Eirik Helgesen, a 23-year-old student at Bergen National Academy of Arts was this year's winner of the Forsnäs Prize 2006, which is given for the best furniture made using the compressure moulding technique.
The public art museum in Norrköping, a charming small town located about 2 hours south of Stockholm, will host no less than three interesting art exhibits with a Norwegian accent this fall.
In Paris I'm known for my knits, and in Hollywood I'm known for my gowns!" says Nina Skarra, a Norwegian designer worth taking a closer look at. Skarra's designs are unique and Nordic in their simplicity, with an added French femininity and elegance - just take a close look at the complexity of the seams. "This year's collection was inspired by the ballet Swan Lake, and the 2011 spring and summer collection is inspired by a Norwegian painting," she says, "I get inspiration from anything, a painting, a movie...
Ole Bull, the great virtuoso violinist, known as the "Paganini of the North," had just established the first Norwegian theater in Bergen, and, seeing what a promising young man [Henrik Ibsen] was, engaged him as a "scene instructor," with the condition that he write one play every year. The engagement lasted six years - crucial years in Ibsen's life, during which he learned about the theater from the ground up and was given opportunities to travel to Denmark and Germany to study stagecraft. Ibsen's last residence is now a museum, offering special tours of the inner sanctum of his and [Suzannah]'s home. Visiting, I was struck by its rich, plush, Victorian-style furniture. Their home, according to the guide, had also been a wonder in terms of modern conveniences, ahead of the Royal Palace...
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From the book Dum og andre steder i Norge (meaning "'Stupid' and Other Places in Norway") by writer Silje Kathrine Sviggum and photographer Knut Egil Wang. The book, published by Cappelen Damm Forlag a/s is available in Norwegian only.
[Julie Nelson] joined KARE 11 in September 2003 and was named "Best Newcomer" only months later by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. In 2000, she won a regional Emmy for anchoring, and has twice been named "Best Anchor" by City Pages. Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Julie's paternal grandparents are both Norwegian. "I've never been to Scandinavia," she says, "but I would love to go to Norway with my parents. Every year we go to a country church right outside of Bloomer, WI, where my grandparents live. It's a Norwegian church, and one of the first churches to be built in the area. All these people of Scandinavian descent fill the pews, and the small cemetery outside is filled with Scandinavian family names. It's a great tradition.
Best resource for Scandinavian gifts and collectables. Crystal, Ceramics, Danish Iron, Candles, Music, Books, Linens, Norwegian sweaters, Swedish clogs and more Programs and courses from Old Norse to Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Modern Icelandic. BA and MA in Scandinavian Studies; PhD in German & Scandinavian Studies. Share the stories and experiences of Danish Immigrants, displayed in exhibits and works of art. Explore Danish Heritage at the Family History & Genealogy Center.
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