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  1. 1. Transitional design histories

    Författare :Maria Göransdotter; Johan Redström; Kjetil Fallan; Molly Wright Steenson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; design; design research; design theory; design history; history of design; industrial design; participatory design; co-design; user-centered design; Scandinavian design; Swedish design; history of ideas; design; designforskning; designteori; designhistoria; industridesign; deltagande design; samskapande; användarcentrerad design; skandinavisk design; svensk design; folkhemmet; idéhistoria; design; design; industrial design; industridesign; idé- och lärdomshistoria; History Of Sciences and Ideas; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : Design practices are to a large degree conceptually and methodologically based in ways of designing rooted in the 20th century. Some of the challenges that arise in contemporary design stem from an unawareness of design’s historicity, and the discrepancies between what design methods and concepts once were made to handle, and what we presently try to apply them to. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Vackrare vardagsvara – design för alla? : Gregor Paulsson och Svenska Slöjdföreningen 1915–1925

    Författare :Gunnela Ivanov; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; arts and crafts; art and technology; industrial art; arts décoratifs; industrial design; history of design; household wares; architecture and engineering; housing problem; home furniture; romanticism; Deutscher Werkbund; Slöjdföreningen; Svensk Form; Swedish grace; IKEA; social aesthetics; Sozial Ästhetik; functionalism; reformation of museums; exhibitions; fairs; department stores; artefact use; taste; adult education; theological aesthetics; Historia; History subjects; Historieämnen; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is structured in six chapters. Chapter I contains an introduction and includes purpose, theory, method, and concepts. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A pragmatist theory of design : The impact of the pragmatist philosophy of John Dewey on architecture and design

    Författare :Leif E. Östman; Jerker Lundequist; Richard Buchanan; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; design; design theory; design knowledge; avant-garde; pragmatist philosophy; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle;

    Sammanfattning : This study is an inquiry into design-theoretical aspects of architectural design in Finland based mainly on the pragmatist philosophy of John Dewey. The study comprises two case studies. The . rst case deals with a young family designing their future home – a detached house built from prefabricated components – in cooperation with an architect. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Förlagd form : Designkritik och designpraktik i Sverige 1860–1890

    Författare :Elin Manker; Catharina Nolin; Jeff Werner; Kjetil Fallan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Design; Design Theory; Design History; Craft; Craft Theory; Craft History; 19th century Sweden; Ornamental Print; Popular Aesthetics; Element Design; Manufacturing; Paraffin Lamp; Illustrated Journal; Materiality; Design; designteori; designhistoria; hantverk; hantverksteori; hantverkshistoria; 1800-talet i Sverige; mönsterblad; populär estetik; elementdesign; fabrik; fotogenlampa; illustrerade tidskrifter; materialitet; konstvetenskap; Art History;

    Sammanfattning : The overarching aim of this doctoral dissertation is to present an analysis of the design processes related to serial articles produced in Sweden between 1860 and 1890. In the dissertation, the interconnections between aesthetic theories, design languague, production processes, and the commercial market are explored. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Det var en gång ett land... : Berättelser om svenskhet i historieläroböcker och elevers föreställningsvärldar

    Författare :Ingmarie Danielsson Malmros; Klas-Göran Karlsson; Historia; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of didactics; history textbooks; students worldviews; narration; collective identity; historical consciousness; use of history; Swedish history; narrative theory; conceptual history;

    Sammanfattning : The first purpose of this dissertation is to encircle meaning conveying narrations about Sweden and “Swedishness” in history textbooks, published between 1931 and 2009. The second aim is to show which of these narratives, or parts of them, that are expressed by a selection of contemporary students. LÄS MER