SCANDINAVIAN MODERN DESIGN 1880 – 1980
David Revere McFadden [Editor]
David Revere McFadden [Editor]: SCANDINAVIAN MODERN DESIGN 1880 – 1980. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Cooper Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design, 1982. First edition. Quarto. Blue cloth stamped in silver. Printed dust jacket. 288 pp. 380 illustrations. Biographical notes. A beautiful example: a fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
8.75 x 11.25 hardcover book with 287 pages, 380 illustrations -- 81 in full color -- and biographical notes on 250 designers.
From the book: "This landmark publication traces the continuing evolution of the Scandinavian design tradition, from the exuberant late nineteenth century to the vital renewal of the 1890s. While presenting many classic designs of world renown, it also documents much rediscovered work that casts a new and often surprising light on design developments of the last century.
"More than 340 masterworks are illustrated, many in full color: evocative nineteenth-century Viking revival silver, enamels, and textiles; delicately modeled Art Nouveau ceramics; sculptural furniture from mid-century; and an impressive range of contemporary craft and design. Whether opulent jewelry, innovative furniture, or practical tablewares, every object has been selected to illuminate the rich variety of Scandinavian design.
"Thirteen incisive essays by leading authorities in the field--museum curators, scholars, and critics--analyze the theory and practice of design in the Nordic countries and survey its chronological development."
- Forewords: Lisa Taylor, Brooke Lappin, Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, Robert O. Anderson
- Scandinavian Modern: A Century In Profile: David Revere McFadden
- Unity And Diversity In Scandinavian Design: Ulf Hard af Segerstad
- Nordic Design: A Multitude Of Voices: Helena Dahlbeck Lutteman
- Viking Revival And Art Nouveau: Traditions Of Excellence: Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark
- The Early 20th Century: Design In Transition: Erik Lassen
- The 1930s: A New Function For Design: Jarno Peltonen
- Mid-Century: Years Of International Triumph: Peter Anker
- Contemporary Design: Challenge And Renewal: Jan-Lauritz
- Design Today: National Points Of View: Jens Bernsen, Tapio Periainen, Stefan Snaebjoernsson, Rolf Himberg-Larsen, and Lennart Lindkvist
- Biographical Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Includes work by Hans Wegner, Bjorn Wiinblad, Bertil Vallien, Henning Koppel, Anders Liljefors, Stig Lindberg, Vicke Lindstrand, Kaare Klint, Eva Englund, Kay Bojesen, Gunnar Asplund, Kay Fisker, Berndt Friberg, Arne Jacobsen, Kaj Franck, Finn Juhl, Timo Sarpaneva, Tapio Wirkkala, Alvar Aalto, Wilhelm Kage, Bruno Mathsson, Per Lutken, Oiva Toikka, Gertrud Vasegaard, Tone Vigeland, Bjorn Weckstrom, Torsten Thorup, Johan Rohde, Georg Jensen, Sigurd Persson, Erik Ploen, Carl Harry Stalhane, Axel Salto, Saxbo, Orrefors, Holmegaard, Carl-Axel Acking, Hans Anderson, Olof Backstrom, Jacob Bang, Sigvard Bernadotte, Thorvald Bindesboll, Olli Borg, Rut Bryk, Torun Bulow-Hube, Gunnar Cyren, Nanna Ditzel, Tias Eckhoff, Josef Frank, Simon Gate, Edward Hald, Poul Henningsen, Saara Hopea, Peter Hvidt, Dora Jung, Poul Kjaerholm, Mogens Koch, Arne Korsmo, Nathalie Krebs, Nils Landberg, Carl Malmsten, Sven Palmqvist, Verner Panton, Arthur C: Percy, Eliel Saarinen, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Ann And Goran Warff, and many others.