Blonde wood among the gum trees: Scandanavian influences in furniture design in Australia, 1930-1975

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Title: Blonde wood among the gum trees: Scandanavian influences in furniture design in Australia, 1930-1975
Author(s): Jackson, Simon
Abstract: A discussion of Scandinavian influences in furniture design in Australia from 1930 to 1975. After World War II, Scandinavian and Finnish craft and industrial design practice provided an alternative to the dominant British and American hegemonies of taste, particularly in furniture. Whereas Australians often perceived British design to mean "heritage" and American to denote "modern," Scandinavian design was viewed as meaning "naturalness," with an emphasis on the crafts that resonated with local designers and consumers. The writer goes on to examine the furniture design situation in Australia prior to Scandinavian influence, the emergence of Scandinavia as a world design "centre," how its influence was spread in Australia, and the resulting Australian-Scandinavian furniture hybrids.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. School of Design
Source: Scandinavian journal of design history, Vol. 13 (2003), pp. 36-51
Publication year: 2003
Keyword(s): Furniture design; Design; Furniture; Australia; 20th century; Styles; History; Influence; Scandinavia
Publisher: Rhodos
ISSN: 0906-3447
Publisher URL: http://www.rhodos.com/
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