THE BEST IN SWEDISH DESIGN TODAY • The first major book to survey new developments in contemporary Swedish design • Features furniture, glass, textiles, ceramics, and metalware • Includes an illustrated history of Swedish design from 1845 to the present day • Written and designed by two of Sweden’s leading design authorities • Illustrated with 1000 images by some of Sweden’s most innovative photographers |
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For the first time since the 1950s, design in Sweden has come under an international spotlight. Almost everything around us has been designed and, as such, design provides a mirror for contemporary culture, and a vehicle for self expression. In Swedish Design Susanne Helgeson presents a survey of over 30 contemporary Swedish designers, from glass and textile designers to ceramic artists and furniture makers, providing a fascinating insight into current Scandinavian design philosophies. Exploring their thoughts,creative processes, and sources of inspiration it presents designers whose clear and consistent aim has been to take Swedish design forward and out beyond its borders. |
| Swedish Design is principally a book about design, but it also offers an exploration of the pleasure, knowledge, and inspiration behind design. Fourteen of Sweden's most interesting photographers provide a rich and varied documentation of the contemporary Swedish design scene, capturing the artists, their work,and their environment, plus a number of key producers and contributors. |  |
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An illustrated history surveys Swedish design from 1845 to the present while a glossary and directory provide further information on this growing industry. With text by design authority Susanne Helgeson, and illustrated with 1000 images, Swedish Design is ambitious and illuminating; it is the first major book on the subject,and a classic for all those interested in design and the strikingly innovative Swedish design scene in particular. |
| GUNILLA ALLARD ASPLUND LENA BERGSTRÖM JONAS BOHLIN BOX DESIGN CBI/KLARA CLAESSON KOIVISTO RUNE BJÖRN DAHLSTRÖM DAVID DESIGN DESIGNTORGET THOMAS ERIKSSON ANKI GNEIB SANNA HANSSON JOHN KANDELL GUNILLA LAGERHEM ULLBERG EVA LILJA LÖWENHIELM ÅSA LINDSTRÖM JONAS LINDVALL MATTIAS LJUNGGREN NIRVAN RICHTER MARTTI RYTKÖNEN INGEGERD RÅMAN GUNNEL SAHLIN THOMAS SANDELL CARINA SETH ANDERSSON PER B.SUNDBERG MATS THESELIUS PIA TÖRNELL PASI VÄLIMAA PIA WALLÉN ANN WÅHLSTRÖM STEFAN YTTERBORN |
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SUSANNE HELGESON was born in Uppsala in 1964.She lived
in Paris for two years before studying economics and law at Stockholm
University. She worked in marketing for ten years as a project director
and writer, and after six months working in advertising in Italy she
started her own art and design business,again as a project director
and writer. Today she writes for Elle Interiör, Form, and Månads-journalen,
among other magazines. Swedish Design is her first book.
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