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Denmark in Britain: Architecture, Design and Lifestyle, 19451970

English

By (author): Bruce Peter

«This is a splendidly lucid and readable book, a distinctive and a distinguished contribution to Nordic Studies.»
(Colin Roth, Centre for Nordic Studies, University of Sheffield)

«Eloquently narrates with precision and wit the fascinating story of how the objects and imagery of Danish architecture, design and lifestyle helped satisfy an appetite for novel and improved ways of living among British consumers during the postwar decades.»
(Martin Søberg, Royal Danish Academy School of Architecture, Copenhagen)

In the decades after the Second World War, Denmarks national image in Britain was greatly changed through the acclaim it received for its modern architecture and design, which British critics, consumers and entrepreneurs increasingly came to desire and emulate. Using architecture and design historical methods, this book relates Danish post-war success in promoting architecture and design in Britain to wider political and economic contexts. It also documents and analyses the multiple contributory aspects of what may now be considered to have been an early exemplar of the successful marketing of identity through the outputs of creative industries. In addition, it explains the human relationships and networks of acquaintances involved in the promotion of Danish creativity in Britain and of the mutually beneficial advantages achieved through the Danes joint exhibiting of design, food and lifestyle to build appealing, multi-faceted images of the nation.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 405g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Sep 2023
  • Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781789972771

About Bruce Peter

Bruce Peter is Professor of Design History at The Glasgow School of Art. He is half-Danish and a graduate of the GSA The Royal College of Art and the University of Glasgow. He has written extensively about twentieth-century design from Scandinavia particularly with regard to modern commercial ships of the 1930s1990s period. Other recent works include Jet Age Hotels and the International Style (2020) and The Changing Face of British Railways (2018). Earlier he advised the Victoria & Albert Museum on the development of the exhibition Ocean Liners: Speed and Style.

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