Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize

The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize is awarded annually to "an active Nordic designer or craftsman". The prize is administered by the Röhsska Museum and is worth 1 million SEK. The money comes from the foundation established by the brothers Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg, founders of the Swedish iron and steel wholesale company Söderberg and Haak.[1]

Past winners
  • 1994 Jane Reumert, Denmark
  • 1995 Liv Blåvarp, Norway
  • 1996 Brita Flander, Finland
  • 1997 Mats Theselius, Sweden
  • 1998 Louise Sass, Denmark
  • 1999 Nordic design writers: Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson, Iceland; Kaj Kalin, Finland;John Vedel-Rieper, Denmark; Jorunn Veiteberg, Norway; and Kerstin Wickman, Sweden
  • 2000 Peter Opsvik, Norway
  • 2001 Björn Dahlström, Sweden
  • 2002 HC Ericson, Sweden
  • 2003 Sigurdur Gústafsson, Iceland
  • 2004 Janna Syvänoja, Finland
  • 2005 Anna Rosén, Cynthia Charwick, Maria Uggla, Maria Widell Christiansen, Camilla Palmertz, Eva-Lisa Andersson, Elna Holmberg, Lena Ekelund and Tatiana Butovitsch Temm, Sweden
  • 2006 Ole Jensen, Denmark
  • 2007 Norway Says; Torbjørn Anderssen, Andreas Engesvik and Espen Voll, Norway
  • 2008 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, Iceland
  • 2009 Harri Koskinen, Finland[2]
  • 2010 Front: Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken and Anna Lindgren, Sweden
  • 2011 Henrik Vibskov, Denmark
  • 2012 Sigurd Bronger, Norway[3]

References
  1. "About the Söderberg family, the foundations and the prize" (PDF). Torstan and Ragnar Söderberg foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. "Harri Koskinen is the winner of the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg's Prize". Designophy. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. Carlson, David (17 May 2012). "Jewellery engineer Sigurd Bronger receives Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize". Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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