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1
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Room from Kirtlington Park style

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Georgian

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Room from Kirtlington Park date

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1748, near Oxford, England

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Room from Kirtlington Park designer

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John Sanderson

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Osterley Park Design Style

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Neo-Classical

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Osterley Park dates + location

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Middlesex 1762-1769

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Osterley Park Designers

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James and Robert Adam

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Georgian Town Houses date

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1730’s-1820’s

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Georgian Town Houses shape

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Large row-houses, usually 4-5 stories high
Facing on the square and major streets

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Georgian Town Houses Servant work spaces location

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Service spaces (kitchen, laundry, etc.) in the basement

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Georgian Town Houses public space locations

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Spaces for the entertainment of guests (Formal reception rooms, dining room) was on the ground floor

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Georgian Town Houses private space 1 locations

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Private spaces (master bedroom) on the third

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Georgian Town Houses important public space locations

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Even more important public spaces (largest formal entertaining rooms) were located on the second floor

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Georgian Town Houses private space 2 locations

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Private spaces (children’s bedrooms, guest bedrooms) on the fourth floor

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Georgian Town Houses servant living space locations

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Servants’ living quarters were located at the top of the house

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Georgian Town Houses back stair use

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Back stairs to be used by the servants

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English Baroque and Rococo design styles

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William and Mary Style 1680s-1700
Queen Anne Style 1700-30s
Georgian Style 1730s-1810s

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William and Mary Style New chair type

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Wing-back chair appears

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William and Mary Style more _____ types appear

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Various types of desks appear

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William and Mary Highboy

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a drawer cabinet raised on legs

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What continued to be used during the Queen Anne Style from William and Mary Style

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Wing-back chairs, desks continued to be in use

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Queen Anne Style new chair

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The Windsor chair was widely used

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22
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Georgian house type

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Modest town houses

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Modest town houses important

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Beginnings of middle class
New urban condition

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24
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Georgian furniture

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Restrained design

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Georgian furniture details

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Cabriole legs, ball and claw feet, carved lions’ heads were in use.

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Thomas Chippendale

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(1718-1778) Cabinetmaker and designer

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George Hepplewhite

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(1720s-1786) Cabinetmaker, designer

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James and Robert Adam

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James: (1721-1792) Robert: (1728-1792)
Architect, interior designer and furniture designers

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Design style that the Adam Bros created and when

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Early Neo-Classical 1770’s

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Thomas Sheraton

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(1751-1806) Cabinetmaker, designer

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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs designers

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James and Robert Adam

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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs made by

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Thomas Chippendale

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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs curve types

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S and C curves

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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs design features

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Cabriole leg
Ball and claw feet
Coquille - shell work
Manchettes on arms

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35
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Manchettes on arms

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upholstered arms

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36
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American Georgian Houses Features

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Built either brick or wood
Renaissance-based European models: Symmetrical planning, ornamental detail, often a Palladian window , scrolled pediments over the doors and mantles
Started to look at Greece and Roman architecture

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37
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Salt-Box House features

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Symmetrical facade
Looks like 2 stories from the front 1 story from the back

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Ladder back chair

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Woven seat

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39
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High boy cabinet

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Curved leg design

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40
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Gate leg table

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Leaves to open for more space if needed

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41
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Georgian chairs in The Powel House

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Bright red textiles
Animal feet on feet of chair

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42
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Highboy and lowboy

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Rococo inspired details

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43
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Tall-case clock

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Shows wealth and value of time
Could have a clock taking up much less space, but chooses to have a larger clock

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44
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Bed alco

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bed in between two spaces

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45
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How has the parlor changed since we last saw it in Europe

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Parlors used to be small informal spaces and now they are large formal meeting spaces

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46
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dougong

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brackets

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47
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Chinese use of dougong (brackets)

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a functional and decorative element; was later adapted by Korea and Japan

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48
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shoji

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sliding doors

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49
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Japan furniture use

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Not as suitable for use of furniture: Spaces are divided with shoji (sliding doors) therefore there is no strict definition of spaces

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Ondol

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(under floor heating)

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51
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Korea women’s space

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anchae

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52
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Korea men’s space

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sarangchae

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53
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Tatami

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floor mat -3’x6’

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54
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Tatami floor mat -3’x6’

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Made of straw
Determines size of space

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Japan furniture use

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Traditionally no use of furniture (tatami mats) Great mobility of furniture

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REGENCY

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associated with England
1810s-1830 (The transitional period between Georgian and 19th century developments)
Neoclassicism of the late 18th century; draws its form from Greek and Roman precedents with a mixture of elements drawn from more “exotic” sources such as Egypt, Chinese, Moorish.
Playful, and decorative style
Eclectic languages: Chinese wallpaper, bamboo furniture, Moorish style domes, etc.
19th century victorianism was very important to england and us

