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Hilma af Klint ingick i en grupp kvinnliga vänner som kallade sig De Fem och var verksamma mellan 1895 och 1910. Tillsammans med Anna Cassel, Cornelia Cederberg, Sigrid Hedman och Mathilda Nilsson var af Klint tidi-gare medlem i Edelweissförbundet ett sällskap som kombinerade kristna idéer, teosofi och spiritualism. De Fem mottog meddelanden från högre andar som de kallade de Höga mästarna och under sina seanser dokumen-terade de i translika tillstånd andarnas meddelanden med automatskrift och medialt tecknande.Det finns 15 skissböcker från denna period och Bokförlaget Stolpe gör nu tre av dessa (S2 HaK 1515, S6 HaK 1519 och S13 HaK 1526) tillgängliga som reproduktioner. De tre skissböckerna säljs tillsammans i ett fodral.

The notion and nature of play has puzzled and inspired thinkers over the course of history. Interpreted as excessive, illusive, and unproductive, play and imagination have over time permeated cultural spheres and now emerge from the 20th century as two critical ingredients of today s artistic and political discourse. Emphasizing productivity through spontaneity, risk, freedom and pleasure, the act of play and radical imagination have motivated not only significant research and experimentation within the arts, but also social and political change. As artist practices, curatorial models, and institutional frameworks continue to shift, each development makes visible the transformative impact of this critical investigation. This book reflects the conceptual backbone of 2013 Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art Play! Recapturing the Radical Imagination and illuminates an active discourse.

<p>An interiors magazine in paperback format. </p><p><i>The New Era Agenda</i> is a companion publication to the Scandinavian interiors title <i>The New Era Magazine</i>. Published as an annual special edition paperback, it fuses previously published homes and studio visits with brand new content and ideas. On 320 pages readers get invited to homes and studios of architects, makers, artists and designers shaping our visual and material culture. </p><p>In the first volume we visit the legendary Paimio Sanatorium, designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto, and the home of designer and maker Fredrik Paulsen. Creative force Ana Kra invites us to her Paris home, and the interior architect Emanuele Stamuli takes us on a tour of his home and studio in Stockholm. We discuss making with Philippe Malouin and new aesthetics with Formafantasma, and we visit the designer Ilse Crawford. We also take a look at the new undercurrents shaping the Nordic design scene.</p>

Few people have difficulty conjuring images of modern Scandinavian design, whose influence over the past century has reached around the world. More difficult for many is imagining the quiet landscapes of the Nordic countries, which range from the flatlands of Denmark to the dramatic mountains and fjords of Norway. These majestic environments, combined with long summer days and light-poor winters, raking light and dense birch forests, have given rise to exceptionally refined examples of garden and landscape design. <br/><br/>     This survey presents the best gardens to have been produced in the region over the past ten years. Organized by themes that encapsulate the special ambience and lifestyle of the Scandinavian countries Simplicity, Silence, Fragility, Nakedness, Attunement, Boldness, Openness and Care each garden is presented through images and texts explaining its unique aspects and describing its particularly Scandinavian characteristics.<br/><br/>The timelessness of Nordic design has proven itself around the world for many decades. Now it is time for the quality of its gardens and landscapes to come into the light.

Thomas Sandell är en av de mest uppmärksammade svenska arkitekter och designer internationellt. Med stark och egensinnig formkänsla har han jobbat i de flesta skalor och genrer. Han förenar möbelformgivaren som har ritat några av IKEA:s största klassiker, produktdesignern som har formgett exklusiva klockor och väskor, arkitekten som står bakom några av de senaste årens mest kontroversiella svenska projekten och planeraren som med socialt patos tar sig an problemen i utsatta förortsområden.

RE:FORM is the book on Swedish crafts for the 21st century. It is a book that takes the pulse of crafts in Sweden today with its focus on the rising generation. Nine authors ranging from art and design historians, economists and journalists to designers and artists give their views about the state of Swedish crafts, about how they can find a new platform in the constantly shifting world of art and design.

Wingårdhs represents an eclectic and pioneering architecture. Their projects are a testament to a wide array of architectural expressions, while remaining deeply rooted in a pragmatic and humanistic Nordic tradition. "Our buildings are based on responsiveness. It's a different approach, a unique approach" says Gert Wingårdh. This book presents a selection of the bureau's latest works, such as Sven-Harry's (Art Museum), Spira, K:fem, Victoria Tower, Kuggen and Emporia, as well as essays by Gert Wingårdh and editor Tomas Lauri, and an in-depth conversation between Gert Wingårdh and Bjarke Ingels of Denmark's BIG Architects.