Young designer making a name abroad

Daniel Rybakken is a young designer that just made a big name on the furniture exhibition Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2009.

Rydbakken is an amazing lamp designer and won the Design Report Award! This is not the first time he has gone off with the price, in 2008 he won the award at 100% Norway in London! He also won the Best of the best red dot award in 2008, this award is recognized as the most important award inside the furniture design area, he won it for his lamp, Daylight comes sideways! Hands up for Rydbakken and good luck with all your projects in the future...

Moods of Norway to LA

Moods of Norway is one of the most popular brands in Norway because of the way they use Norway as an inspiration!

On the 17th of May (national day) they opened a store in LA, Beverly Hills, Robertson Boulevard next to Chanel, The Ivy and Lisa Klein. The team behind the brand are two guys with a lot of spirit for their country, so the Norwegian national day weekend was perfect for the opening of a new store.

Insidenorway-Norwegian furniture design

Insidenorway are one of the biggest platforms for Norwegian furniture design. They have been responsible of showing Norwegian design since 1950's and up till today. Insidenorway is an amazing project group that are lifting our furniture design up and into the international market by arranging seminars and exhibitions in Norway and in other countries! They have also put together their own collection of furniture from the 1950's and up till today which they are showing around the world.

Tina Haagensen and Iselin Engan

Tina Haagensen and Iselin Engan are both two new big names in Norwegian fashion design! They were competing against each other in the Norwegian version of Project Runway.

Tina Haagensen has worked with Baron von Bulldog for many years where she design clothes and costumes for celebrities, Scissor Sisters are one of them. Now she has her own brand under the name Tina H that was launched in stores February 2009.

Iselin Engan are designing under her own name and are really popular among Norwegian celebrities and high society people, among these are Vendela Kirsebom. She has a big success with her beautiful dresses and classical design! She entered Oslo Fashion Week her first time last year.

Iselin Engan

OFW-The magazine of Norway's fashion world

OFW are a magazine created in collaboration with Oslo Fashion Week. It was first published in January 2009. The magazine keeps you updated on fashion and clothing design through articles and also news about important fashion projects that are helping to promote Norwegian design international.

It is a shame that OFW magazine not are published in english yet, but i hope it will some day!!!

Welcome!!!

This is a blog that will give you an inside view of the amazing and kind of new world of Norwegian design. I will try to keep you updated on new happenings and events around the design area in Norway. Norway has been in design for many years, but it is in the last 10 years Norwegians has really set their name on the map... Enjoy everyone and i will try to do my best:)