Scandinavian Designers at Work is a book about design ; but even more so it’s a book about people: young designers from the North with a passion for their work and clear vision on life. Passion is not only the subject of this book ; but also the force that brought it into being ; that ; and courage. The makers are Jessy Van Durme and Piet Albert Goethals ; who made a unique journey through Denmark ; Sweden ; Norway and Finland. It was a journey with a mission: Jessy and Piet Albert didn’t just want to see Scandinavia ; they wanted to experience it ; focusing on their passion for the far North ; photography ; beautiful things in general and interior design in particular. They therefore mapped out their journey via the homes of various young Scandinavian designers who they wanted to get to know: Lars Rank (Copenhagen) - Simon Key Bertman (Stockholm) - Jonas Wagell (Stockholm) - Nathalie Ladhenmäki (Helsinki) - Kristine Five Melvaer (Oslo)- Sami Kallio (Gothenburg) - Kristine Bjaadal (Oslo) - Morten & Jonas (Bergen) - Knudsen Berg Hindenes (Bergen) - Katriina Nuutinen (Joensuu) - Louise Hederström (Malmö) - Maija Puoskari (Helsinki) - Form Us With Love (Stockholm) - Susanna Vento (Helsinki) - Sophia Lithell (Malmö) - Siren Elise Wilhemsen (Bergen) - Mika Tolvanen (Helsinki) Piet Albert and Jessy visited the workshops ; houses and apartments of these designers and made personal portraits of the people behind the product. This book is an account of inspiring encounters ; it’s about personalities ; sources of inspiration and vision for design and heritage
Jessy Van Durme