Carin Bryggman

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Carin Bryggman
Carin Bryggman with her father Erik Bryggman, 1950
Born5 April 1920
Died7 April 1993 (1993-04-08) (aged 73)
NationalityFinland
Alma materAalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
OccupationArchitect
Buildingsinterior architect of Turku Castle

Carin Bryggman (5 April 1920 in Helsinki – 7 April 1993 in Turku) was a Finnish interior architect.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Bryggman studied at the Academy of Arts and Crafts from 1940 to 1944 (now Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture). She started her career by working first in Sweden in various architectural offices and then with her father Erik Bryggman in Turku.[3]

In 1949, she also founded her own interior design office in Turku as the first woman in Finland. Bryggman was the interior architect of Turku Castle for more than 40 years. Together with her father, she led the restoration work of the castle and designed a lot of fixed and separate furniture and lighting for the castle. The most extensive other works were Bryggman's interior designs for the Sibelius Museum in Turku and Åbo Akademi University in the 1960s.[4]

Over the decades, Bryggman's commissions for public spaces included hotels, restaurants, cafes, pharmacies, shops, banks, office spaces and exhibitions. Along with the Turku castle, the historically significant interior design tasks included the Royal Academy of Turku building and the official residence of the archbishop. Bryggman also designed interiors and furniture for private spaces.[5]

Awards[edit]

Bryggman received the state art industry award in 1982, the Svenska kulturfonden award in 1986, the Varsinais-Suomen ry Aurora medal in 1987 and the Turku city art award in 1990. She was an honorary member of the Interior Design Association SIO.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tilaa Hesarin maksuton diginäyte". tilaa.sanoma.fi. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. ^ Maunula, Leena: Turun arvorakennusten sisustaja. (Carin Bryggmanin muistokirjoitus.) Helsingin Sanomat, 22.4.1993. Artikkelin maksullinen verkkoversio.. Viitattu 28.6.2020.
  3. ^ Riitta Nikula (ed.), Erik Bryggman, Architect. 1891–1955. Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, 1991, ISBN 951-9229-70-1.
  4. ^ Kuka kukin on 1978, s. 94. Helsinki 1978. ISBN 951-1-04755-8.
  5. ^ "Bryggman - Esittely". www.bryggman.fi. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  6. ^ Aaltonen, Susanna 2010. ”Sisustaminen on kuin käsialaa”: Carin Bryggman ja Lasse Ollinkari sisustusarkkitehdin ammatissa 1940- ja 1950-luvulla. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies (väitöskirja).