Scandinavian Design in the context of culture and cultural memory. Its market and consumption

20. Do you have anything else to say about Scandinavian Design as such? Please share. Please write any thoughts, conclusions that you think could be useful to include in this research.

  1. the danish government lacks a long-term plan to market danish design abroad.
  2. sometimes i have the impression that the danes are obsessed with design. they don't just have a carpet or a plaid in their living room; they always know the name and the designer. and though i hear arguments about quality and the like, i can't shake off the feeling that it really is names they buy. while, for example, marimekko and iittala products are something special for many foreigners, in finland i experienced that they were aware of the brand, but that it was not so much an important brand as being fashionable, but being part of normal everyday culture.
  3. i think it is interesting to note the difference in the term scandinavian design - at least what i think of. ikea stands for cheaper scandinavian design, but it is popular all over the world. this is, in part, because of price - but also because they incorporate the simplistic design. in addition to this, scandinavian design is often very pricy - and popular for the brand. in my opinion, ikea has incorporated the luxury of scandinavian design in the previous years; it seems that they focus on better materials etc. and offer slightly higher prices - maybe to catch another segment now that scandinavian luxury design has increased in popularity around the world?
  4. to me, there's a big difference between expensive "design" brands and ikea... maybe it should be more specific which type of brands you mean.
  5. no, i'm sorry about that, but good luck with your research!
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  7. i'm an italian architect, and i usually like to keep in touch with scandinavian companies to propose a partnership through one of my designs.
  8. color is used cleverly.
  9. i relate many of their products by material and find that they use pine wood a lot and more recently plastics.
  10. i don't remember the name, but it's a scandinavian children's room design, for small spaces, especially bedrooms with bunk beds and several functions for one piece of furniture, practical, space-saving but still modern and mostly bold design.