The Little Book of Danish Design: for Children and Curious Grown-ups
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Little Book of Danish Design: for Children and Curious Grown-ups
By (Author) Marie Hugstead
By (author) Kitt Stuart Schwenn
Strandberg Publishing
Strandberg Publishing
16th March 2020
9th January 2020
Denmark
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Art and artists
Physical Properties
Hardback
128
Width 190mm, Height 234mm
580g
Description
The Little Book of Danish Design for Children and Curious Grown-Ups tells fun and interesting stories about 50 Danish design icons. With a light touch and colourful and humorous illustrations, the book takes a fresh look at some of the many great Danish design objects that have been created for the home over the past century.
The book presents popular design classics by Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Hans J. Wegner as well as the LEGO brick, the Panton chair and a selection of new iconic products by Royal Copenhagen and Bang & Olufsen, among many others.
Author Bio
Marie Hugsted is a textile designer. She graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design in Copenhagen and is also a trained teacher. Kitt Stuart Schwenn created the illustrations in the book. She is a textile designer, graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design in Copenhagen.
