselius design för MOVE med rötter i 1700-talet.

Swedish Design Exhibition BREAK 9–14 april 2003 Svezia Light, Palazzo Isimbardi in Milano. An exhibition by designers Nina Jobs and Sara Szyber, features the absolute latest in furniture, textiles and lighting.

Meet the Swedish design world at Svezia Light! Svezia Light, Palazzo Isimbardi, Corso Monforte 35, Milano. 9–14 april 2003.

Hertha Bengtson scholarship holders Young Swedish ceramic artists at Designform Svensk Form, Stockholm, 2 April - 1 June 2003.

Aalto stool 70 years Artek celebrates the 70th anniversary of the classic Alvar Aalto stool with the launch of a special edition.

Thingsted 2002 28 mars - 31 august 2003 SE is a collaboration between 64 furniture manufacturers and architects. Trappholt, Kolding Denmark.

New main exhibition at the DDC: "Relay" What happens in an encounter between young Danish and Swedish design? DDC - Danish Design Centre, 12 March–9 June 2003, Copenhagen

Futures to Come an Exhibition on buildings of the future in 3D DAC - Danish Architecture Centre, 12 March–9 June 2003, Copenhagen

Fotoutställning "Danish delights" på Moderna Möbelklassiker, Malmö 13 Mars - 6 Juni. Utställningen ingår i evenemanget Fotografi i Fokus som ska bli ett återkommande evenemang vartannat år, en biennal.

Idea and Phenomena: Steven Holl The exhibition approaches the oeuvre of this New York based architect. March 8th to May 4th at The Swedish Museum of Architecture.

Catwalk, the exhibition, goes to Paris! The exhibition Catwalk presents fashion drawings from more than five decades in enlarged form. March 6 to April 27 it will be shown at the Swedish Culture Center in Paris, Centre Culturel Suédois.

Katja of Sweden 2 mars - 18 maj 2003 en utställning om Katja of Sweden, kvinnan som gjorde svensk konfektion världsberömd, på Textilmuseet, Borås, Sverige.

Lagerbielke is an exhibition of unique new art glass, polished, cut and angled with extraordinary precision. The exhibition will remain open until 29th March, 2003 at Orrefors & Kosta Boda, Stockholm.

A Melting Pot of Design The book from last years event FutureDesignDays is called "2002; In motion". The book is not only a report on the event filled with photographs, it also raises pressing issues on design.

Utopia 1.0 , the first edition of the international design contest organised by Saint Etienne Métropole, France

Sweden´s largest interior design contest presents the winners Best Interior Design 2002 On February 5 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair the results following were announced.

The Collector’s Room - Japanese Folk Art In Modern Interiors A unique exhibition at Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm, 3 February ­ 21 April 2003, in collaboration with StockholmNew magazine.

Glass and fibre optic chandeliers from Orrefors and Kosta Boda Tuesday 4th February, as part of the Stockholm Furniture Fair, the exhibition SPACE will be opening in the gallery at the Orrefors & Kosta Boda store in Stockholm

Forsnäspriset i år till Swedese för pallen Twister Syftet med det nordiska Forsnäspriset är att stimulera intresset för tekniken med formpressning av laminerat trä som möbelmaterial.

Thingstead 2002 24 january - 23 february 2003 SE is a collaboration between 64 furniture manufacturers and architects. Form/Design Center, Malmö.

Interior Innovation Award to Swedese The Lamino chair, designed by Yngve Ekström in 1956, received on the opening day of the I.M.M. Cologne 2003 a design award!

Ljus och hälsa – ett seminarium under möbelmässan Under mässveckan Stockholm Furniture Fair och Ljus 2003 arrangerar Annell Ljus + Form fredagen den 7 februari ett seminarium om ljus och hälsa.

Gungpall är Årets Möbel 2003 Sköna hems utmärkelse går i år till Per Sundstedt för gungpallen Ving

Hommage à Jonas Bohlin Stockholms Auktionsverk Jubileumsauktion den 10 februari 2003, på Jonas Bohlins 50- årsdag.

Stockholm Furniture Fair och Ljus 2003, 5-9 februari 2003 presenterar 7 spännande utställningar som fördjupar mässbesöket med aktuella frågeställningar om den svenska designens själ, ursprung och hemvist.

Hans Wegner på Antikmässan Den största utställningen på tre decennier Utställningen "The Chair - according to Hans J Wegner" visas den 23-26 januari, 2003, Antikmässan, Stockholm

imm cologne 13–19 January 2003 The International Furniture Fair in Cologne, is transforming itself from a pure furniture fair into a fair for furnishings and interior design.

Utvalt – Svensk konsthantverk 2002 5 december – 26 januari 2003 på Designforum Svensk Form, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm

Marimekko and Designor to develop joint product concepts Marimekko and iittala products will meet in the lives of their users.

Alvar Aalto's home and studio Alvar Aalto's house on Riihitie in Helsinki has been re-opened to the public after the completion of technical repairs. The house was restored in order to preserve the feeling of times gone by.

Brands designed in Finland 8 November 2002 - 1 March 03, Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Now in English – The Best in Swedish Design Today The first major book to survey new developments in contemporary Swedish design. Features furniture, glass, textiles, ceramics & metalware. By Susanne Helgeson/Kent Nyberg.

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