Illustrated Map of Skåne

Joshua spied this amazing illustrated map of Skåne in an antique store last month; it was a bargain, but we sadly couldn’t fit it in the car as we had 2 friends and a dog to squish into the tiny Fiat that weekend! We went back the following week hoping it would still be there, and we took home our $20 (!!!) treasure. It was designed by Melin & Österlin, a prominent graphic design duo in the 60s and 70s responsible for many Swedish visual communication pieces; John Melin had the ideas, and Anders Österlin did the drawings, working as a team called ‘anden’ and ‘handen’ — ‘the spirit and the hand’. 

A bit of a clean up and a custom frame later, and a new piece of art (and amazing piece of Swedish history!) for our home.