p2-designers and work Flashcards
phillipe starck
-french designer
- post modernism ideas
-modern materials
-modern manufacture
- playful designs
product- juicy lemon squeezer
- aluminium casting, inspired by squid, £50, sculptural aesthetic
james dyson
-british serial inventor
- technology innovator
- fans, hair dryer, hand dryers, hoovers
product- DC01 vacuum cleaner
- bagless cleaning system in 1993
-injection moulding
-3D sculpted form based on flow of air
margaret calvert
-south african
- graphic designer
- joined jock kinneir in 1964
-developed transport
-updated road signs
product- men at work sign
- used stylised pictogram
-simple and clear
dieter rams
-german designer
- for braun
- simple, honest
product -braun SK4 radio record player
-innovative incorportion of thermoplastics and electronics
-highly functional
charles and ray eames
american
- creative design parnership
-plywood moulded furniture
products-
lounge chair 670
- warm look aim
- combines industrial production with hand craftsmanship
-moulded plywood sheet
marc newson
-australian
designs catwalk pieces
- priortises form
uses rounded forms
product- lockleed lounge
- aircraft style rivet construction
- sold for £2.4million in 2015
marianne brandt
bauhaus student
- simple forms, relevant to modern designs
- developed geometrically pure kitchenware
products tea infuser MT49
simple, geometrical form, sold for $361,000 in 2017
