2.2 Design Theory

Question 1

James Dyson

Answer 1

Born 1947
1978 unhappy with performance of his hoover, local saw mill using cyclone technology
Trialled 5127 prototypes
DCO1 vacuum cleaner

Question 2

Phillipe Starck

Answer 2

Born 1949
form over function
eclectic
Juicy salif
aluminium casting, high centre of mass, unstable

Question 3

Margaret calvert

Answer 3

born 1936
sans serif font, readability at high speeds
farm animals

Question 4

Marianne brandt

Answer 4

born 1893
bauhaus
functionalist perspective
geometrically pure kitchenware
tea infuser, ebony handle, offset lid

Question 5

Dieter rams

Answer 5

born 1932
unfussy, minimalist, influenced apple
braun sk4 radio record player
10 principles of good design
I, U, U, U, T, H, L, E, A, M

Question 6

Charles and ray eames

Answer 6

born 1907 and 1912
utilised fiberglass, steel, shaped ply
Eames chair, warm look

Question 7

Arts and craft

Answer 7

1850-1915
reaction to industrialisation, hand made and crafted
traditional wood joints, use of natural forms, highly decorative
william morris wallpaper
charles rennie mackintosh, high backed chair

Question 8

Modernism

Answer 8

1880-1940
greater availability of materials, simple, form follows function
guggenheim museum, frank lloyd wright
alvar aalto, paimio chair

Question 9

Bauhaus

Answer 9

1919-1933
post ww1 idealism, form follows function, use of steels, chromes and leather
marcel breuer, wassily chair

Question 10

Art Deco

Answer 10

1910-1940
decorative, elegant, growth of mass production, geometric shapes, bold colours often paired with black, chromes and metallic, sunburst motifs
chrysler building new york
maurice dufrene chairs

Question 11

Post modernism

Answer 11

1972-2000
eclectic, bright colours, reaction to bland modernism
philippe starck juicy salif

Question 12

Memphis

Answer 12

1981-1988
a post modernism collaborative architecture and design group
less is more principles, abstract forms, use of non traditional materials
ettore sottsass, founded