Type Private (1955-present) Founded 1955 Products Furniture | Headquarters New York, NY | |
Key people Hans Lindblom Founder, CEO |
Scandinavian Design, Inc. was founded in 1955 by Hans Lindblom selling the designs of Swedish designer: Bruno Mathsson. The showroom was first located at East 53 Street in Manhattan, but moved to East 59th Street where it was located until 1998, when moved to 347 Fifth Avenue in New York City. The company closed its showroom in 2014, but plans to relocate within New York in 2016.
During the years more and more designs were added and today Scandinavian Design, Inc. represents many designers and manufacturers from Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Some of the original designs imported are by designers: Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjaerholm, Bruno Mathsson, Borge Mogensen and Hans J. Wegner.
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Scandinavian Design (store) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA