Scandinavian Design DemocracyScandinavia refers to the countries of Northern Europe: Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. When talking about Scandinavian design, Finland is also included. Designers of these countries developed their own distinctive style of design in the 1950s called Scandinavian Design.

Simple, sleek and functional – that is how Scandinavian design is often described. Natural materials like wood and a minimalistic

style are also connected to the Scandinavian design. But what is the most distinctive feature for Scandinavian design is the manufacturing method: Scandinavian design is about low-cost mass production.

Scandinavian design is often called a democratic design. The development of manufacturing methods gave finally the opportunity to offer masses products that were affordable and beautiful at the same time. Having well designed objects was no longer the fun of the rich; now everyone had the same opportunity to buy design products.

This aspect of Scandinavian design represents well the whole idea of the Scandinavian society. Later known as Scandinavian well-fare society model, the aim was to offer all citizens the same education and basic level of living. Design-for-all attitude suited well with this ideology.

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