Nordic design in translation : the circulation of objects, ideas and practices /
"'Scandinavian Design' as a myth, a brand and a shorthand for a range of design ideas has proved an enduring and adaptable construct. Its export around the world has ensured that it has touched and transformed design cultures from Europe to Australia. At the same time, the Nordic desi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Peter Lang,
[2023]
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| Series: | Internationalism and the arts ;
v. 3. |
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| Summary: | "'Scandinavian Design' as a myth, a brand and a shorthand for a range of design ideas has proved an enduring and adaptable construct. Its export around the world has ensured that it has touched and transformed design cultures from Europe to Australia. At the same time, the Nordic design it draws on has been shaped and reshaped by influences from beyond the Nordic countries and by reflection on its own global success. This collection of essays considers Nordic design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day within transnational dynamics of cultural interaction, circulations and cross-border flows that highlight exchange and reciprocity. Engaging with a range of Nordic and Nordic-inspired material objects, techniques, practices and concepts, the essays assess both the impact they have had on new cultural contexts, and the ways they themselves have been fashioned and refashioned in response to foreign influences"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 316 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800792890 1800792891 |
| ISSN: | 2235-0160 ; |