Art Movements

Question 1

What is arts and crafts

Answer 1

Drew inspiration from craftsmanship - appreciated the beauty of materials - hand produced using skill, often had irregularities - reflected natural forms in textures

Question 2

What is Art Deco

Answer 2

Uses simple geometric forms and ziggurats ( seen in NY skyscrapers, stepped pyramid structures ) - sunburst motifs ( rays radiating from a central point )

Question 3

What is Bauhaus

Answer 3

Post WW1 idealism - form follows function - embraced mass production though few products made it out - Bauhaus courses covered materials, forms, architecture, furniture design - shut down due to Nazi pressure

Question 4

What is post modernism

Answer 4

Countered simplicity of form - used bold and colourful designs, challenged simplicity - form took over function, looked more like sculptures than products - anthropomorphic an zoomorphic

Question 4

What are Dieter Rams 10 rules of design

Answer 4

Is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, has longevity, is thorough to the last detail, is as little design as possible