Kaj Franck
Encyclopedia
Kaj Franck was one of the leading figures of Finnish
design, the teacher of several generations of professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design
and applied arts between 1940-1980. He was artistic director of the Wärtsilä
Group (later Hackman
Plc, present-day Iittala
Group) and artistic director and teacher at the College of Applied Arts, the predecessor of the University of Art and Design Helsinki
.
The Design Forum Finland
awards the yearly Kaj Franck Design Prize to a designer or team of designers working in the spirit of the late Kaj Franck.
The Mint of Finland will release a collector coin with the theme "Kaj Franck and Industrial Art" in January 2011. The year of release will coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
design, the teacher of several generations of professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
and applied arts between 1940-1980. He was artistic director of the Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is a Finnish corporation which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets. The core products of Wärtsilä include large combustion engines...
Group (later Hackman
Hackman
Hackman was a cutlery and cookware company founded in Finland in 1790. Nowadays the Hackman brand is owned by Iittala Group, which was acquired by Fiskars Corporation in 2007....
Plc, present-day Iittala
Iittala
Iittala is a Finnish design company specialising in houseware objects made on the principle of "modern Scandinavian design". [N.B. The official logo of the Company is all in lower case - iittala. Using upper case for the initial i can cause some confusion as it may be mistaken for an L.] The Iittala...
Group) and artistic director and teacher at the College of Applied Arts, the predecessor of the University of Art and Design Helsinki
University of Art and Design Helsinki
Aalto University School of Art and Design , known commonly as TaiK, is the largest art university in the Nordic countries, and was founded in 1871. Media Centre Lume – the National Research and Development Center of audiovisual media – is also located in the university...
.
The Design Forum Finland
Design Forum Finland
Design Forum Finland is the promotion organization of Finnish design. It is maintained by the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design, which was founded in 1875. The aim of Design Forum Finland is to promote Finnish design both nationally and internationally and to encourage business life to utilize...
awards the yearly Kaj Franck Design Prize to a designer or team of designers working in the spirit of the late Kaj Franck.
The Mint of Finland will release a collector coin with the theme "Kaj Franck and Industrial Art" in January 2011. The year of release will coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of his birth.