100% Norway exhibition in London

Popcorn-stol designed by Sven Ivar Dysthe

The Popcorn chair was designed by Sven Ivar Dysthe especially for the Henie Onstad Art Centre in 1968, and has been a popular collector's item ever since. It is now relaunched by Fora Form and will be shown in London together with one of Sven Ivar Dysthe's other classics, 'Laminette'. Photo: John Hughes.

Norway is investing heavily in design when more than 30 designers and manufacturers move into a new arena for the annual 100% Norway exhibition in London.

For the ninth time Norwegian designers and manufacturers travel to London to showcase their products at the 100% Norway exhibition, which takes place during the prestigious London Design Festival in September.

Curators Benedicte Sunde from the Norwegian Design Council and Henrietta Thompson from Wallpaper* have made the selection after a careful assessment of a record number of applications for this year's exhibition.

100% Norway 2012 will be held at Tent London, the most innovative arena during the London Design Festival. The exhibition will fill Dray Walk Gallery in Brick Lane and features both prototypes from young designers and relaunched Norwegian design classics.

The selection

Alf Sture for Tonning: Ola Windsor chairs
Anders Gottlieb-Nygaard: Nordic Alpine Table
Anderssen & Voll for LK Hjelle: Mono sofa
Andreas Engesvik, Oslo for Mandal Veveri: Blankets
Andreas Engesvik, Oslo for Tonning: Vang chairs and table
Caroline Olsson: Turn lamp and Hill candleholders
Frost Design: Indoor Outdoor Trolley & Chairs and Nott lights
Hallgeir Homstvedt: Grow miniature vases
Ingmar Relling for Rybo: Cox chair
Jonas Norheim og Morten Skjærpe Knarrum MNIL: Divider, sound absorbing blinds
Knudsen/Berg/Hindenes/Myhr MNIL: Plank sofa
Kristine Five Melvær: Light jars, Ray and Sunday lamps
Lars Beller Fjetland: Nuki table for Normann Copenhagen and Re-turned figurines
Magnus Pettersen: Beacon lamp and storage furniture
Morten Skjærpe Knarrum og Jonas Norheim MNIL: Saman/Låst table and chairs
Oscar Narud: Ship Shape shelves and Hunter sideboard
Peter Opsvik MNIL for Rybo: Garden chair (new version)
Ralston & Bau for SAINTLUC: Shroom urban lighting and furniture
Rudi Wulff for Northern Lighting: Dip lamp, Bull’s eye magnetic table top series, On the spot and Playmat
Sigurd Resell for Rybo: Falcon chair
Strek Collective: Copper 58 trays and Wandering Lines tressels
Sven Ivar Dysthe MNIL for Fora Form: Popcorn chair (relaunched 2012)
Sven Ivar Dysthe MNIL for Rybo: Laminette chair
Sylvia Holthen and Birgitte Due Madsen: L-lamp
Vibeke Skar: The Royal Family glass pieces
Victoria Günzler and Sara Wright Polmar: Benkt sofa and blankets
Wik & Walsøe: New candle holders and Elf series in gold (anniversary edition)

The exhibition space will be designed by Oscar Narud and Amy Hunting, inspired by traditional Norwegian building techniques with a strong emphasis on graphics which provides a contemporary twist. Read more about the exhibtion in the Norwegian Embassy's press release.

Door opener for Norwegian design

100% Norway is a collaboration between the Norwegian Design Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Embassy in London. The aim of the exhibition is to open doors for Norwegian designers and manufacturers to the UK market, and create international awareness of Norwegian design.

Contacts

Benedicte Sunde, curator, Norwegian Design Council/DogA
e-mail: benedicte@doga.no
telephone: (+47) 450 49 307

Line Aandal Røijen, web journalist, Norwegian Design Council
e-mail: lar@norskdesign.no
telephone: (+47) 911 74 639