SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN IN THE DOLL’S HOUSE

Yvette Wadsted and Ulf Beckman

Delightfully child-like in some ways, perversely obsessive in others, this richly illustrated book is a fascinating journey in miniature through the changing trends in Scandinavian interior design in the second half of the 20th century. An astonishing amalgam of the Swedish folk art of miniature-making (called folkhem) with a vogue for minuscule Modernism. These doll’s houses are complete from Arne Jacobsen chairs to wallpaper to period toilets and kitchens. Gorgeous full-bleed photos put you right into the center of these remarkable, mint-condition dwellings, built by three important Swedish toy makers, BRIO, Lundby and Micki Gemla. This book has the potential to be a cult classic.

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THE TRANSDISCIPLINARY STUDIO

Alex Coles

If artists and designers continue to require a studio, shouldn’t the way each of them mobilizes it be a component of any analysis of their practice? By grappling with four distinct examples of transdisciplinary studio models – sculptor Jorge Pardo, industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, installation artist/sculptor Olafur Eliasson, and design studio Åbäke, this softcover book delves into the life of these studios by engaging the artists, designers, and staff that constitute them. These reflections are accompanied by interviews between the author and studio workers. A further series of interviews with distinguished historians, critics, anthropologists, curators, and artists and designers analyzes how their work has informed the transdisciplinary studio model that is now at the forefront of creative practice.

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