The Lunning Prize was instituted by Frederik Lunning, owner of Georg Jensen Inc. (New York City) the New York agency for Georg Jensen. The prize was awarded to eminent Scandinavian designers, two each year, from 1951 to 1970. The recipients were selected by a group of peers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The Lunning Prize and its recipients were instrumental in establishing the concept and profile of Scandinavian Design, both at home and abroad, during this vital period.
Recipients 1951 Hans J. Wegner, Denmark Tapio Wirkkala, Finland 1952 Carl-Axel Acking, Sweden Grete Prytz Kittelsen, Norway 1953 Tias Eckhoff, Norway Henning Koppel, Denmark 1954 Ingeborg Lundin, Sweden Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark 1955 Ingrid Dessau, Sweden Kaj Franck, Finland 1956 Jørgen and Nanna Ditzel, Denmark Timo Sarpaneva, Finland 1957 Hermann Bongard, Norway Erik Höglund, Sweden 1958 Poul Kjærholm, Denmark Signe Persson-Melin, Sweden 1959 Arne Jon Jutrem, Norway Antti Nurmesniemi, Finland1960 Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, Sweden Vibeke Klint, Denmark 1961 Bertel Gardberg, Finland Erik Pløen, Norway 1962 Hertha Hillfon, Sweden Kristian Solmer Vedel, Denmark 1963 Karin Björquist, Sweden Börje Rajalin, Finland 1964 Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Finland Bent Gabrielsen, Denmark 1965 Eli-Marie Johnsen, Norway Hans Krondahl, Sweden 1966 Gunnar Cyrén, Sweden Yrjö Kukkapuro, Finland 1967 Erik Magnussen, Denmark Kirsti Skintveit, Norway 1968 Björn Weckström, Finland Ann and Göran Wärff, Sweden1969 Helga and Bent Exner, Denmark Bo Lindekrantz and Börge Lindau, Sweden1970 Kim Naver, Denmark Oiva Toikka, Finland
References
Further reading Byars, Mel: "The Design Encyclopedia", MoMA, New York, 2004. Dahlbäck-Lutteman, Helena, ed.: "The Lunning Prize". Nationalmuseum, catalogue #489, Stockholm. 1986. Möller, Svend Erik: "34 Scandinavian Designers".Copenhagen.1967.