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DesignAK 2100
Art and Technology
Jan. 18
Scandinavian Design
emerged in the 1950s in Denmark,
Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland
simple, uncomplicated design
functionality and a democratic approach
to design
congruent with social and political temper
of the region
unifying features: humanism, tradition,
modernism, hand-crafted perfection,
modesty, functionalism
Armchair Laminoby Yngve Ekström (Sweden), 1956
Scandinavian Design
Denmark, Sweden, Finland
brought modern aesthetic to
traditional craft industries
established institutions to protect
industries from foreign, mass-
produced goods
Swedish Society for Craft and
Industrial Design
Svensk Form: Swedish Society forCraft and Industrial Design (www.svenskform.se)
Scandinavian Design
drawing on national folklore for
inspiration
1900: Viking era revival
Stockholm Exhibition of Arts
and Industries 1897
Making everyday objects
beautiful
George Jensen, c. 1925
Scandinavian Design
Gregor Paulsson (1919): More
Beautiful Things for Everyday Use)
need for non-elitist objects of high
aesthetic quality
Volvo, Saab, Electrlux, Lego,
Ericofon, Luxo and Poulson -
combined traditional production
methods and aesthetic innovation
Wilhelm Kåge, Vase
Scandinavian Design
1939 NY Words Fair:
initiated Swedish and Danish
Modern Style
Gained wider acceptance after
the war
tradition, moderation,
democracy and humanism
Moreddi Danish Modern Coffee Table
Scandinavian Design
Swedish Modern - A Movement
Towards Sanity in Design (coined
in 1939)
Ceramics and Glasswork - innovative
techniques
Humans not machines determined teh
appearance of everyday objects
Fuse work of the hand with that of the
machine, tradition and innovation
Slip Graal Vase by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors
Scandinavian Design
Sweden as the model of the
social state (1950s)
Scandinavian design often
found in the homes of the
enlightened middle class
Denmark: connections between
tradition and progress
Arne Jacobsen and the “Ant Chair,” 1951
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Lounge chair OTOby Peter Karpf (Denmark), 2001
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Coat stand Tree, by Michael Young & Katrín Pétursdóttir (Iceland), 2002
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Necklace in paperby Janna Syvänoja (Finland), 2002
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Camera Hasselblad 500Cby Victor Hasselblad design team (Sweden)
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Telephone Ericofonby Gösta Thames (Sweden), 1953
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Luxo-lamp LS-1by Jac. Jacobsen (Norway)
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Serving pot for flight cabin staff SASby Ergonomidesign (Maria Benktzon/Sven-Eric Juhlin) (Sweden), 1987
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Chair Cosmosby Gunilla Allard (Sweden), 1997
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Landscape platterby Tuuli Autio (Finland), 1998
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Bottle rack Delerium Tremensby Ólafur Thórdarson (Iceland), 1997
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Glassware Essenceby Alfredo Häberli (Finland), 2000-2002
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Stokke Xplory, Urban strollerby K8 industridesign AS with Bjørn Refsum, Bård Eker Industrial Design (Norway), 2003
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
E-seat sofaby Thomas Eriksson (Sweden), 2002
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Clothing for rescue operations offshoreby Helly-Hansen (Norway), 1999
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Toys Lego Mindstormsby LEGO Company´s Design Team (Denmark), 1998
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Insulin Needle NovoPenby Jørn Rex (Denmark), 1985
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Weddingdress Zip Me Upby Wenche Lyche (Norway), 2000
Scandinavian Design
Qualities or Characteristics
lightness
quickness
exactitude
visibility
multiplicity
consistency
Ceramic tablewareby Anneli Sainio (Finland), 2002-03
Emotion and DesignIKEA Commercial
IKEA: Unboring Campaign
Reinforcing Disposable Culture?
IKEA
democratizing design?
IKEA
democratizing design?
Ikea Commercial, UK: emphasis on combatting elitism
Ikea Commercial, UK: emphasis on combatting elitism
The Icon
According to Pierce an icon somehow
displays that which it represents
Religious icons: created in accordance
to tradition and strict rules/codes
Gave form to abstract beings and
concepts
Useful in the context of non-literate
cultures
Contemporary Icons
Icons and everyday life
Icons and Desire
The legacy of modernist design
Making mute object speak
Objects of art, use and mystery
Contemporary Icons
icons are made, not born
culturally and temporally
specific
status
we live in a society increasingly
governed by symbolic logic
Contemporary Icons
nodes of information about the
world
artificial containers of value
condensers of complicated
structures, technologies and
status symbols
Contemporary Icons
icons of the past represented
magical or religious forces over
which we had no control
today: end products of a
complicated process of making
and selling
Contemporary Icons
Repositories of meaning at a
certain time and place and for a
certain audience
Retroacative smoothing
Self transformation
Transluscence
Contemporary Icons
Common features
Community
Accessible utopias?