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DIRECTOIRE DATE

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1795-1799

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DIRECTOIRE definition

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The post-revolutionary style named for the form of government that in 1794 followed the Reign of Terror

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DIRECTOIRE features

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Sparse detailing in interiors and furniture modeled after Roman design elements

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Regency FURNITURE

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Strongly influenced by French Directoire and Empire styles
Inspiration from Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Indian, medieval Gothic.
Mahogany and rosewood were favorite species; used usually as veneers
Decorative inlays and ornamental details in brass
Black and gilded finishes

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The Panthéon (Ste. –Geneviève) DATE + LOCATION

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Paris 1758-1790

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The Panthéon construction

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Construction started by the order of Louis XV
Jacques-Germain Soufflot (Architect)

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The Panthéon building style and what precedents

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Neo-classical Building
Roman and Greek precedents

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What was The Panthéon’s original purpose

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Initially housed relics and was used as a church.
Dechristianized and converted into the purest expression of the radical Enlightenment in stone

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Why was The Panthéon changed

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Architecture is highly political and post revolution they needed it changed to match the new ideas of the time

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new use of the Panthéon

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Dedicated to the great men of France –a secular temple, a shrine to human reason and human progress

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67
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The Panthéon symbol

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symbolized an entire approach to modernity.

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68
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Three legged table =

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Roman

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69
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Busts =

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roman

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70
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Swan =

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Empire

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71
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Gilded and crimson/saturated colors =

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Empire

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72
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Das Altes Museum (Old Museum), Date

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1824-30

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Das Altes Museum (Old Museum) designer

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Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841)

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74
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Korean seating

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No use of chairs, elevated tables or beds

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75
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Korean furniture

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Use of low shelves, writing tables, and storage units

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Korean Gendered furniture

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Furniture for use of men tend to be austere, functional but not ornamented, with natural wood finishes whereas women’s furniture is more colorful, lacquer finishes, more colorful wood species, ornamental knobs, handles, etc.

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Changdeok Palace furniture location

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The visible furniture pieces were placed in subsidiary room and used there

78
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Kings Folding Chair

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used by the royal family for special events
colored with red lacquer
portable folding chair
handles and back has embellished decorations

79
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During Ming and Qing dynasties furniture was…

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elevated from being merely a functional object to an art form

80
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Chinese furniture

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Attention to wood grain patterns, innovation in joinery
negotiates the balance between human body and space
Raised seating conveyed a an impression of authority
Use of softwoods and lacquer or hardwoods + fine grain = no lacquer
Structure exposed - can see exactly how it is constructed

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Chinese Furniture types

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Folding Horseshoe chair
Three-Seater Folding Settee

82
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Chinese furniture size

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No mobility of furniture: Larger pieces with hand-carved details

83
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Korean Furniture

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Furniture is lifted up off the floor with short legs
Some mobility of furniture

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VICTORIAN TASTE

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Sense of fantasy
Favored vertical emphasis
Eclectic
Abundance of fabrics
Plethora of objects being displayed
Asymmetry rather than symmetry
Emphasis on interior

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Thonet Chair

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In Austria, the Thonet brothers developed the technique of using steam in pressure chambers that made it possible to to bend thin strips of solid wood into curved forms

86
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Thonet Chair features

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Strong
Light
inexpensive
Supported more leisure
Good for public spaces such as cafe and restaurants
Also used in informal residential interiors

87
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Sofa in Rococo revival style attributed to

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John Henry Belter

88
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Sofa in Rococo style features

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Proportions
Victorians favored verticality
Detailing
Enlongated
Ribbed details
More voids
Carvings stretched

89
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William Morris

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(1834-1896)-graphic designer, textile designer, design firm owner

90
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Philip Webb

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(1831-1915)-architect

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Christopher Dresser

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(1834-1904)-graphic artist, industrial designer

92
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Edward W. Goodwin

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(1833-1886)-furniture designer

93
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Charles Francis Annesley Voysey

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(1857-1941)-architect, furniture designer, graphic designer

94
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Red House location + date

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London, 1859-1860

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Red House architect and owner

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Philip Webb designed for William Morris

96
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Red House features

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House was deigned from inside out
Function of interiors drive design
Not concerned about arch shell
Understand how roof works
Architecture revealed

97
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Red House Result

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BOTH THE FORMALITIES OF CLASSICISM AND THE PICTURESQUENESS OF THE GOTHIC HAVE BEEN REJECTED

98
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Red House exterior features

