Design Styles and Movements

Question 1

Arts and Crafts 1850-1920

Answer 1

1850-1920.
William Morris
Appreciation of materials.
Hand production using craft skills.

Question 2

Art Deco

Answer 2

1920s-1930s.
Clarice Cliff
Sunburst Motifs
Ziggurat
Simple geometric forms

Question 3

Modernism (Bauhaus and De Stijl)

Answer 3

1919-1933 (Bauhaus) 1917-1931 (De Stijl)
Walter Gropius.
Form follows function.
Embracing Machine Age
Geometrically pure forms
Every day products for every day people.

Question 4

Streamlining 1920- 1945

Answer 4

1920-1945
Raymond Loewy
Following curves
Chrome Detailing

Question 5

Post Modernism 70s - 80s

Answer 5

1970s-1980s
Ettore Sottsass
Bold and colourful.
Form more important than function.
Anthropometric design (also zoomorphic)