Nordic design cultures in transformation, 1960-1980 : revolt and resilience /
edited by Kjetil Fallan, Christina Zetterlund and Anders V. Munch.
- 1 online resource
Transforming discourse -- Transforming institutions -- Transforming practices.
"Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries. Challenging the traditional narrative, this volume argues that the roots of the most prominent features of Nordic design's contemporary significance are not to be found amongst the objects for the home collectively branded as 'Scandinavian Design' to great acclaim in the 1950s, but in the discourses, institutions, and practices formed in the aftermath of that oft-told success story, during the turbulent period between 1960 and 1980. This is achieved by employing multidisciplinary approaches to connect the domains of industrial production, marketing, consumption, public institutions, design educations, trade journals as well as public debates and civic initiatives forming a design culture. This book makes a significant contribution to current, international agendas of historiographical critique focusing on transnational relations and the deconstruction of national design histories. This book will be of interest to scholars in design, design history, and Scandinavian studies"--
9781003309321 1003309321 9781000736359 1000736350 9781000736731 1000736733
10.4324/9781003309321 doi
Design--History--Scandinavia--20th century.
Design--Social aspects--Scandinavia.
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia
NK1457
745.4094809/04
Transforming discourse -- Transforming institutions -- Transforming practices.
"Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries. Challenging the traditional narrative, this volume argues that the roots of the most prominent features of Nordic design's contemporary significance are not to be found amongst the objects for the home collectively branded as 'Scandinavian Design' to great acclaim in the 1950s, but in the discourses, institutions, and practices formed in the aftermath of that oft-told success story, during the turbulent period between 1960 and 1980. This is achieved by employing multidisciplinary approaches to connect the domains of industrial production, marketing, consumption, public institutions, design educations, trade journals as well as public debates and civic initiatives forming a design culture. This book makes a significant contribution to current, international agendas of historiographical critique focusing on transnational relations and the deconstruction of national design histories. This book will be of interest to scholars in design, design history, and Scandinavian studies"--
9781003309321 1003309321 9781000736359 1000736350 9781000736731 1000736733
10.4324/9781003309321 doi
Design--History--Scandinavia--20th century.
Design--Social aspects--Scandinavia.
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia
NK1457
745.4094809/04
