Karlsen, Arne ; Contemporary Danish Design; Copenhagen : Danish Society of Arts and Crafts and Industrial Design, 1960, English, 117 pages

Now scarce. Published in 1960 this book attempted to give an outline of contemporary modern Danish design across a range of decorative arts from furniture to lighting. Mainly photographic with some uncommon objects by relatively well known designers including Jacob Bang, Sigvard Bernadotte, Viggo Boesen, Kay Bojesen, Jorgen and Naan Ditzel, Helga Foght, Aage Hansen, Poul Henningsen, Peter Hvidt, Arne jacobsen, Finn Juhl, Edvard and Tove Kindt-larsen, Jacob Kajer, Kaare Klint, Mogens Koch, Herbert Krenchel, Ejner Larsen, Bender Madsen, Borge Mogensen, Molgaard-Nielsen, Jens Quistgaard, Axel Salto, Ole Wanscher, Hans Wegner.

Condition: softback. Crease to front cover. Slight yellowing to page edges inside. A good copy of this now scarce title.



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