#090 ARTSNATIONAL Gold Coast
May 2024 Lecture and Morning Tea
'How we got IKEA! Scandinavian Design 1880 to 1960.'
At the beginning of the 20th century the Scandinavian countries emerged as leaders of progressive design. They looked to the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Carl Larsson, the ‘father’ of IKEA, created a rural retreat where he hand-crafted much of his furniture. Georg Jensen, Denmark’s premier silversmith, also drew on the Arts and Crafts ethos. Swedish and Danish glass and ceramics – Orrefors, Rorstraand and Royal Copenhagen were similarly inspired. By the 1950s Scandinavian Modern offered an ideal based on clean lines, natural materials, and ‘less is more’. Founded on principles of economy and self-reliance IKEA has globalised Scandinavian Modern.
An Arts Society lecturer since 1994 Anne ANDERSON was senior lecturer at Southampton Solent University and is currently Hon Associate Professor at Exeter University, a tutor for the Victoria and Albert Learning Academy, and Ceramics Consultant for Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum. Anne has published on Art Deco teapots, the Pre-Raphaelites, Edward Burne-Jones, and Art Nouveau architecture. She held various fellowships and has curated national exhibitions, the most recent Beyond the Brotherhood; the Pre-Raphaelite Legacy (2019-20).
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The title of the lecture is "How we got IKEA! Scandinavian Design 1880 to 1960".This lecture shows how Scandinavian Modern design (based on clean lines, natural materials, and the 'less is more' idea) evolved.
Our speaker from The Arts Society (UK) is DR ANNE ANDERSON
Location
The Lakeside Room, HOTA
135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise Qld 4217
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#090 ArtsNational Gold Coast Lecture - May 2024
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