Design Movements and Designers Work

Question 1

Outline the timeline of the 4 main design movements

Answer 1

arts and crafts - Art Deco - modernism (Bauhaus) - Post-modernism (Memphis)

Question 2

Describe the arts and crafts influences

Answer 2

reaction to loss of traditional skills and over ornamentation perceived to have resulted from the industrial revolution

Question 3

Describe the inspiration for the arts and crafts movement

Answer 3

medieval craft, simplicity , natural forms

Question 4

Describe some features of the arts and crafts movement

Answer 4

handmade (using traditional methods), beauty of materials displayed, patterns

Question 5

Give 2 arts and crafts designers

Answer 5

William Morris , Charles Voysey

Question 6

Describe the Art Deco influences and inspiration

Answer 6

end of first world war
popularity of travel
discovery of Tutankhun’s tomb
international styles e.g. Egyptian

Question 7

Describe features of the Art Deco style

Answer 7

ziggurat, stepped decorations and building styles
sunburst motif
stylised, geometric form
bold colours as well as black and chrome

Question 8

Give 2 Art Deco designers

Answer 8

Rene Lalique, Clarice Cliff

Question 9

Describe the Modernism influences and inspirations

Answer 9

post first world war idealism

Question 10

Describe the features of the Modernism style

Answer 10

Bauhaus art school and eventually closed due to Nazi pressure
Form follows function
embraced mass production
tubular steel

Question 11

Give 2 Modernist designers

Answer 11

Walter Gropius, Barcel Breuer

Question 12

Describe the Post-Modernist Memphis influences and inspirations

Answer 12

Milan-based
rebelling against functionality modernism
Art Deco inspiration

Question 13

Describe the features of the Memphis movement

Answer 13

playful, bold, bright , abstract, non traditional materials

Question 14

Give 2 Post Modernist designers

Answer 14

Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi

Question 15

Who was Phillipe Starck?

Answer 15

French,post modernist, challenged perception

Question 16

Describe Phillipe Stark’s Juicy Salif Lemon Squeezer

Answer 16

aluminium casting, inspired by eating squid in restaurant, potentially unstable

Question 17

Who was James Dyson?

Answer 17

British ‘serial inventor’
designed ‘ball barrow’
many patent disputes

Question 18

Describe James Dysons’ DC01 vacuum cleaner

Answer 18

introduced bagless dual-cyclone system
no suction loss
injection moulded ABS

Question 19

Who was Margaret Calvert?

Answer 19

born in South Africa
graphic designer
updated road signage

Question 20

Describe Margaret Calvert’s ‘Men at work’ road sign

Answer 20

pictogram, simple clear communication, standardised

arguable modernist

Question 21

Who was Dieter Rams?

Answer 21

German designer, designed for Braun, developed ten principles of good design

Question 22

Describe Dieter Ram’s Braun SK4 radio record player

Answer 22

innovative incorporation of thermoplastic and electronics
no superfluous features
highly functional

Question 23

Name and explain 3 of Dieter Ram’s ten principles of good design

Answer 23

is innovative - make appropriate use of modern materials and technologies
has longevity - continue to be useful over time
is unobtrusive -without superfluous decoration

Question 24

Who were Charles and Ray Eames?

Answer 24

american husband and wife

plywood moulded furniture

Question 25

Describe Charles and Ray Eames Lounge Chair 670

Answer 25

‘warm’ look
combines industrial production with hand made
moulded plywood shell
leather upholsrty

Question 26

Who was Marc Newson?

Answer 26

Australian, designs ‘catwalk’ pieces, challenges perceptions, priorities form

Question 27

Describe Marc Newson’s Lockheed Lounge

Answer 27

aircraft style rivet construction, ‘blob’ of mercury, statement piece

Question 28

Who was Marianne Brandt?

Answer 28

former bauhaus student, became head of metalworks department, employed simple forms

Question 29

Describe Marianne Brandt’s Tea Infuser

Answer 29

simple, geometric, offset lid in functional in preventing drips