(in Polish) Nordic Countries Design and Culture

elementary

H1A_W01

H1A_W10

H1A_U01

H1A_W01

H1A_W10

H1A_U01

Scandinavian design is a term used to briefly describe most of the artistic activities which arose in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. The term itself is highly misleading as the adjective Scandinavian is historically and properly used to describe three kingdoms only: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Nevertheless, semantically, it can at times include Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Finland, as countries situated in the same region. The terms the North or Nordic Countries are much more significant and proper, but, at the same time, far less common, especially among non-nordic scholars and writers. Because of its originally unique character, Scandinavian design is often emphasized as essentially distinct from the rest of Europe, mostly because of the geographical position of Scandinavia, as well as because of sharing a common history and linguistic roots (except for Finland). There are many unifying factors determining the Scandinavian design, concisely present in it: simplicity of the form, strong devotion to local traditions, high quality of used materials, democratic approach to design, the social role of everyday life objects and a significant role of designers. Hence there might be a reason for reducing those cultural phenomena to a common denominator, known worldwide as Scandinavian Design.

The course aims to present the panorama of Nordic culture with the emphasis on the matter of design.

Kjetil Fallan, Design History: Understanding Theory and Method, Berg Publishers: Oxford 2010.

Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Taschen: Berlin 2013.

Pekka Korvenmaa, Finnish Design, Aalto University Press: Helsinki 2014.

Mark Mussari, Danish Modern, Bloomsbury Academic: London 2016.

Elizabeth Wilhide, Scandinavian Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Designers, Quadrille Publishing: London 2016.

Rita Taskinen [ed.], Design From Finland, Teollisuustaiteen Liitto ORNAMO, 1992.

Harri Kahla, The Other Modernism: Finnish Design and National Identity, [in] Finnish Modern Design: Utopias, Ideas and Everyday Realities, 1930-1997 [exhibition catalogue], ed. Marianne Aav, Nina Stritzler-Levine, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts and Yale University Press, 1998, pp. 29-51.

Anna Wiśnicka, Finnishness revised – tradition, innovation and creative simplicity in the design philosophy of Simo Heikkilä, [in:] Simo Heikkila – Works, Helsinki–Jyväskylä, 2016.

H1A_W01 the student has basic knowledge on the importance of the humanities and their place on the map of other studies, understands the specific character of the subject and its methodology

H1A_W10 the student has basic knowledge of the cultural institutions and contemporary cultural life.

H1A_U01 the student can search for information, analyze, and select date using various scientific methods.

6.00 ECTS

30 h - class participation

60 h - class preparation

30 h - reading

60 h - exam preparation

Active participation

Discussions

Final Presentation via MOODLE

Max. 2 absences.

UWAGA

Winter semester classes via MS Teams (name - NORDIC COUNTRIES OGUN) all the links and additional information can be found on Moodle

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a2b4420cb96c74c5699bbd8417f5e8f77%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=18f3526b-2be8-4d43-bcc7-554357975934&tenantId=12578430-c51b-4816-8163-c7281035b9b3

VALUATION CRITERIA

FOR 5 - students know excellent the questions of Scandinavian design and its chronology can recognize and name the designers/schools based on visual material.

FOR 4 - students know well the questions of Scandinavian design and its chronology, can partially recognize and name the designers/schools based on visual material.

FOR 3 - students know basic questions of Scandinavian design and some chronology, can vaguely recognize and name the designers/schools based on visual material.

FOR 2 - students do not know the required questions of Scandinavian design and its chronology, cannot recognize and name the designers/schools based on visual material.