The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize is awarded annually to "an active Nordic designer or craftsman". The prize is administered by the Röhsska Museum and is worth 1 million SEK. The money comes from the foundation established by the brothers Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg, founders of the Swedish iron and steel wholesale company Söderberg and Haak.[1]
Past winners
edit- 1994 Jane Reumert, Denmark
- 1995 Liv Blåvarp, Norway
- 1996 Brita Flander, Finland
- 1997 Mats Theselius, Sweden
- 1998 Louise Sass, Denmark
- 1999 Nordic design writers: Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson, Iceland; Kaj Kalin, Finland;John Vedel-Rieper, Denmark; Jorunn Veiteberg, Norway; and Kerstin Wickman, Sweden
- 2000 Peter Opsvik, Norway
- 2001 Björn Dahlström, Sweden
- 2002 HC Ericson, Sweden
- 2003 Sigurdur Gústafsson, Iceland
- 2004 Janna Syvänoja, Finland
- 2005 Anna Rosén, Cynthia Charwick, Maria Uggla, Maria Widell Christiansen, Camilla Palmertz, Eva-Lisa Andersson, Elna Holmberg, Lena Ekelund and Tatiana Butovitsch Temm, Sweden
- 2006 Ole Jensen, Denmark
- 2007 Norway Says; Torbjørn Anderssen, Andreas Engesvik and Espen Voll, Norway
- 2008 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, Iceland
- 2009 Harri Koskinen, Finland[2]
- 2010 Front: Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken and Anna Lindgren, Sweden
- 2011 Henrik Vibskov, Denmark
- 2012 Sigurd Bronger, Norway[3]
- 2013 Hjalti Karlsson, Iceland
- 2014 Ann-Sofie Back, Sweden
- 2015 Ilkka Suppanen, Finland
- 2016 Margrethe Odgaard, Denmark
- 2017 Daniel Rybakken, Norway
- 2018 Brynjar Sigurðarson, Iceland
References
edit- ^ "About the Söderberg family, the foundations and the prize" (PDF). Torstan and Ragnar Söderberg foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Harri Koskinen is the winner of the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg's Prize". Designophy. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Carlson, David (17 May 2012). "Jewellery engineer Sigurd Bronger receives Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize". Retrieved 31 July 2012.