Sámi Heritage and IKEA Fusion: Maria Vinka’s Denationalized Design, Neocolonial Craft and Material Imaginaries Somewhere in Between

The designer Maria Vinka has a long and distinguished record of working for IKEA, but her identity is usually subsumed in the corporation’s larger brand. Investigating IKEA artifacts as cultural predicaments, this article questions the Swedishness of IKEA’s global commodities and the social intentio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ezra Shales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Gothenburg 2020-06-01
Series:Parse Journal
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Online Access:https://parsejournal.com/article/sami-heritage-and-ikea-fusion/