2.3 Designers and Their Work Flashcards
Phillipe Starck
Born in 1949
French product designer and architect
Post-modern ideas
Designer for Alessi
Challenges perceptions
Many playful designs
Thought-provoking
Experimental
Modern materials
Modern manufacture
Who created Juicy Stalif Lemon Squeezer?
Phillipe Starck
Juicy Stalif Lemon Squeezer
Aluminium casting
Inspired by eating squid in a restaurant
Sculptural aesthetics
Leg angle stops juice running
Space for a container
Potentially unstable
Oranges do not fit well
Pip collection is not perfect
Sir James Dyson
Born in 1947
British ‘serial inventor’
Technology innovator
Designed ‘Ballbarrow’
Many patent disputes
Made thousands of prototypes
Fans, hair dyers, hand dyers and other products
Who created DC01 vacuum cleaner?
Sir James Dyson
DC01 Vacuum Cleaner
Created in 1993
Introduced ‘bagless’ dual-cyclone cleaning system
No suction loss
Colour scheme aids use
3D sculpted from based on flow of air
Injection moulded ABS
Uses many integral fixings
Clear PC bin ‘shows off’ dust
Margaret Calvert
Born in 1939
Graphic designer
Joined Jock Kinneir in 1964
Developed ‘Transport’ and other fonts
Updated road signage
Who created road sign design?
Margaret Calvert
Road Signs
Created in 1965
Uses stylised pictogram
Simple and clear communication of information
Standardised sign system
Arguably modernist style
Replaced old-fashions signs with text
Dieter Rams
Born in 1932
Influential German designer
Post-Second World War context
Developed ten principles of good design
Believed in simple, honest and functional design
‘Form follows function’
Influenced Apple’ Jonathan Ive
Who created Braun SK4 Radio Record Player?
Dieter Rams
Braun SK4 Radio Record Player
Created in 1956
Innovative incorporation of thermoplastic and electronics
Revolutionary at the time
Highly functional
No superfluous features
Many iterations followed
what are the 10 principles of good design?
- Innovative - uses modern materials, technologies and approaches to solve a design problem with innovation
- Useful (form follows function) - must be functional, and successfully solve the design problem it set out to address
- Aesthetic - the aesthetic success of the product depends on the market it was designed for
- Understandable - must be intuitive and require minimal guidance, or should be obvious through the form of the product
- Unobtrusive - form follows function and all aspects of the product should be designed for a purpose, with no feature added purely for aesthetics
- Honest - should not be misleading as to what it actual is or made out of, like a table with a wood veneer pretending to be a solid timber product
- Has Longevity - it stays relevant over time
- Detailed - all aspects of a product must be designed, like the ridges on the battery cover of a remote control
- Environmentally friendly - the use of materials, production processes, use and disposal must be sustainable
- as little design as possible (minimalist) - it focuses on the essentials, a true minimalist statement
Charles and Ray Eames
Born in 1907 - 1978 and 1912 - 1988
American husband and wife
Creative design partnership
Plywood moulded furniture
Ideas evolved from designing laminated plywood leg splints
Experimental with a wide range of materials
Who created Lounge Chair 670?
Charles and Ray Eames
