New Scandinavian Design

Edited by Raul Cabra
and Katherine Nelson
Foreword by Christopher Mount

9 x 11 in; 272 pp ; 450 color photographs
Hardcover
Published in October, 2004
ISBN 0811840409
ISBN13 9780811840408
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New Scandinavian Design -- New Scandinavian Design is an ambitious survey of the creativity and innovation of one of the most energetic design cultures around today. Not to be outshone by the classic furniture that made "Scandinavian design" a catchphrase of the 1950s, today's generation of designers is updating modernism in fresh and unexpected ways. Tweaking the myth of fair-haired citizens producing sober beech furniture, New Scandinavian Design goes "beyond blond" to feature work that is anarchic, conceptual, and playful, while still exhibiting hallmark qualities of honesty and utility. Profiles of each Nordic country and illuminating interviews explore the trends and top products. Well over 400 full-color photographs of contemporary furniture, housewares, textiles, and consumer electronics make this an authoritative overview. Expertly researched and inventively designed, this substantial volume is as commanding and attractive as its subject.

Raul Cabra is the principal of Cabra Diseno, a San Francisco design firm.

Katherine Nelson is a New York-based design journalist and former editor of the award-winning eDesign magazine.

Christopher Mount is an educator, writer, and curator specializing in 20th century architecture and design. He curated Arne Jacobsen's centenary exhibition for the Scandinavia House in 2002. He lives in New York City.

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