Peter Thuvander and Martin Hedenström of Swedish design group Muungano have won the Swedish Library Bus of the Year award for this library bus.
The library bus, designed for the town of Kiruna, won the award from the Swedish Librarian Society.
The bus incorporates a library, small cinema, computer games, a sofa for listening to music and internet access.
The graphics were designed by Fredrik Forsberg of THEY GRAPHICS.
The following is from Peter Thuvander:
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I and Martin Hedenström from Muungano got the chance to design a library bus for the northern town of Kiruna. As it happens it´s now done. And have won the prize ´Library bus of the year´ given by the Swedish librarian society.
The function of the new bus is to supply a larger service, where new digital media is presented as well as traditional printed material. Except from distributing media the bus will also function as a place for people to communicate on the web and enable meetings between different groups in the societ
Because of the lack of sunlight during most of the year in the north the bus will be like a lantern when dark to attract people and light up the surroundings. The bus includes a library, a small cinema, computer games, a music listening couch, internet station and personal service. The graphics are made by fellow designers Fredrik Forsberg at THEY GRAPHICS.
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Posted by Matylda Krzykowski
November 1st, 2008 at 7:45 pm
there is this project of a itnerant library made by the culture secretary of São Paulo, in the 30’s, named Mario de Andrade. It was in a volkswagen kombi, a van, not as produced as this one. But this thing is great.
November 1st, 2008 at 7:57 pm
This can only be positive! well done guys!
November 1st, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Great design but, I think the best thing about this is that it was given the “Swedish Library Bus of the Year award”.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Hippies still going strong! Perhaps it does have little to do with actual hippie movements, but the sprits of the graphic work remind me of the movement. Great idea indeed, … Design as a mind breaking motivation for youth to break though tomorrow…
November 4th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Love it love it. I hope swedish kids aren’t as knackering on pubic infrastructure as the Brits though… it looks a little fragile in places!
November 7th, 2008 at 4:55 am
Very interesting! As a child I would have loved such a setting!! Love the designs and colors!
November 13th, 2008 at 4:34 am
Great project.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
This has meaning. Thank goodness there’s some design with social meaning. Not so keen on their little ebony dolls, though.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:44 am
nicely done on the interior and the facade!
awesome!
January 31st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Superb. Love the lay out things!
June 25th, 2009 at 10:01 am
whwn you will come in Croatia at Split ?
see you