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| Title Statement | True Nordic: how Scandinavia influenced design in Canada / curated by Rachel Gotlieb and Michael Prokopow. |
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| Additional Contributors | Gotlieb, Rachel |
| Prokopow, Michael John,1961- | |
| Baird, George | |
| Kingwell, Mark,1963- | |
| Publication | London, UK: Black Dog Publishing,[2016]©2016 |
| Extent of Item | 127 pages |
| ISBN | 1910433632 (pbk.) 9781910433638 (pbk.) |
| Other Number | 2968049 |
| General Notes | Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario, October 13, 2016 to January 8, 2017; New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, March 3 to September 5, 2017; and Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21, 2017 to January 21, 2018. Essays by Rachel Gotlieb, Michael Prokopow, George Baird, and Mark Kingwell. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
| Summary | True Nordic presents a comprehensive look at more than nine decades of Nordic and Scandinavian aesthetic influence in Canadian craft, design and industrial production. The book offers a broad historical survey of Canadian-made ceramics, furniture, textiles and metalware inspired by the aesthetics of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia. The design culture and movements of the Nordic countries have been the most significant in the development of Canadian design sensibility since 1920. Scandinavian design resonated with Canadians and was viewed as appropriate for the realities of domesticity and modernizing life. Praised for its material sensitivity and regarded as both modern and humble, progressive but quiet, Scandinavian and Nordic design resonated with Canada's ongoing efforts to find a fitting stylistic and culturally appropriate language. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Design--Exhibitions--History--20th century--Canada |
| Design--Exhibitions--History--21st century--Canada | |
| Design--Exhibitions--Influence--Scandinavia | |
| Decorative arts--Exhibitions--History--20th century--Canada | |
| Decorative arts--Exhibitions--History--21st century--Canada | |
