Grethe Meyer : designing Danish modernism /
"The story of the Danish mid-century architect and designer Grethe Meyer spans the fields of design, culture and women's history. It illustrates the complexities of being both a single mother and a pioneering architect at a time when her male colleagues dominated the field. Throughout her...
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| Language: | English |
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[Copenhagen] :
Grethe Meyer Design,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First English edition. |
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| Summary: | "The story of the Danish mid-century architect and designer Grethe Meyer spans the fields of design, culture and women's history. It illustrates the complexities of being both a single mother and a pioneering architect at a time when her male colleagues dominated the field. Throughout her career, Grethe Meyer's professional focus was on the major cultural shifts in 20th-century domestic life. In many ways, she helped revolutionize Danish interior design and kitchen habits by infusing everyday life with significance, functionality and beauty. Her iconic designs, based on in-depth research into family life and housing needs, shaped a new way of life rooted in the ideals of modernity and freedom shared by her now-canonized postwar generation of idealist architects and designers. Dive into the most comprehensive work on one of Danish Modernism's leading women: Grethe Meyer"--page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 299 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788797609811 8797609811 |