Design Movements And Designers Flashcards
Who is Phillipe starck? What are some words to describe his work?
A french designer born in 1949
- post-modern ideas
- designer for alessi
- challenges perceptions
- playful designs
- thought provoking
- experimental
- modern materials
- modern manufacture
What was the most famous product Phillipe starck made? What is some information about it?
Juicy salif lemon squeezer 1990
- aluminium casting
- inspired by eating squid in a restaurant
- sculptural aesthetics
- Leg angle stops juice running
- space for a container under it
- potentially unstable
- oranges don’t fit well
- doesn’t collect pips
Who is James Dyson? What is some information on him?
British serial inventor born 1947
- technology innovator
- designer ball barrow
- many patent disputes
- thousands of prototypes
- iterative design
- fans, hairdryers, hand dryers
What is some information on the product DC01 vacuum cleaner?
Made in 1993
- introduced bag less dual-cyclone cleaning system
- no suction loss
- colour scheme aids used
- 3D sculpted form based on flow of air
- injection moulded ABS
- many integral fixings
- clear PC bin shows off dust
Who is Margaret Calvert? What is some information about her?
Born in South Africa in 1936
- graphic designer
- joined jock kinneir in 1964
- developed transport and other fonts
- updated road signage
What is some information about her ‘men at work’ road sign?
Made in 1965
- uses stylised pictograms
- simple and clear communication of information
- standardised sigh system
- arguably modernist style
- replaced old-fashion signs with text
Who is dieter rams?
Born in 1932
- influential German designer
- designed for Braun
- post-second world war context
- developed 10 principles of good design
- believed in simple, honest, functional design
- influenced apples Jonathan Ive
What is some product information of the Braun SK4 radio record player?
Made in 1956
- innovative incorporation of thermoplastics and electronics
- revolutionary at the time
- highly functional
- no superfluous features (unnecessary)
- many iterations followed
What is some information about Charles and ray eames?
-American husband and wife
- creative design partnership
- plywood moulded furniture
- ideas evolved form designing laminated plywood leg splints
- experiment with with a range of materials
What is some information on the lounge chair 670?
1956
- luxury version of 1945 lounge chair wood
- aimed for warm look
- combines industrial production with hand craftsmanship
- moulded plywood shell
- leather upholstery
- rosewood veneer
- comfortable
- still on the market
What is some information about Marc Newson?
Born in 1963
- Australian designer
- designs catwalk pieces
- challenges perceptions
- prioritises form
- uses rounded forms
- some designs are inspired by origami
- collaborated with Jonathan Ive on the apple watch
What is some information on the Lockheed lounge?
1986
- aircraft-style rivet construction
- styled on a blob of mercury
- limited batch were hand made
- statement piece rather than functional
- needed to only be ‘ more comfortable than a bus stop’
- one sold for £2.4 million pounds in 2015
What is some information on Marianne Brandt?
-Bauhaus student
- became head of metal work department in 1928
- employed simple forms that are still relevant in modern designs
- developed a range of geometrically pure kitchenware
- products were commercially successful
What is some information about the tea infuser MT49?
Designed in 1924
- typical Bauhaus design with simple geometric forms
- offset lid is functional in preventing drips
- ebony handle positioned for ease of pouring
- one was sold for $361,000 in 2017
What years where the arts and craft movement in?
1850-1900
What influenced the arts and craft movement?
A reaction to the loss of traditional skills and overuse of ornamentation that was perceived to have resulted from the industrial resolution
As personified by the great exhibition of 1851
What are the inspirations for the arts and craft movement?
Medieval craft guilds
Simplicity
Natural forms
Beauty of timber
What are some features of the arts and crafts movement?
Handmade and Traditional methods like tenon joints
The beauty of materials - grain and figure of oak clearly displayed
Use of patterns, natural forms on tiles, wallpaper and textiles
Name some designers in the arts and craft movement
William Morris, Charles Voysey, Richard Norman Shaw
What year was the art deco movement?
1925-1939
What are some influences and inspirations for the art deco movement?
-The end of the First World War, popularity of travel and growth of mass production
-The discovery of Tutankhamen tomb in 1922
-the Paris exhibition of 1925
-a range of international styles: Egyptian temples, Aztec motifs, African carvings
What are some features of the arts deco movement?
- Ziggurat, stepped decorations and building styles - New York skyscrapers
- sunburst motifs
- stylised, geometrical forms of products contrasting with art nouveau
- bold colours as well as black and chrome
Who are some designers form the art deco movement?
Clarice Cliff, Eileen Gray, René Lalique, Walter Dorwin Teague
What years were the Bauhaus movement?
1919-1933
