About Tapani Hyvönen
Born 1947. Tapani Hyvönen is a Finnish designer.
Tapani Hyvönen (born June 6, 1947) is a Finnish designer and founder and board member of ED-Design Ltd. in Turku, Finland. In 1990, Destem merged with Ergonomia Design to form ED-Design Ltd., today one of the biggest product design agencies in the Nordic area.
For design assignments mostly from the Finnish electronics industry, Hyvönen has been honoured with the National Art & Design Award 1984, Industrial Designer of the Year award in 1991, and the Pro Finnish Design award the following year.
Tapani Hyvönen has held important positions with organisations such as the University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH), Ornamo,
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Who is Tapani Hyvönen?
Finnish industrial designer
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Tapani Hyvönen was born on 6 June 1947.
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Tapani Hyvönen is a designer.
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Tapani Hyvönen is Finnish.
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