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Danish Modern: Between Art and Design
Contributor(s): Mussari, Mark (Author)

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 ISBN: 1474223702     ISBN-13: 9781474223706
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
OUR PRICE: $136.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: June 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Design | History & Criticism
- History | Europe - Scandinavia
Dewey: 745.409
LCCN: 2015035977
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" L (1.05 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Scandinavian
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
 
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Danish Modern explores the development of mid-century modernist design in Denmark from historical, analytical and theoretical perspectives. Mark Mussari explores the relationship between Danish design aesthetics and the theoretical and cultural impact of Modernism, particularly between 1930 and 1960. He considers how Danish designers responded to early Modernist currents: the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, their rejection of Bauhaus aesthetic demands, their early fealty to wood and materials, and the tension between cabinetmaker craft and industrial production as it challenged and altered their aesthetic approach. Tracing the theoretical foundations for these developments, Mussari discusses the writings and works of such figures as Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Nanna Ditzel, and Finn Juhl.
 
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