Help me find this Swedish book about 'design without designers'

September 19, 2005 3:30 AM

Help me find this Swedish book about 'design without designers'

Last year I saw a Swedish book with pictures of archetypical products from the pre-industrial era. Pans, cutlery, tools, utensils etc. I'm almost sure it was in Swedish. I forgot to buy it, or write down the ISBN/title. I would be grateful if someone could help me out with more info, thnx.

posted by ouke to Society & Culture (5 answers total)

Sounds like something Ikea would produce?
posted by Saucy Intruder at 5:31 AM on September 19, 2005

Is it this one, or something similar to it? Do you remember anything about the size, binding, or colour of the cover?
posted by misteraitch at 6:43 AM on September 19, 2005

Err, sorry, it wouldn't be that one: I missed the key word pre-industrial in your question.
posted by misteraitch at 6:45 AM on September 19, 2005

Sounds like Architecture Without Architects, one of my favorite books of all time.
posted by Specklet at 10:29 AM on September 19, 2005

Some photographer named Jeremy Edwards did an exhibition for the Stockholm Architecture Museum called Design utan Designer, (Swedish for Design without Designer). He has also published a book called Objets Anonymes that sounds a little bit like what you have described.
posted by lazy-ville at 11:34 AM on September 19, 2005