The Resource Design by Ikea : a cultural history, by Sara Kristoffersson ; translated by William Jewson
Design by Ikea : a cultural history, by Sara Kristoffersson ; translated by William Jewson
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- Summary
- Sara Kristoffersson's compelling study provides the first sustained critical history of IKEA. Kristoffersson argues that the company's commercial success has been founded on a neat alignment of the brand with a particular image of Swedish national identity - one that is bound up with ideas of social democracy and egalitarianism - and its material expression in a pared-down, functional design aesthetic. Employing slogans such as "Design for everyone" and "Democratic design", IKEA signals a rejection of the stuffy, the 'chintzy', and the traditional in both design practices and social structures. Drawing on original research in the IKEA company archive and interviews with IKEA personnel, Design by IKEA traces IKEA's symbolic connection to Sweden, through its design output and its promotional materials, to examine how the company both promoted and profited from the concept of Scandinavian Design
- Language
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- eng
- swe
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
- Contents
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- CONFIGURING IKEA; A furniture company's history and legitimacy; Facts and fi ctions; The self-image in a landscape of manuals; Notes; ONCE UPON A TIME; The story of IKEA; The 'IKEA Way': what and how to do it; I'm your man; Different ways of narrating IKEA; 'Not for the rich. But for the wise'; Robin Hood of the furniture industry: from the high street to the Masses; Notes; SWEDISH STORIES AND DESIGN; Blue and yellow linguistics; The nature-loving Swedes and the thrifty people of Småland; Welfare and the welfare state Beauty for all; Swedish modern and Scandinavian design; House styles and Swedish collections; Images on the global arena; From copycat to master of style; Notes; SWEDEN DESIGNED BY IKEA; The brand state; Brand Sweden; Sweden loves IKEA; Notes; COUNTER-NARRATIVES; From social role model to brand; Beyond the blond; Old wine in new bottles; IKEA in the limelight; The socially responsible corporation; Notes; DEMOCRACY FOR SALE; The best story wins; Seductive interiors
- Isbn
- 9781472587374
- Label
- Design by Ikea : a cultural history
- Title
- Design by Ikea
- Title remainder
- a cultural history
- Statement of responsibility
- by Sara Kristoffersson ; translated by William Jewson
- Subject
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- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing | General
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling | General
- Design
- Electronic books
- Furniture design
- Furniture design
- Furniture design -- Sweden -- History
- Furniture industry and trade
- Furniture industry and trade -- Sweden -- History
- History of art & design styles: from c 1900
- IKEA
- Ikea (Firm)
- Ikea (Firm)
- Möbel
- Product design
- Sweden
- History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce
- Language
-
- eng
- swe
- eng
- Summary
- Sara Kristoffersson's compelling study provides the first sustained critical history of IKEA. Kristoffersson argues that the company's commercial success has been founded on a neat alignment of the brand with a particular image of Swedish national identity - one that is bound up with ideas of social democracy and egalitarianism - and its material expression in a pared-down, functional design aesthetic. Employing slogans such as "Design for everyone" and "Democratic design", IKEA signals a rejection of the stuffy, the 'chintzy', and the traditional in both design practices and social structures. Drawing on original research in the IKEA company archive and interviews with IKEA personnel, Design by IKEA traces IKEA's symbolic connection to Sweden, through its design output and its promotional materials, to examine how the company both promoted and profited from the concept of Scandinavian Design
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kristoffersson, Sara
- Dewey number
- 381/.4568410065485
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Swedish
- LC call number
- HD9773.S84
- LC item number
- I45513 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ikea (Firm)
- Furniture industry and trade
- Furniture design
- Ikea (Firm)
- IKEA
- Furniture design
- History of art & design styles: from c 1900
- Product design
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Furniture design
- Furniture industry and trade
- Sweden
- Möbel
- Label
- Design by Ikea : a cultural history, by Sara Kristoffersson ; translated by William Jewson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- CONFIGURING IKEA; A furniture company's history and legitimacy; Facts and fi ctions; The self-image in a landscape of manuals; Notes; ONCE UPON A TIME; The story of IKEA; The 'IKEA Way': what and how to do it; I'm your man; Different ways of narrating IKEA; 'Not for the rich. But for the wise'; Robin Hood of the furniture industry: from the high street to the Masses; Notes; SWEDISH STORIES AND DESIGN; Blue and yellow linguistics; The nature-loving Swedes and the thrifty people of Småland; Welfare and the welfare state Beauty for all; Swedish modern and Scandinavian design; House styles and Swedish collections; Images on the global arena; From copycat to master of style; Notes; SWEDEN DESIGNED BY IKEA; The brand state; Brand Sweden; Sweden loves IKEA; Notes; COUNTER-NARRATIVES; From social role model to brand; Beyond the blond; Old wine in new bottles; IKEA in the limelight; The socially responsible corporation; Notes; DEMOCRACY FOR SALE; The best story wins; Seductive interiors
- Control code
- 891589750
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781472587374
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- gobi
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891589750
- Label
- Design by Ikea : a cultural history, by Sara Kristoffersson ; translated by William Jewson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- CONFIGURING IKEA; A furniture company's history and legitimacy; Facts and fi ctions; The self-image in a landscape of manuals; Notes; ONCE UPON A TIME; The story of IKEA; The 'IKEA Way': what and how to do it; I'm your man; Different ways of narrating IKEA; 'Not for the rich. But for the wise'; Robin Hood of the furniture industry: from the high street to the Masses; Notes; SWEDISH STORIES AND DESIGN; Blue and yellow linguistics; The nature-loving Swedes and the thrifty people of Småland; Welfare and the welfare state Beauty for all; Swedish modern and Scandinavian design; House styles and Swedish collections; Images on the global arena; From copycat to master of style; Notes; SWEDEN DESIGNED BY IKEA; The brand state; Brand Sweden; Sweden loves IKEA; Notes; COUNTER-NARRATIVES; From social role model to brand; Beyond the blond; Old wine in new bottles; IKEA in the limelight; The socially responsible corporation; Notes; DEMOCRACY FOR SALE; The best story wins; Seductive interiors
- Control code
- 891589750
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781472587374
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- gobi
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891589750
Subject
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing | General
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling | General
- Design
- Electronic books
- Furniture design
- Furniture design
- Furniture design -- Sweden -- History
- Furniture industry and trade
- Furniture industry and trade -- Sweden -- History
- History of art & design styles: from c 1900
- IKEA
- Ikea (Firm)
- Ikea (Firm)
- Möbel
- Product design
- Sweden
- History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce
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