Danish Textile Prints: 100 Years of Craft and Design traces how textile printing became central to Denmark's internationally recognised design identity, drawing on Designmuseum Danmark's collection to map a century of technical and aesthetic transformation.
About This Book
Textile printing is not merely a decorative technique — in Denmark, it became a medium through which a coherent design culture was articulated. This book surveys that history through the lens of Designmuseum Danmark's extensive collection, spanning approximately one hundred years of practice. From early experiments with batik and block printing through to screen printing and contemporary digital methods, the progression is tracked as both a technical story and a cultural one. Key figures including Marie Gudme Leth, Arne Jacobsen, Helga Foght, Inge Ingetoft, Dorte Raaschou, and Grete Ehs Østergaard are examined for their roles in shaping Danish textile design — a field that united pattern, rhythm, tactility, and the play of two- and three-dimensional illusion within the woven surface.
Key Features
- 204 pages of full-colour textile design documentation drawn from Designmuseum Danmark's collection
- Author: Kirsten Toftegaard
- Named contributors and textile artists include Marie Gudme Leth, Arne Jacobsen, Helga Foght, Inge Ingetoft, Dorte Raaschou, and Grete Ehs Østergaard
- Published by Strandberg Publishing
What You'll Discover
- How batik and block printing formed the experimental foundation from which Danish textile printing developed
- The transition from hand-based techniques to screen printing and modern digital printing, and what changed aesthetically with each shift
- The specific contribution of individual textile artists and designers — including Arne Jacobsen — to Denmark's broader interior design culture
- How textile printing deploys rhythm, repetition, colour, and tactility to create spatial and visual effects within a flat woven surface
About the Author
Kirsten Toftegaard is the author of this survey, which draws on the holdings of Designmuseum Danmark. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 204
- Dimensions: 25 x 23 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788792894076
- Publisher: Strandberg Publishing
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Textile designers, design historians, Scandinavian design specialists, interior designers with an interest in pattern and material culture, and collectors of design museum publications.