Socio Economic Influences Flashcards
Socio economics
How society and the economy interact to create particular circumstances
What materials changed during the First World War and why?
Would became metal tubing as the tubular steel didn’t suffer from the problem of inconsistent strength of traditional wood construction
Breurs chair with tubular steel
Wassily chair
Why were tubular steel furniture good during the war?
Machines could be set out to easily mass produce tubular steel furniture and the entire chair or table frames could be made without requiring any additional handcrafting skills
Principles of utility furniture
Fulfilled basic furniture requirements with little detail.
Prioritise newlywed couples and people made homeless due to bombing raids.
Designs were strong, simple and fit for purpose.
Council of industrial design
A post Second World War British organisation set up to improve design standards and competitiveness
Who was involved with utility furniture
Gordon Russell
