December 8, 1917 - Nils Nisse Strinning

Creative mind of Swedish Design - Nils Nisse Strinning

Nisse Strinning in front of String system

This man is the creator of minimalist and cost-effective String Bookshelf System and versatile designs in plastic. Strinning in collaboration with his wife Kasja, has designed variety of objects like Vispi Bowl (1951), Kam Bookshelf (1968).

Globally awarded String Bookshelf was included into the Swedish National Museum’s design collections in 1979

Swedish architect, Nils Strinning was among a group of mid-twentieth century designers that helped build the foundations of what is now widely termed Scandinavian Design. Born in Sweden in 1917, he studied architecture in Stockholm from 1940-47 before designing the iconic String shelf system.