IDEOLOGY, FORM, MATERIAL - THE COLLECTIONS OF DESIGN MUSEUM HELSINKI
Helsinki: Designmuseo, 2018 (2nd edition). Sewn pb. The book publishes a wide selection of works by Finnish designers — innovations, international achievements, less well-known yet historically important examples of furniture, glass, textiles, and other applied and decorative arts. More than an overview, the authors give a concise history of how design evolved in Finland from the world exhibitions of the second half of the nineteenth century, in which Finnish artist participated as part of the Russian Empire, through the founding of industrial art schools and museums in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, to Finland's emergence as an original and striking contributor to world design. 194 p., 22 cm, approx. 300 color and b/w illus., ENGLISH. Item #4226
ISBN: 9789529878826
Price: $48.00