Swedish Design : An Ethnography /

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"Swedish designers are noted for producing distinctive and elegant forms; their furniture and household goods have an especially loyal following around the world. Design in Sweden has more than just an aesthetic component, however. Since at least the late nineteenth century, Swedish politicians...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Murphy, Keith M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ethnology.
Design > Anthropological aspects.
DESIGN > Furniture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Ethnologie > Suede.
Culture materielle > Suede > Philosophie.
Design > Aspect anthropologique > Suede.
Ethnology > Sweden.
Material culture > Sweden > Philosophy.
Design > Anthropological aspects > Sweden.
Sweden.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Swedish designers are noted for producing distinctive and elegant forms; their furniture and household goods have an especially loyal following around the world. Design in Sweden has more than just an aesthetic component, however. Since at least the late nineteenth century, Swedish politicians and social planners have viewed design as a means for advocating and enacting social change and pushing for a more egalitarian social organization. In this book, Keith M. Murphy examines the special relationship between politics and design in Sweden, revealing in particular the cultural meanings this relationship holds for Swedish society"--Publisher's description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9780801455803

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