10.02.2011

The Norwegian Marine Research Institute Marintek is leading a public-private initiative to build a World Ocean Space Centre in Trondheim by 2020. The concept has been called the third wave, referring to the historic openin...

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03.12.2010

Design is one of the keys to international success. A number of surveys have shown that companies using design as a business tool are more likely to achieve international success than companies that are not.

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06.06.2010

As a design writer and curator for the best part of the last decade, one of the most enjoyable and inspiring roles I have had the pleasure of being employed in is that of curator for 100% Norway – which I’ve been doing ...

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29.03.2010

The whole fashion community has been green-washing itself lately, from multi-brands to the local shopping mall. In Norway the main challenge has been putting good intentions into actual practice. But with a Nordic platform...

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11.03.2010

Traditionally Norway has not been associated with design in the same way that its Scandinavian neighbours have. Almost every building in Finland houses at least one item of Alvar Aalto furniture and a Marimekko textile or ...

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14.12.2009

Things are starting to happen again in Norway’s fashion scene. Oslo Fashion Week has joined a new Nordic Fashion Association. Oslo Fashion Fair will make a big comeback after being away eight years. And the industry will b...

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14.12.2009

While designers like Nora Farah are striving to bring their collections outside Norway, others like success story Siv Støldal, a former collaborator with Fred Perry, is leaving London to come back home to roost.

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14.12.2009

The success of the Bergen region within aquaculture and fishing activities has been achieved through the combined effort of targeted research, a strong financial environment, experienced fish farmers and governmental suppo...

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14.12.2009

Anyone who’s ever studied a map of Norway can see instantly why shipping and maritime activities are such a crucial part of the nation’s economy. The country’s coastline spans 2,200 kilometres as the crow flies, but 10 tim...

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14.12.2009

Youth, talent and global aspirations can make a good combination in any line of business, but perhaps no where can it happen as strikingly and visually as in the fashion industry. One essential part of fashion is jewellery...

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