Transnational Discourses in Nordic Design
Published on 12. December 2024
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-350-24920-2 (ISBN)
Description
Challenging the stereotypes of Scandinavian design, these essays explore design in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and assess the different roles that Finland and the wider Nordic region had in forming an image of Scandinavian design throughout the world. By examining the legacy of Nordic design and its global impact, editors Astrid Skjerven and Rachel Gotlieb shed light on the development of national and regional design identities and their historical associations. Authors investigate the transnational circulation of ideas throughout the later 20th century and consider the influences on design practices, production and consumerism. They look at how different countries negotiated and promoted Nordic branding and ideology, and offer new perspectives on design in relation to sustainability, changing economies and indigenous traditions.
A range of leading international scholars evaluate the popularity of Nordic style in Soviet material culture, the influence on jewellery design in post-war Britain, the impact of national design conferences, exhibitions, and education in Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan.
Drawing from a wealth of archival material and interviews with designers, makers and other stakeholders, this book reveals a lesser-known history of cross-cultural collaborations, exhibition production and tensions between mainstream and indigenous design in Scandinavia. Transnational Discourses in Nordic Design also provides an insight into some of the authors' own design practices and reveals the challenges facing Nordic designers today.
A range of leading international scholars evaluate the popularity of Nordic style in Soviet material culture, the influence on jewellery design in post-war Britain, the impact of national design conferences, exhibitions, and education in Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan.
Drawing from a wealth of archival material and interviews with designers, makers and other stakeholders, this book reveals a lesser-known history of cross-cultural collaborations, exhibition production and tensions between mainstream and indigenous design in Scandinavia. Transnational Discourses in Nordic Design also provides an insight into some of the authors' own design practices and reveals the challenges facing Nordic designers today.
Reviews / Votes
This collection makes a valuable contribution understanding of the varied currents of transnational exchange that shaped Nordic design. The collection uncovers some of the diverse rhetorics employed to shape the reception of Nordic design to different purposes, particularly in the context of the Cold War. * Charlotte Ashby, Programme Director for Art History Certificate Programmes, School of Historical Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
60 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-24920-2 (9781350249202)
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Persons
Rachel Gotlieb, PhD is an independent design historian and curator.
Astrid Skjerven is Professor of Design Theory in the Department of Product Design at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
Astrid Skjerven is Professor of Design Theory in the Department of Product Design at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
Content
Introduction, Rachel Gotlieb (Independent Scholar) and Astrid Skjerven (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
Section 1: Transnational Exchanges
1. Nordic Style as a Model for Soviet Estonian Design (1955-1970), Triin Jerlei (Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia)
2. Design, Disability and Human Rights for Everyone? Sweden's Cold War Visit to ICSID'75 Moscow, Margareta Tillberg (Uppsala University, Sweden)
3. Packing up the House: Standard Buildings in the Nordic Countries, Laura Berger, Philip Tidwell and Kristo Vesikansa (Aalto University, Finland)
4. Scandinavian Design, Thai Teak and Material Availability as Methodology, Maggie Taft (Independent Scholar, USA)
5. Mid-Century Modernist Jewellery: Influences and Parallels between the Nordic Countries and Britain, Sarah Rothwell (National Museums of Scotland, UK)
Section 2: Exhibitions and Branding
6. Branded as Supermodernism or Minimalism? Danish Design Identity seen from Canada and Japan, Anders V. Munch (University of Southern Denmark)
7. Brief Encounter: The Nordic Industrial Design Exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Oslo, Denise Hagstroemer (The National Museum, Norway)
8. Finnish Design 2.0 at the XXII Triennale di Milano: Everyday Experimentation in its Historical and Policy Contexts, Guy Julier and Kaisu Savola (Aalto University, Finland)
9. Out of the Woods or the Nature of Identity, the Identity of Nature and the Complexity of Contemporary Canadian Design, Michael J. Prokopow (OCAD University, Canada)
10. Norway in the United Nations Security Council: How a Discarded Tapestry and a Pair of Pink Socks became the Nucleus of a Promotion Campaign, Astrid Skjerven (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
Section 3: Makers and Educators
11. Finnishing Touches: Donald Lloyd McKinley and Ruth Gowley McKinley, Rachel Gotlieb (Independent Scholar)
12. A Design Journey: Impressions from a Trip to Sweden, Finland and Denmark, Paul Epp (OCAD University, Canada)
13. The Challenges of Sami Design, Anne Gerd Eira
14. From Higher Education of Duodji to Higher Education in Duodji and Sami Design, Gunvor Gutorm (Sami University of Applied Sciences, Norway)
Section 1: Transnational Exchanges
1. Nordic Style as a Model for Soviet Estonian Design (1955-1970), Triin Jerlei (Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia)
2. Design, Disability and Human Rights for Everyone? Sweden's Cold War Visit to ICSID'75 Moscow, Margareta Tillberg (Uppsala University, Sweden)
3. Packing up the House: Standard Buildings in the Nordic Countries, Laura Berger, Philip Tidwell and Kristo Vesikansa (Aalto University, Finland)
4. Scandinavian Design, Thai Teak and Material Availability as Methodology, Maggie Taft (Independent Scholar, USA)
5. Mid-Century Modernist Jewellery: Influences and Parallels between the Nordic Countries and Britain, Sarah Rothwell (National Museums of Scotland, UK)
Section 2: Exhibitions and Branding
6. Branded as Supermodernism or Minimalism? Danish Design Identity seen from Canada and Japan, Anders V. Munch (University of Southern Denmark)
7. Brief Encounter: The Nordic Industrial Design Exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Oslo, Denise Hagstroemer (The National Museum, Norway)
8. Finnish Design 2.0 at the XXII Triennale di Milano: Everyday Experimentation in its Historical and Policy Contexts, Guy Julier and Kaisu Savola (Aalto University, Finland)
9. Out of the Woods or the Nature of Identity, the Identity of Nature and the Complexity of Contemporary Canadian Design, Michael J. Prokopow (OCAD University, Canada)
10. Norway in the United Nations Security Council: How a Discarded Tapestry and a Pair of Pink Socks became the Nucleus of a Promotion Campaign, Astrid Skjerven (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
Section 3: Makers and Educators
11. Finnishing Touches: Donald Lloyd McKinley and Ruth Gowley McKinley, Rachel Gotlieb (Independent Scholar)
12. A Design Journey: Impressions from a Trip to Sweden, Finland and Denmark, Paul Epp (OCAD University, Canada)
13. The Challenges of Sami Design, Anne Gerd Eira
14. From Higher Education of Duodji to Higher Education in Duodji and Sami Design, Gunvor Gutorm (Sami University of Applied Sciences, Norway)