[…] preceding fashion or trends that have devoted interest to one thing and excluded another. Fundamental to all design is that contrasts elucidate one another. One reinforces the light by placing itnext to something dark. Contrasts operate on all levels. In Finish design the Rya rug was almost anational symbol, this warming phenomenon in acold […]
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[…] en af Lindau og Lindekrantz’ indretningsarbejder, Liljeholmens Ljuscenter. Interiøret fremtræder ien raffineret farveskala og interessante belysninger. □ Section of interior designed by Lindau and Lindekrantz: the Liljeholm Light Centre. The range of colours is sophisticated and the lighting effects interesting. händiga intervjusvar. Så mycket får man klart för sig att de gått på samma […]
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[…] since then pottery has made agreat advance. Under “functionalism” homes came to look different, and the “china tradition” was discontinued. Dining rooms disappeared, and furniture was made light and unsymmetrical. During the 1920’s it became usual for ordinary people to own an allotment garden with a small “summer house” -as itiscommonly called -and the […]
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[…] object. That seems natural enough -as reasonable as itshould be to let the functions of an object determine its nature. A lamp for instance should provide agood light, possessing -through proper shading -the right kind of textural character, suitable to the purpose and surround- ings of the lamp. Nobody would think of contradicting that […]
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[…] præger os og kompleksiteten af nuet. Kunsthåndværker/Designer: KAREN-LISBETH RASMUSSEN Levende murværk 32 Web: klir.dk Materialer: Living Brickwork Living Brickwork isalive because the stones are shaped to form light-and- shadow effects inresponse to the chang- ing light of day and variations inthe weather. How can we give brickwork a new, contemporary expression? How can brickwork […]
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[…] forms, the pragmatic construction material takes on an organic expression. With the many new technologies within the building tradition, almost anything is possible. Thygesen’s project brings to light the fact that in combination with new techniques such classic materials can also take on renewed value. “The smooth bricks are sheared in profile where they […]
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[…] Itis neither fine art nor design, but includes the best ofboth wor- Ids: both the reflective and utility-oriented levels. That isavery privileged position. Ifwe view this inthe light of the original avant-garde intentions, itbecomes clear that craft art isaform ofpractice that iscapable ofovercoming the paradox ofthe avant-garde. Its object isan artistic object, but at […]
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[…] not cause any stir among the public.With the latest exhibition of Verner Panton’s multifaceted work with design, the exhibition hall was transformed into atotal installation of colors, light, furniture, textiles, wall decorations, lamps, etc. The seductive setting, designed by Verner Panton himself, clearly challenged our traditional furnishing concepts and conventions and as such helped […]
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[…] roots inDenmark. The section ofthe Serafens complex that Louise Sass was towork with was demanding inseveral respects. For one thing the floor inquestion isatbasement level with little light coming in, for another several ofthe rooms are low-ceilinged. Another important determinant ofthe character and design ofthe decoration was the fact that the users ofthis section […]
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[…] can concept, from which the English professor of often the boundaries between the disciplines, furniture design, David Pye, already distanced ind new hybrid types ofpractice see the light himself inhis classic book The Nature andArt ofday. This isnot something new. The philoso- ofWorkmanship (1968). On the one hand it pher Theodor A.Adorno emphasized Verfran- […]
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