- Publisher
- Taschen
- Published
- 2002
- Shelf
- design: Scandinavia
- ISBN
- 9783822841181
Scandinavia
Scandinavian Design
Charlotte & Peter Fiell
The designers, companies and objects of Nordic design from 1900 on, with the politics left in.
Why read it
The Fiells' framing is that Scandinavian design looks the way it does because of a democratic project, good objects at prices ordinary people could pay, and not because of a taste for blond wood. Reading the welfare-state argument alongside the chairs explains the entire aesthetic.
Why own it
A designer-by-designer reference with dates, manufacturers and model numbers, which is exactly what you need when identifying or sourcing a piece. The photography stays consistent enough to compare across sixty years.
Who it is for
Furniture and product designers, and anyone specifying an interior.
Opens a search on AbeBooks, a network of independent and antiquarian sellers, which is where a good part of this shelf has to be found, because it is out of print.
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