Scandinavian Design, as understood in the modern design marketplace and the secondary literature, is a major constituent of Western modernism in terms of style, influence, and popularity. Even through the recession, demand for vintage, high end craft production from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland remained strong. Left out of the mix, or at least neglected, has been design and decorative art from Norway.
I’m not sure why this is so--I think Norway’s population is smaller than her neighbors--but it is not from lack of a suitable attitude or effort in Norway. Listen to this introduction, from the booklet “Norwegian Arts and Crafts [and] Industrial Design,” published around 1960, which gives us a window into this subject:
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