DT Designer/ Company Research Flashcards
1
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What is Alessi known for?
A
- kitchen product + products for household
- stainless steel, brightly coloured polymers
- focus on high quality - hand crafted objects made with help of machines
- aesthetic and functional
- gives character to products
2
Q
What are some of Alessi’s successful products?
A
- whistling bird kittle by Michael Graves
- Juicy Salif by Philippe Stark
3
Q
What is Braun known for?
A
- Dieter Ram’s 10 principles of good design
- innovative, useful, aesthetic, unobtrusive, long lasting
- electrical and electronic products
- simplicity, intuitive, function
4
Q
What are some of Braun’s successful products?
A
- SK4 Record player
- ET 33 calculator (inspo for Apple’s calc app)
mid to late 20th century - still doesn’t look out of place today
5
Q
What were Philippe Stark’s design inspirations?
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- post-modernism
- idealist - affordable and attractive products (democratic design)
- improve life for greatest number of people
- traditionally shaped chairs with modern injection moudled plastic
- juxtaposes different materials (stone with glass)
- curvy, organic/ anthropometric shapes
alessi, puma, microsoft
6
Q
Name 1 product made by Philippe Starck
A
- Juicy saliff
7
Q
What were Alexander Mcqueen’s design influences?
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- provokative, avant-garde designs
- Gothic/ Victorian designs (loved Victorian era)
- robotic arms spray painting white dress on model 1999- willing to incorporate modern tech
- fused art, history, culture to tell stories (feral girl -> queen climb down tree to meet prince)
- worked under several designers, Givenchi, started own label
8
Q
Name 1 sucessful product made by Alexander McQueen
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- The Girl Who Lived in the Tree
- Sarabande
