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Swedish Wooden Toys

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Description for Swedish Wooden Toys Paperback. Combining the best of Scandinavian design with a plentiful indigenous supply of trees, the Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colourful, quality wooden items. This illustrated book looks at over 100 years of Swedish toys, from historic heirlooms to the latest in design and educational value. Editor(s): Ogata, Amy F.; Weber, Susan. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 360 colour images + 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 216 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1628.

The Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colorful, quality wooden items that reflect Scandinavian design and craft traditions. This superbly illustrated book, including specially commissioned photography, looks at over 200 years of Swedish toys, from historic dollhouses to the latest designs for children.  Featuring rattles, full-size rocking horses, dollhouses, and building blocks to skis, sleds, and tabletop games with intricate moving parts, Swedish Wooden Toys also addresses images of Swedish childhood, the role of the beloved red Dala horse in the creation of national identity, the vibrant tradition of educational toys, and the challenges of maintaining craft manufacturing in ... Read more

 

 




Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center


Exhibition Schedule:

Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs
(06/18/14–01/11/15)

Bard Graduate Center
March 2015

Stockholm
Summer 2015

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
1634g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300200751
SKU
V9780300200751
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Amy F Ogata
Amy F. Ogata is professor of 19th- and 20th-century architectural and design history, Bard Graduate Center, New York. Susan Weber is founder and director of the Bard Graduate Center, New York, and Iris Horowitz Professor in the History of the Decorative Arts. 

Reviews for Swedish Wooden Toys
“[A] superbly illustrated book”—Journal of Arts and Collectibles
Journal of Arts and Collectibles
Co-winner for first place for 2014 Awards of Excellence for Catalogue Publication, sponsored by the Association of Art Museum Curators.
Exhibition Catalogue Award
Association of Art Museum Curators

Goodreads reviews for Swedish Wooden Toys


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