The ambition of this project is to make an overview of the Swedish upholstery industry and to make a suitable complement to the Carl Malmsten upholstery collection. The Swedish furniture industry employs about 20 000 people in 815 companies. Totally the branch had a turnover of 17,5 billion Swedish krona in the year 2000. Of these 815 companies most of them are small family driven companies with low-tech industry. 10 % of the 815 companies stand for 60% of the production. These are large-scale companies and have a hi-tech industry, even compared with other types of industries. Approximately 25% of the Swedish made furniture is being exported. The upholstery industry is spread over the country but mainly concentrated to the south of Sweden, Småland. After conversations with seven chosen upholstery companies in Tibro and Tranås area I discovered that the companies all have very different views of the market, some of them are increasing there sales and some are shutting down. During the past decade the furniture industry experienced difficult times with competition from low-price-producing countries like The Baltic country and Poland. Even though the corporate climate is rough the seven chosen companies has one thing in common and that is the aversion to outsource the production. They are frightened of losing control over the quality and to maintain hi-quality is of vital importance as it is signified to Swedish made furniture. One of these companies is AB OH Sjögrens who has been my calibrator in this final project. This is the company that produce the Carl Malmsten upholstery furniture. Personally it was interesting to work with Carl Malmsten as a platform as I am linked to him trough education at Carl Malmsten CTD at Linköpings University and employment at Carl Malmsten store at Strandvägen in Stockholm. Together with AB O.H. Sjögrens a designbreif was made where it was decided that this project was supposed to result in a sofa that would harmonies with the Carl Malmsten furniture called “Rundrygg” and “Jättepaddan”. The ambition is to offer the consumer a generous sofa as a complement to Carl Malmsten’s small sofas. When I look at my work I can se that I have not fully been able to answer the question about what the characteristics for upholstered furniture to be optimal in Swedish production are. My work describes instead the search for a suitable match to Carl Malmsten’s furniture. The focus landed on creating new furniture and the project resulted in a sofa that is inviting and generous. / Detta är ett arbete vars målsättning är att göra en översyn av svensk stoppmöbelindustri samt skapa en lämplig komplettering till Carl Malmstens stoppmöbelkollektion. Den svenska möbelbranschen sysselsätter omkring 20 000 personer i 815 företag och omsatte år 2000 17,5 miljarder kronor. Av dessa 815 företag är ett flertal små familjeföretag med låg teknologisk nivå i produktionen. 10 % av samtliga företag svarar för 60 % av msättningen. Dessa är storskaliga och har modern produktionsteknik, även i jämförelse med annan verkstadsindustri. Ungefär 25 % av de svensktillverkade möblerna går på export. Stoppmöbelindustrin är utspridd över hela landet men stor majoritet är lokaliserad i Småland. Efter att jag talat med sju utvalda företag i Tibro och Tranåstrakten konstateras att upplevelsen av marknaden är väldigt olika för företagen, vissa företag ökar sin försäljning medan andra lägger ner. Under de senaste decennierna har prispressen i möbelbranschen ökat och många svenska tillverkare har svårt att hävda sig gentemot utländska lågprisleverantörer, främst från Baltikum och Polen. Trots det hårda företagsklimatet har de sju utvalda företagen en sak gemensamt och det är oviljan att flytta produktionen utomlands. De upplever att de tappar kontrollen över kvalitén och att bibehålla den höga kvalitén är otroligt viktigt då det har blivit signum för svensktillverkade möbler. Ett av dessa företag är AB O.H. Sjögrens som varit min samarbetspartner i detta examensprojekt. AB O.H. Sjögrens valdes då de producerar Carl Malmstens stoppmöbler, och för mig har det varit intressant att jobba utifrån Carl Malmsten då jag har stor anknytning till hans formgivning genom utbildning på Carl Malmsten CTD Linköpings universitet i Stockholm och arbete på Carl Malmsten butiken på Strandvägen. Tillsammans med AB O.H. Sjögrens skapades en designbreif där det bestämdes att projektet skall resultera i en soffa som skall fungera tillsammans med Carl Malmstens stora fåtöljer, ”Rundrygg” och ”Jättepaddan”. Målet är att erbjuda konsumenterna en generös soffa som komplement till Carl Malmstens små ”fikasoffor”. När jag granskar mitt examensarbete konstaterar jag att jag inte helt kunnat svara på frågan om hur en stoppmöbel kan se ut för att vara optimal i svensk produktion, avgränsat till AB O.H Sjögrens. Mitt arbete handlar istället mer om hur en möbel kan se ut för att passa in i Carl Malmstens kollektion. Fokus har hamnat på skapandet av en ny möbel där resultatet blev en soffa som är inbjudande och generös.

Snickarmästare Hjalmar Jackson var med sin verkstad en av Stockholms skickligaste möbeltillverkare under perioden 1916-1956. Exempel på uppdrag var tillverkning av möbler till Stockholms Stadshus, vardagsrummet på Ulriksdals slott och Svenska Tändsticksbolaget AB. Jackson var även en aktiv föreningsmänniska som engagerade sig starkt för hantverkarnas situation i samhället liksom för bibehållandet av hög hantverksstandard och utbildning till kommande generationer. Under hela sitt aktiva yrkesliv hade Hjalmar Jackson ett nära samarbete med olika möbelarkitekter, speciellt Carl Malmsten. Efter ett inledande kapitel om möbel- och inredningsstilar åren 1910-1960 redogör denna uppsats för Hjalmar Jackson som person och yrkesman, hans olika verkstäder och uppdrag samt också för ett antal möbelalster tillverkade av Jackson och hans verkstad. Uppsatsen innehåller även en beskrivning av arbetet hos Jackson grundad på intervju med snickarmästare Inge Johnsson som arbetade hos Jackson på 1950-talet. Det föreligger inget tvivel om att Jackson var en mycket kompetent mästare, hantverkare och arbetsledare och att han och hans medarbetare gjorde en bestående insats för möbel- och hantverkskulturen i Sverige.

