UNIT 13 2.4

Question 1

What us Socio-economics?

Answer 1

The study of factors that link social progress and economic activity. Provides an understanding of how society and the economy interact.

Question 2

What did Henry Ford develop in America?

Answer 2

The moving assembly line to mass produce his Model T cars

Question 3

What are the benefits of mass production?

Answer 3

People got more disposable income
Move up in ranks
More people employed
More people specialised so quality increases and cost decereases

Question 4

What happen to raw materials are WWI?

Answer 4

They were scarce, leading to the rationing of food and many other products to limit wastage and to free up materials which enabled products supporting war to be manufactured.

Question 5

What were examples of rationed products?

Answer 5

clothing
fuel
wood
furniture

Question 6

What did furniture rationing lead to?

Answer 6

Utility Furniture Advisory Committee

Question 7

What was the Utility Furniture Advisory Committee’s task?

Answer 7

Create simple, functional furniture from limited resources available and ensure that furniture products were firstly available for newlyweds and victims of bombing raids

Question 8

Who was Gordon Russell?

Answer 8

A prominent furniture designer and was a founder member of the Utility Council. He was an advocate for the Arts and Crafts Movement’s approach to simple, functional furniture that was built to last

Question 9

When did Britain stop rationing

Answer 9

1954

Question 10

What was adopted Post-war in design?

Answer 10

Streamling

Question 11

Who were among the pioneers for the aerodynamic,ic style of streamlining?

Answer 11

Raymond Loewy and Ferdinand Porsche

Question 12

What was set up in fears that the UK was falling behind globally?

Answer 12

The Council of Industrial Design

Question 13

What were the two major exhibitions that were responsible for showcasing British talent:

Answer 13

Britain Can Make it
Festival of Britain

Question 14

What did the use of polymers lead to?

Answer 14

Consumers choice, a new range of colours and the teenage market began to embrace contemporary design

Question 14

What were polymers commonly used in 1940?

Answer 14

PVC, PET, ABS, HIPS, LSPE, Nylon and Lycra

Question 15

What became acceptable from the 1950s?

Answer 15

a culture of replacing products for aesthetic reasons, and manufacturers found ways to get consumers to ‘buy in’ to a lifestyle

Question 16

What does Socio-economics allow designers to do?

Answer 16

Recognise more effectively the opportunities that exist for the successful development and marketing of products. Which might range from technology companies marketing expensive devices for consumers who regard spending money on the last smartphone as a priority

Question 17

What was a major influence on Bauhaus’ furniture designs Post-First World War?

Answer 17

The large-scale wartime adoption of metal tubing as a replacement for wood, which was sometimes weak due to its irregular grain structure