The Retro theme invites you to take a journey back to the days of the public housing, when everyday life was filled with optimism, community and design that left its mark on every home. In the midst of the modernization of the 20th century, an aesthetic emerged that united the practical with the beautiful. It was a time when teak furniture, colourful tableware and soft glass shapes became commonplace at the dinner table and in the living room.
The catalogue contains objects that many remember from childhood kitchens, schools and summer cottages, but here they are presented in their full design-historical glory. Lisa Larson's charming figures, Stig Lindberg's playful decorations, Hertha Bengtson's deep blue tones and Gunnar Nylund's elegant shapes capture both the spirit of the times and nostalgia.
Retro shows how the ideal of the public housing still speaks to us today. Through these objects, we encounter not only memories but also the strength of form and faith in the future that characterized an entire era and that continues to inspire.
