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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 an...

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Main Author: Mussari, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Edition:1st [edition].
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781474223690
1474223699
9781474223683
1474223680
9781474223713
1474223710

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