Year
2018
Languages
- Danish
- English
Reprints
The little book of Danish design
The Little Book of Danish Design For Children and Childlike Adults tells fun and interesting stories about 50 Danish design icons. With a light touch and colourful and humorous illustrations, the book takes a fresh look at some of the many great Danish design objects that have been created for the home over the past century.
The book presents popular design classics by Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Hans J. Wegner as well as the LEGO brick, the Panton chair and a selection of new iconic products by Royal Copenhagen and Bang & Olufsen, among many others.
Marie Hugsted is a textile designer. She graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design in Copenhagen and is also a trained teacher.
Kitt Stuart Schwenn created the illustrations in the book.
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Designers covered
The book presents popular design classics by Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Hans J. Wegner as well as the LEGO brick, the Panton chair and a selection of new iconic products from Royal Copenhagen and Bang & Olufsen, among many others.
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The launch
The book was launched in Danish in november 2018 and a number of book signings took place. It has since been reprinted and translated into English.