Swedish Design – An Ethnography Murphy Paperback John Wiley & Sons 9780801479663

Swedish DesignAn Ethnography\nAuthor(s): Keith M. Murphy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Cornell University Press\nISBN-13: 9780801479663, 978-0801479663\nSynopsis\nSwedish designers are noted for producing distinctive and elegant forms; their furniture and household goods have an especially loyal following around the world. Design in Sweden has more than just an aesthetic component, however. Since at least the late nineteenth century, Swedish politicians and social planners have viewed design as a means for advocating and enacting social change and pushing for a more egalitarian social organization. In this book, Keith M. Murphy examines the special relationship between politics and design in Sweden, revealing in particular the cultural meanings this relationship holds for Swedish society.\n\n Over the course of fourteen months of research in Stockholm and at other sites, Murphy conducted in-depth interviews with various players invol.