Get up to date on the latest directions in Scandinavian design on February 19th, when design historian Judith Gura visits Scandinavia House in New York.
In the years following World War II, Scandinavian furniture gained international recognition for its warm and accessible style of modernism, an alternative to the steel-and-glass severity of Bauhaus design. As the 21st century begins, a younger generation of Nordic designers has come into the spotlight with a new wave of innovative designs that break new ground without sacrificing timeless values of respect for nature, craft, and humanism.
Design historian Judith Gura, author of Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st Century (2007), will report on some of the latest directions in Scandinavian design and will explain how even the most radical of them retain strong connections to the familiar classics of mid-century design.
Gura is a Professor on the faculty of the New York School of Interior Design, where she teaches design history and theory and directs the design history program.
When: February 19th 2008, at 6:30pm.
Where: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue at 38th Street, New York.
(+1) 212 879-9779
Info: $10 ($8 ASF members, free for students).