Georg Jensen
Subtitle: Scandinavian design for living
By: edited by Alison Fisher ; with essays by Alison Fisher, Maggie Taft, and Thomas C. Thulstrup
Contributors: Art Institute of Chicago
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780300232998
Subjects: Influence; Design; Exhibitions; Georg Jensen sølvsmedie, A/s; History
Other titles: Scandinavian design for living
Description: "This beautifully illustrated catalogue explores how Georg Jensen silver has expanded the boundaries of modern style, changing the look of twentieth-century homes and spreading Scandinavian design around the world. Design for Everyday Living is the first scholarly treatment of Georg Jensen to approach the firm's output in an analytical way, situating it in the context of twentieth-century design history and focusing on the firm's unique evolution and global influence. This book is geared to a wide audience of interested nonspecialists and design historians rather than to a narrower readership of silver collectors. It is also innovative in that it focuses on the story of the firm rather than solely on the career of its founder. The essays are all original and include a contribution from Thomas Thulstrup, the leading expert on Georg Jensen silver. The book also benefits from a close collaboration with the Jensen firm, which has allowed us access to images and archival materials published here for the first time"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword -- Acknowledgments; title: Outfitting the modern home : Georg Jensen Design  -- Alison Fisher -- Plates; title: Making Georg Jensen : a short history of a Danish design company  -- Thomas C. Thulstrup -- Plates; title: The new organic : Georg Jensen and Danish furniture at midcentury  -- Maggie Taft -- Plates; title: Chronology : a century of Georg Jensen --; title: Checklist ---- Selected bibliography-- Index.