40th Edition 2024
Language: German
By Charlotte & Peter Fiell
512 pages, fully illustrated in color. Hardcover. 22 cm.
What makes Scandinavia such a source of design talent and innovation?
This stylish book contains detailed entries on 125 designers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland and shows the masterful connections between craftsmanship and industrial production, organic forms and functionality.
Scandinavia is world-renowned for its "Democratic Design": Not only does it create connections between craftsmanship and industrial production, as well as organic forms and everyday functionality, it is design for everyone and thus unique. This comprehensive volume presents Scandinavian furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, metalware, and industrial design from 1900 to the present day – as a detailed overview and with extensive entries on 125 designers and designer-led companies. These include Verner Panton, Arne Jacobsen, Alvar Aalto , Timo Sarpaneva, Hans Wegner, Tapio Wirkkala, Stig Lindberg, Finn Juhl, Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Arnold Madsen, Barbro Nilsson, Fritz Hansen, Artek, Le Klint, Gustavsberg, Iittala, Fiskars, Orrefors, Royal Copenhagen, Holmegaard, Arabia, Marimekko, and Georg Jensen.
"The standard work on the subject." The Observer Magazine
Charlotte & Peter Fiell are renowned design authors who have written over 60 books on the subject. Their various specialties include transportation design in all its diverse forms. They have given numerous lectures, given guest courses, curated exhibitions, and consulted for production companies, museums, salerooms, and private collectors worldwide.
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