Art Consulting Scandinavia:Applied Arts/Design/Crafts

SIDOS (Weave). Jubilee Exhibition The Friends of Finnish Handicraft 120 years

Author: Valkonen, Anne, Leena Svinhufvud, et al
Country: Finland
Language: Finnish/ Swedish/ English
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 96
Illustrations: 60 Color Illustrations. 5 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 8
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 952987815X
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 5119

Price: $49.50

A collection of Finnish textiles, mostly rya rugs based on decorative motifs copied from vernacular texts in Karelia and around Finland. For 120 years, the Friends of Finnish Handicraft has served as the primary supplier for the state, where traditional natural materials, environmentally friendly handicrafts, and durability and recyclability remain assets of the Friends. Beautifully designed rya rugs and embroidered bishops’ garb etc.

SILVER FOR USE AND ENJOYMENT (SILVER TILL NYTTA OCH LUST).

Author: Helena Dahlbäck Lutteman
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish/ English
Year Published: 1993
No. of pages: 24
Illustrations: 7 Color Illustrations.
Binding: Spiral spine
Size: 8 1/2”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN:
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 0754

Price: $19.50

Exquisitely beautiful handwrought pieces of silver inlaid with stones by well-known Swedish jewelers and holloware & flatware.

SITTING ON THE EDGE: MODERNIST DESIGN FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL & GABRIELLE BOYD.

Author: Karen Jacobson, ed
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 1998
No. of pages: 164
Illustrations: 90 Color Illustrations. 53 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Special Edition Clothbound with Jacket designed by Michael Boyd.
Size: 11”x 9”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 847821676
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 3473

Price: $75.00

Showcasing one of the most significant and comprehensive collections of modernist furniture in private hands, this lavish publication features more than 150 chairs, tables, and other furnishings and objects, many of which have become modernist icons. International in scope, this stunning collection spans the years 1900 to 1965 and traces the history of the modern movement. Essays by noted architecture and design scholars examine the historical, social, and aesthetic issues embodied in these objects, including the early utopian objective of reconciling the role of the designer with emerging methods of machine and industrial manufacture. The authors also show how other tenets of modernism-truth to materials, the rejection of decorative ornamentation, and the now-familiar credo “form follows function”-have informed both the theory and practice of modernist design. Includes among many designers Alvar Aalto, Mogens Lassen, Eero Saarinen, Verner Panton, Arne Jacobsen and Hans Wegner.

SKATTE FRA SVENSKE KONGESLOTTE (Treasures from Swedish Castles).

Author: Woldbye, Vibeke and Kristian Jakobsen
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 1986
No. of pages: 47
Illustrations: 4 Color Illustrations. 36 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8787075431
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Cat. of exh.
Code: 2041

Price: $12.50

From exquisite Sevres porcelain to silver tea services, from priceless tapestries to delicate furniture, these are but a few of the treasures from Swedish castles on display here. Pictures of a number of Swedish castles and the royalty who lived there.

SKATTER FRA KREML (Treasures From the Kremlin).

Author: Kostina, I.D.
Country: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 83
Illustrations: 38 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10 1/2”x 7 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8271430408
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 4783

Price: $49.50

In celebration of their 125th anniversary, Oslo’s Kunstindustrimuseet held the first exhibition of Russian art presented in Norway. Here we see a brilliant display, numbering 115 objects in all, of Russian handicraft, European goldsmith’s art, and religious costumes from the State Museum in Moscow’s Kremlin.