tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post3198876162012346031..comments2023-12-13T11:23:27.848-05:00Comments on Ponderings over the pond: Why is Swedish Design so different?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-82774792443627925092007-06-01T07:04:00.000-04:002007-06-01T07:04:00.000-04:00"oh, was this not what you had in mind?""oh, was this not what you had in mind?"PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-66908049628318768502007-06-01T04:41:00.000-04:002007-06-01T04:41:00.000-04:00After looking at PP:s links I realize I might not ...After looking at PP:s links I realize I might not be updated on what constitutes swedish design. I'm not too sure I like the contemporary version. One thing I associates with the old school of swedish design is ergonomics.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at these <A HREF="http://www.tafarkitektkontor.se/projects.asp?Id=107" REL="nofollow">stairs</A>, very steep but still no rail? And imagine what the O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-79813749030302542912007-05-31T16:40:00.000-04:002007-05-31T16:40:00.000-04:00Fixed PP:s link:More swedish designFixed PP:s link:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tafarkitektkontor.se/projects.asp" REL="nofollow">More swedish design</A>O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-75986769582763658972007-05-31T08:10:00.000-04:002007-05-31T08:10:00.000-04:00http://more swedish designhttp://<A HREF="www.tafarkitektkontor.se/projects.asp" REL="nofollow">more swedish design</A>PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-3040892727947625132007-05-25T08:29:00.000-04:002007-05-25T08:29:00.000-04:00Things were not always this way...seehere,here,her...Things were not always this way...see<A HREF="http://russelwrightcenter.org/design_port.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>,<BR/><A HREF="http://www.erieartmuseum.org/programs/exhibits/exhibits2005/zeisel/zeisel.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>,<BR/><A HREF="http://www.eamesoffice.com/index2.php?mod=furniture" REL="nofollow">here</A> and many,<BR/><A HREF="http://www.idsa.org/webmodules/articles/PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-66135779447804139842007-05-25T08:20:00.000-04:002007-05-25T08:20:00.000-04:00LS: Just because I think of stringhyllan as swedis...LS: Just because I think of stringhyllan as swedish design, doesn't mean it has to be good. But I still think it is in the swedish tradition, design-wise. The same goes for IKEA, it is the idea behind it I was thinking of, not necessary their latest catalog.<BR/><BR/>Ps. I urge anyone interested in audio to check out Stig Carlssons thoughts on orthoacoustics. As he claimed; " My speakers are the O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-22463911623195511602007-05-25T07:51:00.000-04:002007-05-25T07:51:00.000-04:00Comments to O.K.'s post:I think the stringhyllan (...Comments to O.K.'s post:<BR/><BR/>I think the stringhyllan (string bookcase) is overrated. Remember, our grandma had one.<BR/><BR/>I once knew a girl whose father had the patent on the little flat area on the top-front of dish brushes, the thing you scrape off hard stuff with.<BR/><BR/>I had no idea Sigvard was involved in design! Even if you don't like the cheapness of IKEA, it has really LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-73725836728329047582007-05-25T05:40:00.000-04:002007-05-25T05:40:00.000-04:00The things I mostly associate with "Swedish design...The things I mostly associate with "Swedish design", comes from or are inspired by the culmination of the thought of "Folkhemmet" (translation?), i.e. 1950s - early 1970s. An idea to make life better for the common man, plus a lack of market for luxury items resulted in simple, functional, robust and beautiful design of everyday items. <BR/><BR/>Examples that spring to mind is <A HREF="http://O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-15934474707829168182007-05-25T01:32:00.000-04:002007-05-25T01:32:00.000-04:00Hello there, Sweden is NOT just a blip on the scre...Hello there, Sweden is NOT just a blip on the screen, the famous botanical professor has put Sweden on the map again!<BR/><BR/>Not only Linné...EHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275671822465334645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-52205031584702992532007-05-24T21:19:00.000-04:002007-05-24T21:19:00.000-04:00Ohhhhh, so now China and the US are the big world-...Ohhhhh, so now China and the US are the big world-power?AREAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986649193000401894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-72269095897356597352007-05-24T19:51:00.000-04:002007-05-24T19:51:00.000-04:00Swedes haven't rule the world since the 1640s, 'th...Swedes haven't rule the world since the 1640s, 'the big power time' (stormaktstiden) in Sweden. Now Sweden is just a blip on the screen, except for design and music, right?LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-33814786073178707602007-05-24T16:23:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:23:00.000-04:00Its because Swedes rule the world...DUH! :]Its because Swedes rule the world...DUH! :]AREAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986649193000401894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-3008224751537368052007-05-24T13:09:00.000-04:002007-05-24T13:09:00.000-04:00Words I associate with Swedish design :simplicityp...Words I associate with Swedish design :<BR/><BR/>simplicity<BR/>practicality<BR/>functionality<BR/>clean lines<BR/>colorful, but not many colors<BR/>inspired from nature<BR/><BR/>Words I associate with most American design and everyday items:<BR/>flowery <BR/>lots of colors, sometimes too much<BR/>cheap materials<BR/>slit-och-slang (use and throw away)<BR/>too complex lines<BR/>faux antique<BR/>LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-8710039381309917182007-05-24T10:55:00.000-04:002007-05-24T10:55:00.000-04:00made in USA<A HREF="http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/" REL="nofollow">made in USA</A>PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-11722439240228470512007-05-24T10:54:00.000-04:002007-05-24T10:54:00.000-04:00How do you like the work of this firm? I'm not so ...How do you like the work of <A HREF="http://www.frontdesign.se/" REL="nofollow">this</A> firm? I'm not so hot on it...neat tech stuff with that chair(look at the video)But their work is very self conscience, and not trying to follow any tradition. As to the question of why the stores here are filled with cheap china crap and not in Sweden I don't really know. It is only recently that mass market PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.com