Lunning Prize Explained

The Lunning Prize was instituted by Frederik Lunning, owner of the New York agency for Georg Jensen. The prize was awarded to eminent Scandinavian designers, two each year, from 1951 to 1970.^[1] The recipients were selected by a group of peers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The Lunning Prize and its recipients were instrumental in establishing the concept and profile of Scandinavian Design, both at home and abroad, during this vital period.^[2]

Recipients

1951	Hans J. Wegner, Denmark Tapio Wirkkala, Finland
1952	Carl-Axel Acking, Sweden Grete Prytz Kittelsen, Norway
1953	Tias Eckhoff, Norway Henning Koppel, Denmark
1954	Ingeborg Lundin, Sweden Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark
1955	Ingrid Dessau, Sweden Kaj Franck, Finland
1956	Jørgen and Nanna Ditzel, Denmark Timo Sarpaneva, Finland
1957	Hermann Bongard, Norway Erik Höglund, Sweden
1958	Poul Kjærholm, Denmark Signe Persson-Melin, Sweden
1959	Arne Jon Jutrem, Norway Antti Nurmesniemi, Finland
1960	Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Sweden Vibeke Klint, Denmark
1961	Bertel Gardberg, Finland Erik Pløen, Norway
1962	Hertha Hillfon, Sweden Kristian Solmer Vedel, Denmark
1963	Karin Björquist, Sweden Börje Rajalin, Finland
1964	Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Finland Bent Gabrielsen, Denmark
1965	Eli-Marie Johnsen, Norway Hans Krondahl, Sweden
1966	Gunnar Cyrén, Sweden Yrjö Kukkapuro, Finland
1967	Erik Magnussen, Denmark Kirsti Skintveit, Norway
1968	Björn Weckström, Finland Ann and Göran Wärff, Sweden
1969	Helga and Bent Exner, Denmark Bo Lindekrantz and Börge Lindau, Sweden
1970	Kim Naver, Denmark Oiva Toikka, Finland

Further reading

• Byars,Mel: "The Design Encyclopedia",MoMA,New York, 2004.
• Dahlbäck-Lutteman, Helena, ed.: "The Lunning Prize". Nationalmuseum,catalogue #489, Stockholm. 1986.
• Möller, Svend Erik: "34 Scandinavian Designers".Copenhagen.1967.

Notes and References

1. Web site: the Lunning Prize . danish architecture and design review . 11 March 2023.
2. Web site: Tema Lunning Prize winners (Tema; Thematic Entries to Project Runeberg) . runeberg.org . 11 March 2023 . en.