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The research examined the links between intuition, interest in creative thought and the artistic interests of students. Most literature in the past linked intuition with creativity and artistic aptitude, but the question about the specific influence thereof on choosing an artistic career led to many different perspectives. The influence of thoughts and feelings on intuition was examined, as well as their connection to artistic inspiration. The researcher proposed that these factors provide a basis for an artistic career. Research was done on the links between interest in creative thought, artistic interest and intuition. The difference in correlation between intuition and Fine Arts and Performing Arts was also examined. The literature study focused on Jung's typology of personality, and his descriptions of intuition, feelings, thoughts, creative thoughts, art, artistic interest and inspiration, fine arts and performing arts, and their links with intuition. Quantitative research was done as a once-off cross-sectional design. Eight hundred and sixteen students of the University of Pretoria were included in the quantitative research. Intern Psychologists of Student Support Services evaluated these participants with the Jung Personality Questionnaire (JPQ), the South African Vocational Interest Inventory (SAVII) and the 19-Field Interest lnventory (19-FII). Two-directional frequency analyses were used to determine the links between the results of the intuition factor and the feeling and thought factors of the JPQ. The Spearman correlation coefficients were used as measures of the strength of general relation between the results of the intuition factor of the JPQ and the results of Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Creative Thought of the 19-FII and the A 2 (Creative design) and A 3 (Entertainment) of the SAVII. Variance analyses were used to determine the influence of intuition on interest in Fine Arts and Performing Arts. The responses to interview schedules by participants from two focus groups, namely 5 second year Drama students and 5 Fine Arts students, were analysed in the qualitative research. Most participants from the quantitative study fell within the intuition-feeling category and the percentage of participants in the intuition-feeling category was greater than those in the intuition-thought category. Results were supported by the qualitative study. The conclusion was drawn that intuition is more linked to feeling than is thought. Inspiration for art does develop from feeling, but it will be communicated by thoughts, after interplay between intuition and feeling. The quantitative study confirmed that intuition plays a bigger role than sensation when there is interest in careers requiring creative thought. Interest in creative thought also showed a positive link with interests in fine arts and performing arts. The conclusion was drawn that intuition plays an important role in occupations involving interest in creative thought. However, interest in creative thought is still dependent on feeling for verification in the creative process. The research showed that intuition, a personal life-long passion, or love of art were determining factors when an artistic career choice was made. It was therefore concluded that intuition has a strong relation to artistic interest. It was determined that intuition, as well as factors such as a person's strengths and weaknesses, and knowledge of the requirements and demands of success, work together in shaping an artistic career choice. Intuition showed a tendency for a greater correlation with Fine Arts than with Performing Arts. The research had certain deficiencies, as it was only conducted on university students and it did not make provision for environmental influences. The qualitative research was too structured and the JPQ was not developed initially for quantitative analyses. The examination of interest in creative thought could not provide an explanation of the complete creative process. However, the research was of value to counselling psychologists for making career recommendations, as it provided valuable information in artistic careers. It also created a possible framework for future research on the assessment of artists to assist them in developing and reaching their full potential. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

In virtual worlds such as Second Life, participants can engage in a variety of activities with other online residents. The personality type of the resident inherently guides the activities in which he or she chooses to participate. Choices, such as communication method (i.e., group communication versus one-to-one) and in-world community participation (i.e., exploring new worlds versus building their own), can be directly linked to the personality preferences of the virtual world user. Carl Jung’s work entitled “Personality Types” (1921) is regarded as one of the foundational works in understanding the personality preferences of oneself and others. Jung’s work is the foundation for extrapolated personality theories and the basis for personality assessments on personality type. Understanding the personality types of virtual world users may help educators when designing online experiential learning activities. This understanding may also help educators understand why some students thrive with online experiential learning activities while others struggle. Utilizing a demographic survey and the Majors Personality Type Inventory, a quantitative analysis of Second Life users was conducted. An examination of a resident sample size (n=91) in relation to population norms will be outlined. Statistically significant differences between the Second LifeTM population and population norms will be discussed. The implications of this study for educators who choose to employ Second LifeTM as an experiential learning tool will also be examined. / 2013-08

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Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung describes the encounter with the archetype of the shadow as the initial step to be taken by any individual seeking to initiate the individuation process. Jung observes a close relationship between this process and religion, suggesting that a psychologically beneficial religion can help guide the subject through individuation. Yet Jung finds few existing religious traditions that satisfy his criteria. Wicca, a neopagan religion popular in Europe and North America, presents itself at times as consciously psychological, striving to lead the practitioner to a goal of self-transformation, yielding a product that strangely resembles the individuated person. The objective therefore becomes not to criticize Wiccan religious claims, nor to deconstruct Jungian philosophy, but to identify the points of intersection between Wiccan theology/theology and Jungian psychology of religion, with a particular emphasis on the archetype of the shadow.