HÄNNINNEN - SISUSTUSARKKITEHTI (Interior Architect) MUOVITUOLISTA RAITIOVAUNUUN (From Plastic Chair to Tram). Olavi Häninen - Sisustusarkkitehti 1920-1992 (Interior Architect 1920-1992)

Author: Kruskopf, Erik
Country: Finland
Language: English Captions / Finnish text / Swedish resume
Year Published: 2006
No. of pages: 144
Illustrations: 47 Color Illustrations. 109 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10 1/2”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9524681196
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bio.
Code: 7195

Price: $95.00

Olavi Hänninen (14 December 1920, in Lapinlahti – 16 June 1992) was a Finnish designer and interior architect. Hänninen's design projects ranged from furniture to trams and churchsilverware, including total interior designs for many public facilities.His modernist designsalso included tables and chairs, and he was well recognized for his work on the Palace Hotelinteriors together with Antti Nurmesniemi and Olli Borg.Hänninen designed a renowned plastic chair with metal structure for the hotel's cafe. In the 1970s his designs included the new Valmet Nr I trams for Helsinki City Transport.Before starting his own design office in 1961, Hänninen worked at architect Viljo Revell's offices in the early 1950s, where one of his tasks was to design selected interiors for the Palace Hotel building completed in 1952. In 1957, Hänninen received a gold medal at the 11th Milan Triennale for his design of a dwelling exhibition in the Finnish Pavilion. In 1977 he received the State of Finland Award for Industrial Design. He was also an honorary member of the Finnish Association of Interior Architects.