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Book Launch: Den lilla skalan i den stora (The Small Scale in the Large)

Culture and languages

A discussion of Gertrud Olsson’s research and subsequent book, Den lilla skalan i den stora, Appell Förlag (2022), which focuses on tiles, highlighting their importance in rooms and architecture.

Seminar
Date
30 Nov 2022
Time
17:00 - 19:00
Location
Samlingssalen Nybygget, Dals Långed

Since the beginning of time patterns and ornaments have
been fundamental and are found in all cultures, not least in Turkey. In Olsson’s book
the ornament, the material, and the story of craftspeople, the artists and architects
who worked together to create the Ottoman tiled walls, meet.
The book is written in Swedish and this presentation will be in English.

Author: Gertrud Olsson, Senior Lecturer at HDK- Valand Campus Steneby

Moderator: Tom Cubbin, Head of Unit, HDK- Valand Campus Steneby

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