‘Velvet’ 2006 by  Mårten Medbo; Photograph: Mårten Medbo, 2006

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Front Design: (L-R) Lagerkvist, von der Lancken, Lindgren, Sävström; Photo: Anna Lönnerstam

Issue No. 191
Nov/Dec 2004

The news in brief:
Ready or not: Hidden Art’s tenth anniversary; Bright lights: Christmas decorations at the Harley; Animal magic: Susan Parkinson’s pottery

Inside this issue

  • Regulars

    Writers & thinkers
    Denise Hagströmer examines the ideas and influence of Gregor Paulsson


    Commissions
    How Swedish craftwork is enhancing architecture

    Critic’s choice
    In this continuing series, Malcolm Haslam visits the Rackstadmuseet in Sweden

    Letters
    You write to us

    Craftnotes
    Challenging Craft conference, plus gallery and web news, awards and commissions, education and resources

    Stockists
    Outlet for work featured in this issue

    Subscriptions
    Competitions and how to subscribe

    As i please
    Tanya Harrod on the uses of the artist’s residency

  • Features

    Beauty and the beast
    Contemporary Swedish design at the Crafts Council

    United front
    Sweden’s most stylish new designers

    Our friends in the north
    Popular British perceptions of Scandinavian design in the 1950s

    Girl power
    How Swedish women have taken the lead in design

    Home from home
    Profile of the architect Ralph Erskine

    Comment:
    beauty without the beast
    Alan Powers on a neglected aesthetic ideal

  • Reviews

    Exhibitions and books reviewed

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