2 - Design Influences, Styles, and Movements Flashcards

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Name 4 Design movements

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  • Arts and Crafts
  • Art Deco
  • Bauhaus
  • Memphis
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When was the Arts and Crafts Movement?

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1850-1900

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Name the social influences of the Arts and Crafts Movement

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  • Retaliation against mass manufacture processes caused by the industrial revolution
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Name 2 design influences for the Arts and Crafts Movement

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  • Natural shapes
  • Beauty of timber
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What are 3 key features of the Arts and Crafts Movement?

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  • Patterned natural forms
  • Beauty of wood grain
  • Handmade traditional methods
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Who is one key designer in the Arts and Crafts Movement?

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  • WIlliam Morris
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When was the Art Deco Movement?

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1925-1939

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What is the main social influence of the Art Deco Movement?

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  • The end of WW1 and the growth of mass production
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What are 3 design influences of the Art Deco Movement?

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  • Egyptian temples: especially the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922
  • Aztec motifs
  • African carvings
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What are 4 key features of design in the Art Deco Movement?

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  • Stepped decoration and building style
  • Sunburst motif
  • Stylised Geometry
  • Bold colours: Black, Chrome, Gold
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Name one key designer in the Art Deco Movement and something they designed

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  • William Van Alen
  • Chrysler Building
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When was the Bauhaus Art Movement?

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1919-1933

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What are 2 social influences of the Bauhaus Art Movement?

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  • Response to WW1
  • Abolition of sensorship
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What is one design influence of the Bauhaus Art Movement?

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  • Geometric forms from Art Deco
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3 key features of Bauhaus design

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  • Geometric colours
  • Design of everyday products
  • Colours red, yellow, and blue
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One key designer of the Bauhaus Art Movement and one of their products

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  • Marianne Brandt
  • Tecnolumen Bauhaus Teapot
17
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When was the Memphis design movement?

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1981-1988

18
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Who started the Memphis design movement?

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  • A Milan based group of designers
19
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what are the design influences of the Memphis design movement

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  • Wide range, from Pop art, to childrens toys
20
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3 key features of Memphis Design

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  • Bright colourful designs
  • Abstract juxtapositions of geometric forms
  • Non traditional materials like neon tubes
21
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One key designer in the Memphis design movement and one of their products

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  • Ettore Sottsas
  • Carlton Bookcase
22
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What is Modernism?

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A rejection of elaborate design to favour functionality

23
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What is Post Modernism?

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  • Embracing elaborate design to create decorative and visually thrilling designs
  • A response to modernism