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The Brilliance of Swedish Glass, 1918-1939
Udgivet i forbindelse med udstilling på Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts fra 21.november 1996-2. marts 1997
Dynastins kvinnor
Svenskt näringsliv har historiskt dominerats av en rad välkända familjedynastier. I Dynastins kvinnor ger historikern Therese Nordlund Edvinsson en inblick i det moderna industrisamhällets framväxt genom att spegla en entreprenörsfamilj i en tid präglad av stora klassklyftor och genusarbetsdelning. Hon skildrar tidsandan genom att beskriva tillvaron hos familjen Ekman som drev handelshuset Ekman & Co i Göteborg. År 1913 förvärvade de även Orrefors glasbruk, vilket Johan Ekman utvecklade till en ledande tillverkare av designat glas. Kvinnor och minderåriga barn stod vanligen utanför handelsverksamheten, men genom att ta del av källmaterial som belyser familjelivet kan läsaren få en djupare insikt i familjens genusordning. Företagandets villkor gjorde att kvinnor spelade en central roll för att organisera vardagslivet men också för att bygga och utveckla privata och affärsmässiga nätverk.
Orrefors
Starting with the production of milk bottles and jam jars at a former ironworks in the Swedish province of Smaland, the groundwork was laid for what was to become a world-famous art glassworks of sweeping scope. In the centennial volume Orrefors: A Century of Swedish Glassmaking the tale of Orrefors is told by Dag Widman and Jan Brunius, each taking on half a century of glass art, from 1898 to 1998. Gunnel Holmer describes the craft of the blowing room and shops: the gatherers, gaffers, pots, and tank furnaces. Four international glass experts approach Orrefors' history from diverse viewpoints. Gillian Naylor shows how Orrefors became a symbol of Modernism and a model for the successful coupling of art and industry in Great Britain. Jonathan Sweet tells a similar tale from Australia. Derek E. Ostergaard has studied how Orrefors was introduced in the U.S. and Helmut Ricke describes how Orrefors developed an artistic approach that inspired the rest of Europe. Two photographers were given special assignments: Denise Grunstein captures the spirit of the glassworks in her evocative photos and Vince Reichhardt takes an innovative approach to photographing the beauty of glass.
Swedish Design
Swedish Design: A History provides a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the development of design in Sweden from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twenty-first. Leading design historian Lasse Brunnström traces the move from artisanal crafts production to the mass production and consumption of designed objects, a process by which the role and profile of the designer became increasingly important. His survey, richly illustrated with images of the designed objects discussed, takes in forms of design traditionally associated with Sweden, such as household objects and textiles, while also considering some less-written about genres such as industrial and graphic design. Brunnström questions many established ideas about design in Sweden, notably its aesthetics and its relationship to Sweden's national and political culture. He argues that the history of design in Sweden has been far more complex and less straightforwardly 'blond' than hitherto understood.
Meddelanden
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Constitutionalization of Politics in Comparative Perspective
Scholars from political science and law examine the latest research on the constitutionalization of politics in comparative perspective. The scope includes both inter- country and intra- country perspectives, institutional and systemic analyses, common and civil law systems, focusing on historical and contemporary case studies. There are chapters limited to a concrete legal and political system, analyzing the tools and processes guarding constitutionalization of politics in such countries as the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Finland, and Bulgaria, as well as studies offering comparative analysis of various institutions representing different countries and different legal and...
Scandinavian Review
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