Scandinavia: Living Design - Hardcover

Gaynor, Elizabeth; Haavisto, Karl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 050023499X ISBN 13: 9780500234990

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1987

Synopsis

Scandinavia is a rich survey of homes and furnishings inspired by and adapted to their natural environment, exploring forest manors, postmodern apartments, and snug cottages. 400 full-color photographs.

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From Publishers Weekly:

This refreshing survey of Scandinavian architecture and interior design guides readers through rural localessnowy Norwegian forests, rugged Icelandic coasts and lush Danish farmlandand picturesque cities like Oslo and Helsinki. Gaynor, a contributing editor of European Travel & Life, explores a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary styles with special emphasis on the fertile, land-wed culture in which they are rooted. An 18th century slate-and-grass-roofed log cabin is naturally integrated into its mountain setting. Similarly, an innovative Danish architect literally buries his coastal home in the dunes, creating giant, multifaceted glass domes that protrude toward the sea "like large, unblinking eyes." In concert with Haavisto's 400 tranquil, full-color beckoning images, Gaynor pays thoughtful tribute to the Nordic "fingertip-feeling for wood"expressed in romantic "dragon style" carvings and in the sleek, modern simplicity of stripped and oiled fir. This delightful volume celebrates a prolific tradition of domestic craft, perfecting a classic symmetry of form in functional design. First serial to House & Garden, European Travel & Life, House Beautiful and Home; Interior Design Book Club main selection.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 050023499X
• ISBN 13: 9780500234990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256