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Swedish Design : a History.
Swedish Design: A History provides a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the development of design in Sweden from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twenty-first. Leading design historian Lasse Brunnström traces the move from artisanal crafts production to the mass production and con...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing USA,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Art to Industry, 1840s to 1910s. The Nations Struggle for Product Dominance ; Education for Increased Industrial Competitiveness ; On a Mission to Improve Taste and Morality ; The Promised Land of Windsor Chairs and Iron Stoves ; The Product Range Grows and Is Differentiated ; Inventions Pave the Way for the Manufacturing Industry ; The New Industrial Products Are Aestheticized but Criticized ; Attempts at Artistic Renewal
- 2 On the Industry's Terms, 1910s to 1940s. Serial Production Enables the Breakthrough of Consumer GoodsSwedish Luxury Production Excels ; The Stockholm Exhibition Paves the Way for the Factory Product ; Functionalist Ideas Pervade Society ; Furniture Design Is Renewed and Professionalized ; Prominent Defenders of 'Good Taste' ; The Folkhem Vision Materializes
- 3 Soft Values Get Upgraded, 1940s to 1950s. Women's Understanding of Home Economics Is Utilized ; The Industrial Designer Demonstrates His Talents ; Integrated Design Thinking Replaces Additive Engineering ; Colourful Plastic Replaces the Black Era. Mobility Increases and the Leisure Sector ExpandsThe Foundation Is Laid for the Swedish Safety Philosophy ; The Human Dimensions and Requirements Govern the Design ; The Swedish Society of Crafts and Design Attains Their Goal of More Beautiful Everyday Goods ; Everyday Items with Classic Status
- 4 Broadened Design Commissions, 1950s to 1980s. The Industrial Design Profession Finds its Form ; Advertising Becomes Ever More Important within Design ; Breakthrough for Female Designers ; Factory Packaging Drives out Bulk ; Rationality Shapes Everyday Life ; Design Protests against a Grey and Unjust World. Design with a User Focus Becomes a Speciality
- 5 The Limitless Design, 1980s to 2000s. The Visual Values Are Upgraded ; Design Is Recognized as an Economic Success Factor ; The Personal Signature Becomes Increasingly Important ; The Budget Giants Step into the Salon of Design ; The Need for Strategic Brand Design Increases ; Standards of Taste and the Gender Power Order Are Challenged ; Sustainability Permeates the Design ; The Collections, Meeting Places, Archives, Awards