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No fewer than 30 of Norway’s leading designers and arts & crafts specialists are exhibiting at the world’s leading design and furniture event this week. Several prominent design publications believe that the Norwegian exhibition will be one of the event highlights.

One of Norway’s leading designers has passed away. Furniture designer, craftsman and architect Hans Brattrud passed away on 16 March at the age of 83. Brattrud was in the spotlight recently when his Scandia Junior chair was nominated as one of Norway’s 30 best design products in the Design in 100 competition.

DOGA awards grants to designers and architects interested in profiling their work in an international arena. The amount of the subsidy scheme for the seven organisations receiving international support has increased by 40 percent to a total of NOK 12.8 million.

The Tripp Trapp chair from 1972 was the crystal-clear winner of the Norwegian Design in 100 competition arranged by Aftenposten and DOGA.

After last year’s success in Milan, Norway aims to once again be strongly represented during Milan Design Week in April.

Aftenposten’s A-magasinet and DOGA present the Design in 100 competition. 

By launching a project to identify the economic value of urban concentration for society, DOGA aims to contribute to better decision-making in urban development.

To reflect the developments taking place in Norwegian design and architecture, DOGA would like to showcase the work of the industry on DOGA.no.

Design Week in Stockholm has now come and gone and the exhibition ‘A Colour Composition - New Norwegian Design’ at the Norwegian Embassy was a resounding success that attracted around 450 visitors on opening day.