Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries. Challenging the ...traditional narrative, this volume argues that the roots of the most prominent features of Nordic design’s contemporary significance are not to be found amongst the objects for the home collectively branded as ‘Scandinavian Design’ to great acclaim in the 1950s, but in the discourses, institutions and practices formed in the aftermath of that oft-told success story, during the turbulent period between 1960 and 1980. This is achieved by employing multidisciplinary approaches to connect the domains of industrial production, marketing, consumption, public institutions, design educations, trade journals as well as public debates and civic initiatives forming a design culture. This book makes a significant contribution to current, international agendas of historiographical critique focusing on transnational relations and the deconstruction of national design histories. This book will be of interest to scholars in design, design history and Scandinavian studies.
Introduction Fallan, Kjetil; Zetterlund, Christina; Munch, Anders V.
Nordic Design Cultures in Transformation, 1960-1980,
2023, 2022
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The socially, culturally, politically, and economically turbulent period between 1960 and 1980 saw profound transformations of Nordic design cultures through dramatic changes to the production ...systems, consumption regimes, economic policies, and ideological paradigms in which they were enmeshed. But unlike the previous 'golden era', it has received surprisingly little attention. This introduction outlines the scope and ambition of the project and positions the book in a broader context of historical developments which shaped and constituted the profound transformations to Nordic design cultures in this period. The first part discusses the overarching issues of revolt and resilience in the realms of politics, institutions, and practices. The second part of the introduction presents the contributions and links them together by means of highlighting common themes and theoretical concerns.
