Swedish design an ethnography/ Keith M. Murphy

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Murphy, Keith M

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Series: Expertise (Ithaca, N.Y.) | Expertise: cultures and technologies of knowledgePublication details: London, Cornell University Press. 2015:Description: x, 254 pISBN:

9780801479663

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DDC classification:

306.4709485 MUR-S

Contents:

Introduction : disentangling Swedish design -- The diagram of Swedish design -- Building the beautiful home -- In the design world -- In the studio -- Displays of force.

Summary: 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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB D-2	Non Fiction	306.4709485 MUR-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010526

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Introduction : disentangling Swedish design --
The diagram of Swedish design --
Building the beautiful home --
In the design world --
In the studio --
Displays of force.

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

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