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Plain exterior: Red brick walls and red tiled roof with no ornamentation
Placement of windows and doors are strictly the result of internal function
The pointed arch of an opening is a real arch
The chimneys serve actual fireplaces
Large and small windows relate to the spaces within
The well house on the lawn serves a real water well
Irregular floor plan is a result of functional realities

99
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Gamble House location + date

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Pasadena, California, 1908

100
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Gamble House

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Greene & Greene

101
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Design philosophy of Gable House

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Victorian spaces had an emphasis on the vertical
Now transitioning to the horizontal
Some ornamentation, but it has to be meaningful
Entire house reveals how it is constructed - very honest and clear design

102
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Cabinet, 1861 Designers

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Philip Webb (British, 1831–1915),
Designer; Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.,
Maker; Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833–1898), Painter

103
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Cabinet, 1861 made in + materials

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Made in England
Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper

104
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Mortise and tenon joint

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A mortise and tenon joint connects two pieces of wood or other material. mainly when the adjoining pieces connect at right angles.

105
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Coquille

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shell work

106
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Palais Stoclet DATE + LOCATION

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Brussels, 1905-11

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Palais Stoclet Designer

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Josef Hoffmann

108
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Palais Stoclet art work on walls by

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Gustav Klimt

109
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Palais Stoclet features

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not too curvilinear
starting art deco + modernism
straight lines

110
Q

Casa Batlló Floor Plan

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traditional in some ways
some angles make space difficult to use

111
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Casa Batlló DATE + LOCATION

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Barcelona, 1904-06

112
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Casa Batlló designer

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Antoni Gaudi

113
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Casa Batlló features

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highly animated spaces
curves

114
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Masson House DATE + LOCATION

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Nancy, France, 1903-14

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Masson House designer

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Eugène Vallin

116
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Masson House features

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Intricate ironwork, floral motifs, and curves
stained glass as a decorative element
curvilinear forms - curved walls, arches, and other organic shapes
delicate carvings

117
Q

Art Nouveau Furniture

A

strange looking
spaces these pieces were in are most likely gone, but museums collect the furniture left

118
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Kolomon Moser When and Who

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(1868-1918)
Austrian-Hungarian artist, Vienna Secession
pieces look art nouveau and art deco/modernism

119
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Dining Room DATE + DESIGNER

A

1900
Hector Guimard

120
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Chaise “Escargot” DATE + DESIGNER

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1902
Carlo Bugatti

121
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Bentwood Morris Chair Designer

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Josef Hoffmann

122
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Gesamtkunswerk

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(Total work of art)

123
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The Dadaist felt that…

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reason, logic, and Western ideals of progress had led to the disaster of world war, and that the only way forward was through political anarchy, the natural emotions, the intuitive, and the irrational.

124
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Dada was first and foremost a…

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response to the brutal, mechanized madness of war.

125
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More distantly, dada can be seen as a descendant of…

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Romanticism and Symbolism,
which themselves were proceeded by a thousand years or more of individuals and
movements concerned with some sort of personal, eccentric , unorthodox, mystical,
or supernatural expression.

126
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Neoplasticism

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(the superiority of abstract values of form and color (the primaries and black) over all naturalistic and subjective values in art)

color/contrast
no objects what so ever

127
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SUPREMATISM

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“the supremacy of pure feeling in creative art.”

“the visual phenomena of the objective world are, in themselves, meaningless, the significant thing is feeling, as such, quite apart from the environment in which it is called forth.

128
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Villa Savoye date + location

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France, 1929-31

129
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Villa Savoye designer

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Le Corbusier

130
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Villa Savoye features

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Complex, surprising, and dramatic relationships between various spaces
Modular space (Golden section)
Purist in its forms and use of color and texture
Non-traditional transitional spaces: ramp leads up to the main living spaces
Pilotis: leaving the ground under the building open

131
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Pilotis

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leaving the ground under the building open

132
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Schröder House date + location

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the Netherlands, 1924

133
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Schröder House architect

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Gerrit Reitveld (1888-1964)

134
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Schröder House / De Stijl House features

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notions of steel
sliding panels
primary colors, black, grey
windows open up interiors to exterior
natural light / views
fluid transition

135
Q

Rue de Lota apartment features

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not modern
many of her designs are modern (objects) like furniture
interiors are ART DECO
inspiration from Africa

136
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Rue de Lota apartment designer

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Eileen Gray

137
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Rue de Lota apartment date + location

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Paris 1920

138
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Whitney Museum of American Art date + location

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New York, 1966

139
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Whitney Museum of American Art designer

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Marcel Breuer

140
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Rise of the museum in modernism

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Ex. contemporary art museums become important
Shows society beginning to accept contemporary art

141
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Although Cubist pictures may represent…

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highly abstracted interpretations of the material world, they were not in themselves abstract.

