Swedish Design: A History

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, ta...