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Norwegian Design Council () was a Norwegian state-controlled foundation that encouraged good Katrine Kalleklev: ''Norsk design- og arkitektursenter'' (Store norske leksikon)
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Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture. website
{{authority control Government agencies of Norway Foundations based in Norway Design institutions Norwegian design 1963 establishments in Norway Arts organizations established in 1963
Norwegian Design Council () was a Norwegian state-controlled foundation that encouraged good design
A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...
of Norwegian products as a key to improved innovation and the products international reputation and sales.
Among the activities of the Norwegian Design Council were awarding the ''Merket for God Design'' and ''Design Effekt'' awards. It also cooperated closely with Innovation Norway
Innovation Norway is a state-owned company and a national development bank.
The company's programs and services are intended to stimulate entrepreneurship in Norway. Its head office is in Oslo, and an office in each of the Norwegian counties. It a ...
concerning new ventures. The council worked as a competence centre and was funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry () was a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry.
It was first created in 1916, as the Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry). It ...
, through consulting and through other projects.
The Norwegian Design Council was founded in 1963 by the Norwegian Export Council and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members.
It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the ...
. In 2014, the Norwegian Design and Architecture Centre (''Norsk design- og arkitektursenter'') was established as a fusion of the Norwegian Design Council with the Norwegian Form (''Norsk Form''), a national institution working in the fields of design, architecture, and urban development. The combined entity is housed in two renovated industrial buildings by the Aker River
The Akerselva or Akerselven () is a river which flows through Oslo, Norway. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and traverses the boroughs of Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, central Oslo and Grønland, finally ending at Paulsenkaien ...
on Hausmanns gate in Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
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See also
*Scandinavian design
Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sw ...
References
External links
Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture. website
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