tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post53109334201713212..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: Made in Sweden: 20th Century DesignDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-16924712882355247292013-05-31T07:12:23.021-07:002013-05-31T07:12:23.021-07:00viktoria, every year as a part of our memphis in m...viktoria, every year as a part of our memphis in may festival we honor a foreign country. there's a large educational component aimed at the schools, and there are always free exhibits scattered around. i had hoped this design exhibit would include some furniture, but it didn't. there are a couple more exhibits i wanted to see -on on lappland, i think, and one on raoul wallenberg; but this is the last day and i may miss them.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-88527197893989212952013-05-31T07:08:07.409-07:002013-05-31T07:08:07.409-07:00bleubeard and elizabeth, i grew up with a mother w...bleubeard and elizabeth, i grew up with a mother who focused on early american style. it feels homey to me, but i don't tend to be attracted to that style when i'm in the furniture stores. mid-century modern seems to be all the rage now. Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-20445675381218461032013-05-31T07:05:18.979-07:002013-05-31T07:05:18.979-07:00darla, yes, i was really struck by that first one....darla, yes, i was really struck by that first one. i don't wear skull jewelry either, but some of it looks attractively medieval when i see it on other folks.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-158135381374564372013-05-30T21:41:55.090-07:002013-05-30T21:41:55.090-07:00Wow! Sweden is really getting a lot of attention i...Wow! Sweden is really getting a lot of attention in Memphis! <br /><br />Röhsska is a wonderful museum. My sister lives in Gothenburg and I have visited it several times, even that famous Kaffe Fassett exhibition, which was amazing. <br /><br />I wish I could point you to a good site with lots of pictures of Swedish design, but there doesn´t seem to be anything but references to books. Considering how proud we are of our reputation and our style, that´s a bit embarrassing... Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-32009830468456885752013-05-30T15:48:36.937-07:002013-05-30T15:48:36.937-07:00What awesome cups and saucers. I remember from th...What awesome cups and saucers. I remember from the time I was quite young, to the day they died, my Grandparents (who raised me) had modern looking and functional Scandinavian furniture. I vowed when I grew up and was out on my own, I would own only Victorian era quartersawn oak. It's amazing what we learn from our parents.<br /><br />Now I don't mind what I call mid-century modern. At the time, I hated it.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-37326492131941511402013-05-30T09:11:19.759-07:002013-05-30T09:11:19.759-07:00Really like that first cup/saucer. Evil Design ma...Really like that first cup/saucer. Evil Design made me laugh. There a designer out there who is known for the use of skulls. Can't think of the name at the moment. Don't wear skulls so didn't pay that much attention.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.com