History of PD Flashcards
What 4 things has pd always been influenced by?
Discovery of new materials
Iconic products
Manufacturing and technological developments
Fashion trends and latest thinking
Describe the arts and craft movement
1890 founded by William Morris.
Promoted quality craftsmanship
Inspired by natural patterns and forms
Used high quality materials, only for wealthy
Describe Art Nouveau
Developed in Europe 1990 -1914
Based on natural organic lines
Included Charles Rennie Macintosh, Louise Comfort Tiffany
Describe modernist movement
Influenced by industrial designs and made use of geometric shapes.
Bauhaus movement
1919-1933 German school art of design
Produced first design for mas production, origin for many design classics
Art Deco
1920s-1930’s began exhibition in Paris 1925
Typically used geometric shapes
Influenced by artifacts in the Tutankhamun’s tomb
Included ceramicist Clarice Cliff
Regarded as glamorous period
De Stijl
The Style.
Mid 1920’s started Holland
Featured extreme geometric designs eg rectangles and primary colours
What was the streamlined age
About speed and movement, new materials and production methods allowed designs to be manufactured cheaply
What were the 3 main influences for the streamlined age? When?
Rapid growth transport design
Interest in science
Race to put the first man on the moon
What did Mary Quant (1960’s) design
Mini skirt
What did Alec Issigonis design
Morris mini
What were Mods (1960’s
Represented the first separate consumer market.
By when had the designer name or brand become important to consumers for fashion
by the 1980’s
Describe the Memphis group
alternative view point to minimalism. 1980’s
Started by group of Italian designers led by Ettore Sottsass
Produced highly decorative laminates and humerous product
The post modernism can be seen in many of todays product.
Blobism
A current trend characterised by a lack of straight lines and produced in a variety of ways
Development of sophisticated CAD sw has allowed complex flowing forms to be designed and manufactured
