Classic Swedish Interiors - Hardcover

Sjoberg, Lars

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9780711230880: Classic Swedish Interiors

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ISBN 10: 0711230889 ISBN 13: 9780711230880

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2010

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Lars Sj�berg is one of Sweden's national treasures. He is as widely known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of Sweden's historic houses as he is for his passionate concern to preserve them. Presented here are the eight houses (and one church) that he has acquired over forty years, many of which he bought in order to save them from being demolished. They range from a miniature Baroque manor house to an imposing Italianate Neoclassical villa, from a late 17th-century aristocratic mansion to the two-room dwellings of early 19th-century smelting workers. Each house tells a story giving an insight into why it was built and how it changed with succeeding generations. Each has been lovingly photographed by Ingalill Snitt. Text and pictures combine to show how the appealing style that has come to be recognized as quintessentially Swedish developed from its roots in the late 17th century to flower in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Here are the pale wood floors and muslin curtains, the elegant Gustavian furniture, the gleaming gilded mirrors, the charming painted wall decorations and the simple sprigged or striped fabrics, used in entirely authentic interiors. An art historian and a museum curator, Sjoberg is also a superb self-taught craftsman who believes ardently in the value of learning from the past to preserve the future. His principles are borne out by the meticulous way in which he has restored and conserved his houses. His first and most complex undertaking was the manor of Regnaholm. Built in the 1770s, redecorated in the early years of the 19th century and unoccupied for about forty years when he took it on in 1966, it allowed him to experiment with interior decoration and refurnishing. He has built on this knowledge over the decades, reproducing furniture, having fabrics rewoven and reprinted and lighting and even porcelain copied. This book is a ravishingly beautiful, deeply personal summary of everything Lars Sj�berg has learnt in his years of working and living with classic Swedish interiors.

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Full of insight and inspiration, this is a deeply personal summary of everything Lars Sjoberg has learnt in his years of working and living with classic Swedish interiors.

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Inspiring images of rough-edged but strangely regal eighteenth-century farms. Poetic, accessible juxtapositions abound. --New York Times review of The Swedish Room

Be inspired by the simple splendour of these nine striking Swedish properties, all aquired by art historian and museum curator Lars Sjoberg over a 40 year period. Although steeped in design history, many of the buildings were about to be demolished before they were saved by Sjoberg, who crefully restored and conserved them. His expert knowledge and passion for historic houses is complemented by Ingalill Snitt's honest and beautifully lit photographs. --Idfx

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