TY - BOOK AU - Murphy, Keith M. TI - Swedish design: an ethnography T2 - Expertise: cultures and technologies of knowledge SN - 9780801479663 U1 - 306.4709485 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Cornell University Press. KW - PL KW - Design -- Anthropological aspects -- Sweden KW - Material culture -- Sweden -- Philosophy N1 - Introduction : disentangling Swedish design -- The diagram of Swedish design -- Building the beautiful home -- In the design world -- In the studio -- Displays of force N2 - 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 ER -