Swedish Grace
E97584
Swedish Grace is an early 20th-century Swedish architectural and design style characterized by restrained classicism, elegant proportions, and refined decorative details.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish Grace canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
ⓘ
design style ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
express national identity through classicism
ⓘ
unite tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Nordic Classicism
ⓘ
Nordic Classicism ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish Neo-Classicism
|
| contrastsWith |
Art Deco
ⓘ
ornate historicism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Swedish welfare-state formation era
ⓘ
interwar period in Sweden ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
balance
ⓘ
functional clarity ⓘ harmony ⓘ proportion ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
applied arts
ⓘ
architecture ⓘ furniture design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ interior design ⓘ |
| flourishedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clarity of form
ⓘ
craftsmanship emphasis ⓘ elegant proportions ⓘ geometric order ⓘ light color palettes ⓘ refined decorative details ⓘ restrained classicism ⓘ simplicity ⓘ subtle ornamentation ⓘ use of high-quality materials ⓘ |
| influenced |
Functionalism in Sweden
ⓘ
Scandinavian modernism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arts and Crafts movement
ⓘ
Classical architecture ⓘ National Romantic architecture ⓘ
surface form:
National Romantic style
Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nordic Classicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Nordic Classicism in Denmark
Nordic Classicism ⓘ
surface form:
Nordic Classicism in Finland
Nordic Classicism ⓘ
surface form:
Nordic Classicism in Norway
|
| typicalMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
metal ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| typicalMotif |
floral patterns
ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ relief decoration ⓘ stylized classical ornament ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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