1. Design Movements 1850 - NOW How did we get from this…. …..to this?

2. What is a design movement? Group of people dedicated to a common design aesthetic May have theoretical, political and social factors Designers’ reactions or responses to social trends Use common materials or production techniques or design motifs/details Not constrained to furniture – may include architecture & civic design, art, politics, etc…

3. Arts & Crafts (1851–1914) Reaction to industrial revolution Against “soulless” machine-made production Not constrained to furniture – also included housing, arts, politics, etc…

4. Arts & Crafts

5. Art Nouveau (1880-1905) Free-flowing, floral designs Use of wrought iron and irregularly shaped glass Expensive to produce Lots of embellishments Died out just before WWI

6. Modern Movements 1915 – 1980 Simplification of form & elimination of ornament “The house is a machine for living in." Le Corbusier, 1923 Examples: International style De Stijl Bauhaus Art Deco Late Modern

7. De Stijl (1917-1928) Dutch movement Very abstract Focused on essentials of form and colour Use of horizontal and vertical lines Only primary colours used

8. Bauhaus (1920-1930) Huge influence on modern design Focused purely on function – no embellishments LESS IS MORE Clean lines, highlighting industrial forms (steel, concrete, etc…) In direct opposition to art neuveau Began in Germany during WWI Design does not look at history – everything created according to the current need Hi-rise offices and housing commission flats Vertical V horizontal

9. Bauhaus

10. Art Deco (1925-1950) Combination of modern, art nouveau, and bauhaus No philosophical angle, purely decorative Influenced by “primitive” cultures, modern technology, skyscrapers Use of stepped forms, sunburst motifs, sweeping curves, and patterns

11. Art Deco

12. Late Modernism (1950-1975) Following on from Bauhaus design Functional, streamlined designs

13. Pop (1960-1980) More an artistic movement Ideas from advertising, comics, pop culture Kitsch, throw-away ideology Andy Warhol

14. Postmodernism (1980-) Weird for the sake of being weird Without meaning You bring your own meaning to the design

15. Postmodernism

17. What’s this?

18. …and this?

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20. Combining influences?

21. Combining Influences?

22. Interesting links http://www.spacemfrs.com/furniture/furnit ure.shtml http://www.spacemfrs.com/furniture/furnit ure.shtml www.bonluxat.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_indu strial_designers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_indu strial_designers www.designboom.com http://www.industrialdesigners.ch/index2. htm http://www.industrialdesigners.ch/index2. htm