Enduring Designs of Josef Frank in Seattle

A must see. Frank's prints are in vibrant contrast to the modernistic design normally associated with the 'Nordic'  

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  "Green Birds" textile design by Josef Frank

• The exhibition The Enduring Designs of Josef Frank, opens Friday, December 2 at the Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle.

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  Josef Frank bag with the funky Manhattan-pattern, $365 at Just Scandinavian, New York (212.334.2556).

• Austrian-born designer and architect Josef Frank (1885 – 1967) is considered a leading pioneer of Swedish Modern design. Emphasizing comfort and informality, often producing whimsical designs inspired by nature, Frank chose a different direction than the severe approach to modernism taken by many of his contemporaries.

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  A selection of Frank's furniture and patterns as shown at SFO. Photo: SFO Museum, which earlier hosted the exhibition presently showing at the Nordic Museum, Seattle.

• The exhibition runs through Sunday, February 19, 2012.

• For more info, see Nordic Heritage Museum