Designer · Denmark · 1923–2003
Kristian S. Vedel
Kristian Vedel (1923–2003) – Danish designer of children's furniture and melamine tableware, winner of the Lunning Prize (1962).
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1923–2003
- Country
- Denmark
In 1942, Kristian Vedel (1923–2003) qualified as a journeyman carpenter, and in 1946 he completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and design school in Copenhagen. In 1954, he opened a studio in Humlebæk; from 1968 to 1971, he headed the design department at the University of Nairobi, and from 1972 he worked on Thyholm.
He designed children's furniture, melamine tableware, and objects made of plastics and wood. He received the Louisiana Museum award and a silver medal at the Milan Triennial, both in 1957, as well as the Lunning Prize (1962). In 2007, Trapholt museum organised a retrospective of his work.
