Danish modern : between art and design / Mark Mussari.

"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"-- Provided by publisher

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Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on translations; Introduction: Subject and Object; Notes; 1 A History of Ideas: Constructing Danish Modern; Theories of Modernism; Modernist design developments in Scandinavia; The Stockholm Exhibition; Modernism in Danish design; The Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibitions; Functionalism and funkis; Constructing Danish Modern (notions of craftsmanship); Notes; 2 Tradition and/or Modernism: Kaare Klint and Poul Henningsen; Historicizing Klint; PH -- the conscience of Modernism.

Aesthetics of CubismNotes; 3 On Chairness: Platonics and Tectonics; Continuity and change; Seats of power; Notes; 4 Sculpting Articulations: Finn Juhl in 1949; Illustrating design; Sonja Ferlov Mancoba; Juhl and Thommesen; Notes; 5 Weaving Abstractions: Vibeke Klint and Lis Ahlmann; Vibeke Klint; Lis Ahlmann; Further abstractions; Notes; 6 Hegelian Reading: Designing Community in the SAS Royal Hotel; On forms: a process of becoming; Notes; 7 The Happening: Making Modern Contemporary (Again); Notes; 8 Minimal Connections: Design as Art/Art as Design; Articulations; Notes.

9 Thematizing Danish Modern: The Arts of Denmark ExhibitionDesign in Scandinavia; Arts of Denmark; Esbjørn Hiort; Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.; Reception; Notes; 10 Viking Bracelets and Steampunk Eggs: Invariance or Timelessness?; Marketing narratives; Modern/retro/contemporary; Notes; 11 Conclusion: Danish (Meta)Modern; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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