The ideological background was the emergence of a particular Scandinavian form of social democracy in the 1950s,as well as the increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production. Scandinavian design often makes use of form-pressed wood,plastics,anodized or enameled aluminum or pressed steel.

The ideological background was the emergence of a particular Scandinavian form of social democracy in the 1950s,as well as the increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production. Scandinavian design often makes use of form-pressed wood,plastics,anodized or enameled aluminum or pressed steel as well as the increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production. Scandinavian design often makes use of form-pressed wood,plastics,anodized or enameled aluminum or pressed steel.

The ideological background was the emergence of a particular Scandinavian form of social democracy in the 1950s,as well as the increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production. Scandinavian design often makes use of form-pressed wood,plastics,anodized or enameled aluminum or pressed steel.

Many emphasize the democratic design ideals that were a central theme of the movement and are reflected in the rhetoric surrounding contemporary Scandinavian and international design.