"Since the mid-1920s Swedish glass has been synonymous with excellence in design and craftsmanship. It has become the most highly acclaimed product of the Swedish applied arts industries in the international marketplace, virtually unrivaled by glassmakers elsewhere." "Through a series of ten essays, this book examines the emergence of Swedish

Udgivet i forbindelse med udstilling på Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts fra 21.november 1996-2. marts 1997

Books about Brilliance of Swedish glass, 1918-1939. New Haven; London: for Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts by Yale University Press, 1996. 336 p., ill. ISBN 0300070055 [Book review].

Although Swedish design has exercised an extraordinary influence on modern architecture and interior furnishings internationally since the early twentieth century, the intellectual background from which it emerged is far less wellknown, for some of the crucial, generative writings on the subject by Swedish thinkers of the time have never been

Over 950 entries From the Arts and Crafts Movement to Postmodernism, Apple to Frank Lloyd Wright, this fascinating dictionary covers the past 160 years of international design, with accessible entries on branding, graphics, industrial design, functionalism, and fashion. New entries on digital design and sustainable design bring the coverage up