Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts between Feb. 27 and June 14, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-409) and index.
The ambivalence of Finnish culture / Jari Ehrnrooth -- The other modernism : Finnish design and national identity / Harri Kalha -- Architecture and modern identity in Finland / Taisto Mäkelä -- Objects for everyday life : aspects of Finnish design since the 1980s / Susann Vihma -- Opportunities and ideals in modern furniture design in Finland / Pekka Korvenmaa -- National and international aspects of Finnish glass / Kaisa Koivisto -- Simplicity and materialism in the design of Finnish jewelry and metalwork / Marianne Aav -- Finnish textiles en route to modernity / Leena Svinhufoud -- Finnish ceramics : from everyday objects to art / Marianne Aav and Harri Kalha -- Finding a place in a new world order : Finland, America and the "design in Scandinavia" exhibition, 1954-1975 / Hildi Hawkins.