Best Norwegian Design

Scandinavia's contribution to modern architecture and design is colossal, with Norway taking a critical role. From the modfathers of yesteryear like Pritzker-winner Sverre Fehn to the new crop of designers like Lars Beller Fjetland, who we check in with in our young designers story in the May issue, Norway continues to lead the charge. Here are a few of our favorite stories from the Dwell archive from the great wintry north! Slideshow

At first glance the Boxhome by Sami Rintala does indeed look like a small box, its walls a shiny gray metal crisscrossed with insulating glass. Scarcely wider than the length of a person, it is striking and oddly beautiful. Photo by: Pia Ulin.