Scandinavian Design

Alternative Histories

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Graphic Art & Design, Art History
Cover of the book Scandinavian Design by , Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780857852182
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: May 9, 2013
Imprint: Berg Publishers Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780857852182
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: May 9, 2013
Imprint: Berg Publishers
Language: English

Scandinavian design is still seen as democratic, functional and simple, its products exemplifying the same characteristics now as they have done since the 1950s. But both the essence and the history of Scandinavian design are much more complex than this. Scandinavian Design: Alternative Histories presents a radically new assessment, a corrective to the persistent mythologies and reductive accounts of Scandinavian design.

The book brings together case studies from the early twentieth century to today. Drawn from fields as diverse as transport, engineering, packaging, photography, law, interiors, and corporate identity, these studies tell new or unfamiliar stories about the production, mediation and consumption of design. An alternative history is created, one much more alive to national and regional differences and to types of product.

Scandinavian Design analyses a century of design culture from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and, in so doing, presents a sophisticated introduction to Scandinavian design.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Scandinavian design is still seen as democratic, functional and simple, its products exemplifying the same characteristics now as they have done since the 1950s. But both the essence and the history of Scandinavian design are much more complex than this. Scandinavian Design: Alternative Histories presents a radically new assessment, a corrective to the persistent mythologies and reductive accounts of Scandinavian design.

The book brings together case studies from the early twentieth century to today. Drawn from fields as diverse as transport, engineering, packaging, photography, law, interiors, and corporate identity, these studies tell new or unfamiliar stories about the production, mediation and consumption of design. An alternative history is created, one much more alive to national and regional differences and to types of product.

Scandinavian Design analyses a century of design culture from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and, in so doing, presents a sophisticated introduction to Scandinavian design.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Dea by
Cover of the book Dangerous by
Cover of the book What the Dog Did by
Cover of the book Heidegger’s Politics of Enframing by
Cover of the book Cultural Approaches to Studying Religion by
Cover of the book How To Be A Philosopher by
Cover of the book Greece, the Hidden Centuries by
Cover of the book Sensational Subjects by
Cover of the book Born to Be Wild by
Cover of the book The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels by
Cover of the book Florence by
Cover of the book Air and Sea Power in World War I by
Cover of the book Art as the Absolute by
Cover of the book Tet Offensive 1968 by
Cover of the book Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937–45 by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy