Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Swedish Wooden Toys, Paperback / softback Book

Swedish Wooden Toys Paperback / softback

Edited by Amy F. Ogata, Susan Weber

Paperback / softback

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks

Description

The Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colorful, quality wooden items that reflect Scandinavian design and craft traditions.

This superbly illustrated book, including specially commissioned photography, looks at over 200 years of Swedish toys, from historic dollhouses to the latest designs for children.  Featuring rattles, full-size rocking horses, dollhouses, and building blocks to skis, sleds, and tabletop games with intricate moving parts, Swedish Wooden Toys also addresses images of Swedish childhood, the role of the beloved red Dala horse in the creation of national identity, the vibrant tradition of educational toys, and the challenges of maintaining craft manufacturing in an era of global mass-production.     Published in association with the Bard Graduate CenterExhibition Schedule:Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs(06/18/14–01/11/15)Bard Graduate CenterMarch 2015StockholmSummer 2015

Information

Save 14%

£55.00

£47.15

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information