
Denmark in Britain
Architecture, Design and Lifestyle, 1945-1970
Bruce Peter(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 26. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-1-78997-277-1 (ISBN)
Description
«This is a splendidly lucid and readable book, a distinctive and a distinguished contribution to Nordic Studies.»
(Colin Roth, Centre for Nordic Studies, University of Sheffield)
«Eloquently narrates with precision and wit the fascinating story of how the objects and imagery of Danish architecture, design and lifestyle helped satisfy an appetite for novel and improved ways of living among British consumers during the postwar decades.»
(Martin Søberg, Royal Danish Academy School of Architecture, Copenhagen)
In the decades after the Second World War, Denmark's national image in Britain was greatly changed through the acclaim it received for its modern architecture and design, which British critics, consumers and entrepreneurs increasingly came to desire and emulate. Using architecture and design historical methods, this book relates Danish post-war success in promoting architecture and design in Britain to wider political and economic contexts. It also documents and analyses the multiple contributory aspects of what may now be considered to have been an early exemplar of the successful marketing of identity through the outputs of creative industries. In addition, it explains the human relationships and networks of acquaintances involved in the promotion of Danish creativity in Britain and of the mutually beneficial advantages achieved through the Danes' joint exhibiting of design, food and lifestyle to build appealing, multi-faceted images of the nation.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
64 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78997-277-1 (9781789972771)
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Person
Bruce Peter is Professor of Design History at The Glasgow School of Art. He is half-Danish and a graduate of the GSA, The Royal College of Art and the University of Glasgow. He has written extensively about twentieth-century design from Scandinavia, particularly with regard to modern commercial ships of the 1930s-1990s period. Other recent works include Jet Age Hotels and the International Style (2020) and The Changing Face of British Railways (2018). Earlier, he advised the Victoria & Albert Museum on the development of the exhibition Ocean Liners: Speed and Style.
Content
Contents: Setting the scene: Britain in Denmark and Denmark in Britain before the Second World War - Denmark's floating ambassadors of the North Sea - The first post-war promotions of Danish creativity in Britain - Danish furniture and homeware, its British admirers and the entrepreneurial importers from Denmark - Food and lifestyle at the Danish Food Centres and exhibitions - Danish architecture and construction in Britain.