Grethe Meyer: Designing Danish Modernism
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Author: Meyer, Grethe
The story of Danish mid-century architect and designer Grethe Meyer spans the fields of design, culture and women’s history. It illustrates the complexities of being both a single mother and a pioneering architect at a time when her male colleagues dominated the field. Her iconic designs, informed by the rhythm of family life, shaped a new vision of domesticity rooted in the ideals of modernity and freedom shared by the now-canonised, post-war generation of idealist architects and designers.Organised chronologically, 'Designing Danish Modernism' presents her remarkable story in lively detail, as informed by extensive archival research as well as lengthy conversations with Meyer’s friends, colleagues and family members. The volume also amplifies Meyer’s own voice, integrating quotes from her notes and speeches. While paying particular attention to her table service Blue Line and her renowned stoneware series Firepot, 'Designing Danish Modernism' also highlights Meyer's early modular cabinets, late cutlery and many other innovative designs in between.
ISBN 9788797609811. Grethe Meyer Design. hb. 300 pages. 68 colour, 78 b/w ills. 24.1 x 19.1 cm.
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The story of Danish mid-century architect and designer Grethe Meyer spans the fields of design, culture and women’s history. It illustrates the complexities of being both a single mother and a pioneering architect at a time when her male colleagues dominated the field. Her iconic designs, informed by the rhythm of family life, shaped a new vision of domesticity rooted in the ideals of modernity and freedom shared by the now-canonised, post-war generation of idealist architects and designers.Organised chronologically, 'Designing Danish Modernism' presents her remarkable story in lively detail, as informed by extensive archival research as well as lengthy conversations with Meyer’s friends, colleagues and family members. The volume also amplifies Meyer’s own voice, integrating quotes from her notes and speeches. While paying particular attention to her table service Blue Line and her renowned stoneware series Firepot, 'Designing Danish Modernism' also highlights Meyer's early modular cabinets, late cutlery and many other innovative designs in between.
ISBN 9788797609811. Grethe Meyer Design. hb. 300 pages. 68 colour, 78 b/w ills. 24.1 x 19.1 cm.
available