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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kjeldsen, Christina B. (Author)
Other Authors: Meyer, Grethe, 1918-2008, Brammer, Isabel Bernadette, 1981- (Contributor), Silver, Dorte Herholdt (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Copenhagen] : Grethe Meyer Design, [2025]
Edition:First English edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The academy
  • Academy during wartime
  • A strong work ethic
  • Women at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
  • A childhood steeped in music and art
  • A young overglaze painter
  • Grethe Meyer, the researcher
  • Woman and home
  • Modular cabinets
  • Grethe and Børge
  • A simple blue line
  • A table service for every purpose
  • The whole world on a plate
  • Grethe and Dorte
  • Firepot
  • At home with Grethe
  • Copenhagen
  • The final chapter.