142
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It was Cubist art that was characterized by…

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abstract, geometric forms and a technique in which various materials, often industrial in nature, are assembled rather than carved or modeled.

143
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Cubism definition

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an early 20th-century style and movement in art, especially painting, in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and, later, collage.

144
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Ic4 Chaise Lounge,

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1929
Le Corbusier & Perriand

145
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Chrysler Building location + date

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1928
New York City

146
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Chrysler Building Designer

A

William Van Alen

147
Q

Most famous art deco building

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Chrysler Building

148
Q

Chrysler Building features

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Fan designs everywhere
Stepping forms and triangle patterning
Shiny gold and marble surfaces

149
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Art deco objects designer

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Raymond Loewy

150
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Tableware, 1939

A

Russel Wright

151
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Skyscraper furniture, 1930s

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Paul T Frankl (1878-1958)

152
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Paul T Frankl

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(1878-1958)
art deco furniture designer

153
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Art deco furniture features

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Very architectural in form - replicating what was going on in the field
Stepped forms
furniture followed architecture
Skyscraper like
Utilized zig zag patterns or other exotic patterns
Uses a lot of texture
Shows sense of skill in design
Relationship to the ground

154
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Gilbert Rohde

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(1894-1944)
art deco furniture designer

155
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Gilbert Rohde Chest of drawers features

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Orientation of veneer changes per shelf
Creates a pattern
Dresser pulls are in a fanning motion
Triangular leg

156
Q

Kem Weber Desk features

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Desk looks heavy but is attached to the ground in a light way
Triangle handles and sides

157
Q

Kem Weber

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(1889-1936)
art deco furniture designer

158
Q

Dressing table

A

Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann
Feminine
Place to get ready

159
Q

Safari Chair

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1933
Kaare Klint

160
Q

Cabriole

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a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal’s paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century

161
Q

German (Barcelona) Pavilion date + location

A

Barcelona,
1929

162
Q

German (Barcelona) Pavilion designer

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

163
Q

German (Barcelona) Pavilion features

A

lack of privacy

164
Q

City Library date + location

A

Viipuri, Finland, 1927

165
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City Library designer

A

Alvar Aalto

166
Q

Florence Knoll

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Established the knoll furniture company
Simple modern furniture mainly for the office environment

167
Q

Tulip Chair

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1953
Eero Saarienen
Forms represented speed and movement
Welcoming to the human body

168
Q

Joe Colombo

A

Furniture designer 1970s

169
Q

Joe Colombo furniture details

A

Modular in design and can be changed by the user
Colors are representative of the 70’s
Shipping of the forms is very compact
Making it more affordable

170
Q

Who is Josephine?

A

Napoleon’s wife

170
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Josephine’s Bedroom features

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Lots of textiles
Tent-like in design
Shape of room is a unique form and shape
Bed is lifted on a base

171
Q

Why is Josephine’s Bedroom tent shaped

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Reminiscent of Egyptian expeditions that Napoleon would take
Also looks like Ottoman empire
Famous for tents
Very large and luxurious

172
Q

Josephine’s Bedroom hierarchy

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Bed is lifted on a base
Hierarchical and shows importance of person sleeping there

173
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Josephine’s Bedroom dishonesty

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Dishonest space because the building the room is in is not a tent
Changes later with architecture being more honest

174
Q

Library, Malmaison designers

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Charles Percier & Pierre-François Léonard Fontaine

175
Q

Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) in Malmaison painter

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Baron François Gérard, ca. 1801

176
Q

what does the painting Josephine de Beauharnais in Malmaison show us

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Dresses are no longer structured as much
Fabrics are looser and more comfortable
Fabrics are also thinner in material
She is sitting more relaxed

177
Q

gapura

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a massive tower, an entry gate

178
Q

Gopura, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai features

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A gapura
Thousand Pillar Hall

179
Q

maru

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Wooden floor used to store grains (Traditional Korean Houses)

180
Q

Shinto

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Japan’s oldest and native religion (the way of the Gods)

181
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Shinto concept

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Pureness is the single most important concept

182
Q

Ordinary people were… (Japanese culture)

A

not allowed in Shinto shrines but only high priests and member of the imperial family

183
Q

Lovell House date + Location

A

Los Angeles, 1927-9

184
Q

Lovell House architect

A

Richard Josef Neutra

185
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Lovell House importance

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The first clear example of the International Style in the United States
Detachment from the context in which it existed

186
Q

Lovell House importance: What that means to the design?

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design aimed for a timeless quality that could be appreciated regardless of its location or historical period.
designing a residence that fulfilled the needs of its inhabitants without being bound by stylistic conventions of the past.
concepts such as open floor plans, indoor-outdoor living, and the integration of technology into the design

History of Interiors Final (12 decks)

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