Grete Prytz Kittelsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grete Prytz Kittelsen

Norwegian designer

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: Vestre Aker, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 25-Sep-2010

Profession: goldsmith, artist, designer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Grete Prytz Kittelsen (born Adelgunde Margrethe Prytz, June 28, 1917, Oslo, died September 25, 2010, Oslo), was a Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer.
She is one of the most well-known Norwegians in the Scandinavian Design movement, and has been referred to as the "Queen of Scandinavian Design".
Through her work she contributed to internationalisation, innovation and scientific research.
She was one of the few Norwegian practitioners who shaped the Scandinavian design style in the post-war era and is the periods’ most renowned Norwegian practitioner.
Kittelsen's aim was to make beautiful and user-friendly everyday objects available for everyone.
She had a vast and varied production.
With her enamelled objects and jewelry she has been a pioneer in design in the post-war era and a model for the next generation of designers.
Today her pieces constitute design icons and are sought-after collectables.

Ragge Strand (1928–2008)
Alternative names	Ragnvald Strand
Description	Norwegian photographer
Date of birth/death	6 June 1928	13 February 2008
Location of birth	Madagascar
Work period	1945-2006
Authority control	: Q28834682 VIAF: 461149106014868490719 KulturNav: 518aa49d-c100-4757-87a1-2b474ebcbf93

National Archives of Norway

	Native name	Riksarkivet
	Location	Oslo
	Coordinates	59° 34' 50.23? N, 10° 26' 27.74? E
	Established	6 June 1817
	Web page	http://www.arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Arkivverket/Riksarkivet
	Authority control	: Q4793570 VIAF: 124921820 ISNI: 0000 0004 0610 3297 LCCN: n84095854 GND: 1034894-3 SUDOC: 03182644X WorldCat