Published in conjunction with the exhibition Swedish Wooden Toys, held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, June 19, 2014-January 11, 2015, and at the Bard Graduate Center, New York, September 18, 2015-January 17, 2016. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / Amy F. Ogata and Susan Weber -- Swedish childhoods from the era of great power to the welfare state / Bengt Sandin -- Depicting Swedish children and toys / Helena Lundin -- Wooden toy manufacturing in Sweden / Peter Pluntky -- BRIO : the brothers Ivarsson in Osby / Solveig Nordh -- The wooden horse that became a national symbol / Rune Bondjers -- Dollhouses and miniatures in Sweden / Birgitta Lindencrona -- Playing and learning : wooden educational toys in Sweden / Amy F. Ogata -- Sleds, skis, and ice skates : winter sports equipment for children in sweden, 1850-1960 / Susan Weber -- Selling toys, selling ideas : retailers, producers, and politics / Hedvig Hedqvist -- Designing wooden toys in the age of the technological imagination / Nina Stritzler-Levine -- Children and toys in Swedish photographs / Maria Cristina Biagi and Emma Marconcini.
Summary:
" 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. "-- Provided by publisher.
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