formgive, formgivning

English translation: style, design, modelling

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Danish term or phrase:formgive, formgivning
English translation:style, design, modelling
Entered by: Christine Andersen

07:56 May 21, 2008
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Industrial design
Danish term or phrase: formgive, formgivning
Med nytænkning i sin formgivning var han med til at sætte nye standarder for funktionel design.

'tidløs design, a symbol for tidens smag og funktionalismens stramme formgivning'

What I am really looking for is an alternative to 'design'.

This is the sort of sentence that comes up 15-20 times in a small catalogue of the company's product range, with four or five lines about each designer and his/her main design.

All of them seem to go in for 'nytænkende formgivning' and 'tidløs design' ... and it's a good thing there are pictures, because the message has not got through to the writer of the text!

I am trying to introduce just a little character to fit the different styles, and a synonym for 'design' or another word for that elusive 'formgivning' would really make my day!

Thanks everyone!
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 16:33
style
Explanation:
http://www.tilkka.fi/tilkka/en/
The adopted “white functionalism” style suited the young independent nation because it differed from the military architecture of Finland’s former dominating foreign power, Russia.

Just a weak guess.
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Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 16:33
Grading comment
Thanks! I went for this one quite often where the 'formgivning' referred to the designer's personal expression or - style.
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Summary of answers provided
4fashioning, moulding
Anne Parelius
4timeless design // strict styling
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
3fashion, shaping
Jens Kaestel
3moulding/modelling
Diarmuid Kennan
3structure; rules of composition
Judith Imbo
1style
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fashion, shaping


Explanation:
Kan du bruge fashion eller shaping?

Håber det hjælper.. :-)

Jens Kaestel
Australia
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
moulding/modelling


Explanation:
Could these 2 be used?

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
structure; rules of composition


Explanation:
Depending on the artist's medium, in the first sentence, formgivning might be translated by

'the structure of his pieces'
'organisation of his work'
or (to incorporate nytænkning) 'The new concepts X employed (in his paintings) would set new standards....'
'His groundbreaking/innovative approach to construction'

In the second sentence, 'rules of composition' is one solution or perhaps 'strict demands of functionalism'

Judith Imbo
Local time: 15:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
style


Explanation:
http://www.tilkka.fi/tilkka/en/
The adopted “white functionalism” style suited the young independent nation because it differed from the military architecture of Finland’s former dominating foreign power, Russia.

Just a weak guess.



    Reference: http://www.squidoo.com/functionalism
    Reference: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_461575434_3/canadian_arc...
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks! I went for this one quite often where the 'formgivning' referred to the designer's personal expression or - style.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fashioning, moulding


Explanation:
Design is probably the most correct but as that is already used in the sentence, one of the other two is correct as well. Industrial design is a third alternative.

Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 12:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
timeless design // strict styling


Explanation:
first one for the design
second one for formgivning

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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