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Pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Stockholm, Arvinius in collaboration with Riksutställningar, 2005. 8vo. 176 pp. Richly illustrated in colour. Text in English. (Publisher:) "RE:FORM is the book on Swedish crafts for the 21st century. It is a book that takes the pulse of crafts in Sweden today with its focus on the rising generation. Nine authors ranging from art and design historians, economists and journalists to designers and artists give their views about the state of Swedish crafts, about how they can be developed and how they can find a new platform in the constantly shifting world of art and design. Contributing authors are art historians Martina Margetts from the United Kingdom, Louise Mazanti from Denmark and design critic Brett Littman from the USA. From Sweden there are essays by Kerstin Wickman, professor of design history, crafts critic Love Jönsson, journalist Emma Olsson, economist Emma Stenström, ceramist Mai Eskilsson and interior designer Andreas Nobel".…