design theory Flashcards
design influences
consider them in context, comparing their work with the work of others of the SAME time period
impossible to gauge impact if we don’t compare with peers
- cultural and social influences
- technical developments
- key aspects
- influences on design today
arts and crafts movement
after the great exhibition of 1851
hosted in london to celebrate the development of modern industrial technology
developed by prominent designers and social activists
factory based production caused
machines doing it for the sake of it
appreciation of materials lost
they drew inspiration from medieval craftsmanship reflecting natural forms and textures
industrial revolution caused huge social change reducing reliance on craftsmanship and increasing the use of machinery
WILLIAM MORRIS
key features:
-appreciattuon of beauty of materials
- hand produced using craft skills
art deco
following the art nouveau movement (natural forms and structures)
named after a paris exhibition before the exhibition the movement it was known as modern style
tutankhamens tomb discovery- increased interest of the art of the ancient world
use of simple geometric forms and stepped pyramid structures in the architecture time
CLARICE CLIFF
EILEEN GRAY
features-
- sunburst motifs
- ziggurat
- simple geometric forms
modernism
evolving from art deco style
BAUHAUS
as WW1 ended design school formed
impact of the war on the infrastructure of europe resulting the need to rebuild
make changes and modernise
PIET MONDRIAN
GERRIT REITVELD
de stijl focused on the use of rectilinear forms and primary colour schemes abstract artistic pieces
bauhaus was a design group founded in germany 1919 by walter gropius
undertook art studying the appreciation of materials manufacturing and form
true to materials
aesthetic associated with manufacturing process
key features
- form follows function
- embracing the machine age
-geometrically pure forms
- everyday products for everyday people
WALTER GROPIUS
extremely controversia, very few products making it into mass production
memphis design group
tubular steel bent plywood furniture
MARCEL BREUER WHEN WORKING WITH ISOKEN IN 1930 AND CHARLES RAY EAMES WITH THE LOUNGE CHAIR WOOD AND DINING CHAIR WOOD
streamlining
following curves and smooth exteriors
bisected with chrome detailing
car design in early 1920s when aerodynamics began to affect developments in car body design
clocks and fridges
HENRY DREYFUSS
post modernism
rebelled against the excessive ornamentation of design
counter rebellion against simplicity of modernism
memphis design group
range of playful products
anthropomorphic
zoomorphic
quirky associations with user
- bold and colourful playful designs
- simplistic geometric forms
- challenging forms
SOTSASS
phillips stark
french product designer
kitchenware for alessi
post modern sculptural pieces
aesthetics before function
DEMOCRATIC DESIGN
enhance experience of user
JUICY SALIF
james dyson
british design engineer
household products
innovative technology
wheelbarrow hairdryers hoovers
dyson vacuum cleaner- bag less utilising technology in dust estracctiom to separate
margaret calvert
highly influential graphic designer
working with john kinnier developed a transport font and many pictograms for UK road signs
dieter rams
german functionalist designer
latter half of 20th century
references by contemporary designers
rams and braun did for consumer electronics what the bauhaus did for furniture
wood castings to functional minimalist designs
dieter rams key principles
1 innovative
2 product useful
3 aesthetic- form follows function
4 understandable
5 unobtrusive
6 honest
7 longevity
8 thorough down to the last detail
9 environmentally friendly
10 little design as possible
charles and ray eames
american husband and wife design partners
moulded furniture in plywood and polymers
use of parts in catalogues
reflected de stijl
evolved from hair work with the USA NAVY devloping leg splints from laminated plywood forms
single form seating
marianne brandt
student in bauhaus design school
head of the metal work department in 1928
geometrically pure kitchenware products
longevity and relevance in modern design
