Designers and styles Flashcards
What was Starks design intention?
- didnt design for the sake of beauty
- add an element of surprise and humor to everyday tasks
who was phillipe starks inspiration and why?
Father as he made invention a duty
What did James Dyson design and movement was he from?
hoovers [Dyson Cyclone Hoover] and ?
who was James inspired by?
Buckminster Fuller
what inspired Margaret calvert?
- life events
- pictograms inspired by patience the cow on cousin’s farm
what did Dieter Rams design and what movement?
Calculators and radios
Functionalism [better for less]
what was Dieters inspiration?
Grandfather who was a carpenter along with the Bauhaus and form follows function [modernism]
what did Charles and Ray Eames design and movement they were from?
Designed chairs and aircraft parts WW2
Modernism [bauhas]
What was Charles and Rays design aspiration?
Products available for all people
what did Marrianne Brandt design and movement she is from?
Tea infuser + strainer
Modernism [bauhas]
Who was Brant inspired by?
Moholy and Nagy’s experiments in photography
what was the arts and crafts movement?
- celebrated hand made and crafted designs
- reaction to simple mass produced items
What was the modernism [Bauhas] Movement?
- elegant designs for mass production
- ornate styles with modern materials
- The Bauhaus academy of arts
What was the Post Modernism movement?
- eclectic and colourful designs in arcitechure and decorative arts
- salvaged and distressed materials for inductrial aesthetic paired with new for clashing and provocative pieces
How did the Bauhas fair after WW1?
- closed by Natzis
- reopened in chicargo
- workshops open in metal, cabinet, weaving, typography and wall painting
what was the Bauhas aspirations and what did they make?
Importance of mass production
-metal chairs
when was the Arts and Crafts movement
1850-1915
when was the modernism movement
1880-1940
when was the Bauhas movement
1920-1934
when was the contemporary movement
1945-1960
when was the art deco movement
1910-1940
when was the post modern movement
1972 to end of 20th century
when was the memphis movement
1980-1995
what was the arts and craft movement style?
simple, natural embellishment was key to the style
- hand crafted
- repeated patterns
- attention to detail
what was the art nouveau movement style?
organic shapes and natural forms
what product were bought during the art deco period?
- lighting products
- radios
- clocks
- classic furniture
- statuettes
what characteristics were in the art deco style? [5]
- curved and straight lines
- sleek form
- modern and functional
- exotic woods
- large ridges
what was the art deco style in general?
decorative, elegant and functional pieces
what was the art deco style for arcitecture? [6]
- large windows
- flat roofs
- glass blocks
- curved features
- ships railings
- geometrical shapes
what was the modernism style?
-re-examination of how we live in a increasing industrial world
what did modernism lead to?
- new processes
- greater availability of materials [glass, concrete and steel]
who was the Bauhaus founded by?
Walter Gropius in Germany 1919
what is the principal of modernism?
form follows function
what are the characteristics of modernism in arcitecture?
- open plan
- functional spaces
- light filled
- modular furniture
- neutral colours
materials like ply, glass, stainless steel and concrete
what is post modernism?
reaction to modernisms bland and functional designs
characteristics of post modern in architecture
fun over form and function
- abstract designs and shapes
- Dancing house in Prague
what landmark is from post modernism?
MI6 building in London
what styles influenced art deco?
- cubism
- modernism
- art nouveau
- Bauhaus
what do designers do? [6]
- problem solve to improve peoples life
- improve existing products
- respond to consumer changes
- utilise tech developments
- minimize products environmental impact
- connect product and user
who is Phillipe stark?
French product designer and architect born 1949
What is starks style?
- flamboyant
- creative yet functional
- innovative
whats Starks aspirations for his designs?
- add humor to everyday items
- start convocations
what Style does Phillipe stark show elements of?
post modernism [Memphis]
what did Phillipe stark design?
- chairs
- boats
- lighting
- kitchen utensils [lemon squeezer]
- furniture
who is Robert Dyson?
inventor and founder of Dyson
what design process does Dyson value?
Iterative design from continuous development
-function and aftercare are important
what is Dysons style?
modern, contemporary, elegant and simplistic
what did Margaret Calvert design?
Graphic designer known for transport fonts and pictograms for UK road signs
what did Dieter Rams design?
10 principals of design along with hundreds of other products
what was Dieter Rams aim?
- design useful and easy to operate products
- combat obsolescence
what was Dieter Rams style?
- sleek
- minimal effort
what did Eames and Ray design in WW2?
- plywood leg splints for the US Navy
- their first mass produced product
- based on Charles’s leg
what type of chair did Charles and Ray make?
Curvaceous furniture with padded leather seats
why were Brandt’s teapots never mass produced?
- too complex design
- used silver plated copper
- ebony handles
what was Brandt’s style?
-clean geometric lines
-perfect curves
-aesthetic yet functional
stainless and chrome steel usually used
