Carin Bryggman (5 April 1920 in

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– 7 April 1993 in

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) was a Finnish interior architect.

Career

Bryggman studied at the Academy of Arts and Crafts (now

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture; ; ), was formed of two separate schools: the faculty of architecture (previously part of the Helsinki University of Technology) and the University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH, known in ...

) from 1940 to 1944. She began her career working in various architectural offices in Sweden before joining her father,

Erik Bryggman Erik William Bryggman (7 February 1891 – 21 December 1955) was a Finland, Finnish architect. He was born in Turku, the youngest of the five sons of Johan Ulrik Bryggman (1838–1911) and Wendla Gustava Bryggman (née Nordström) (1852– ...

, in

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. In 1949, Bryggman also founded her own interior design office in Turku as the first woman in Finland. She was the interior architect of

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for more than 40 years. Together with her father, she led the restoration work of the castle and designed a lot of fixed and separate furniture and lighting for the castle. The most extensive other works were Bryggman's interior designs for the Sibelius Museum in Turku and

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in the 1960s. Over the decades, Bryggman's commissions for public spaces included hotels, restaurants, cafes, pharmacies, shops, banks, office spaces and exhibitions. Along with the Turku castle, the historically significant interior design tasks included the

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building and the official residence of the archbishop. Bryggman also designed interiors and furniture for private spaces.

Awards

Bryggman received the state art industry award in 1982, the Svenska kulturfonden award in 1986, the Varsinais-Suomen ry Aurora medal in 1987 and the Turku city art award in 1990. She was an honorary member of the Interior Design Association SIO.

References

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