Scandinavian Design: Alternative Histories

摘要

Scandinavian design established itself as a global phenomenon in the 1950s and maintained its standing through much of the 1960s before falling out of favour, replaced by Italian and British pop's geometric patterns, technicol-our palette and psychedelic aspirations. In subsequent decades, broad international interest in Scandinavian design remained low. This penetrated domestic commitment too; when, for instance, Arne Jacobsen's SAS Tower in Copenhagen was remodelled in the 1980s, his gesamtkunstwerk was dismantled. Curtains and lighting fixtures were discarded and his signature ovular Egg chair in each room was replaced with a more contemporary cubic leather one.