design movements t5

• What is arts and crafts movement?


  Gre out of the concern of industrialisation upon design, traditional craftsmanship
• When was arts and crafts movement?


  1850-1900
• What was arts and crafts movement style?


  Simplicity, detailed and precious, nature, natural materials, influenced by European arts
• Who were the designers of the arts and crafts movement?


  William Morris (1834-1869), floral ornmemtations, co-formed the socialist league, natural look, textiles,
• Examples of arts and carts design movement

  John Ruskins influential architectural book, seven lamps of architecture, American arts and crafts table, library interior fitted by Vinson and Barnsley and Phillip webbs red house, wallpaper designs from William Morris
• What is the art nouveau movement?


  Was an international style of decoration developed in late 19th century developed in Paris
• When was the Art Nouveau Movement?


  1890-1905
• What did art nouveau look like?


  Forms influenced by nature, fluid lines, organic structure, concept of unity and harmony, feminine, inspired by Japanese asymmetrical outlines and minimal grid structures as well as Celtic, Arabian and Ancient Greek patterns
• What are some example artists of art nouveau?


  Hector guimard, micheal Thonet, Charles rennie mackintosh, antonnia gaudi
• Who was Hector Guimard?


  He created the iconic Paris metro stations, with distinct signs and furniture
• Who is Michael Thonet?


  German Austrian furniture designer responsible for bentwood furniture (curved wood furniture) created a fluid aesthetic
• Who is Antonio Gaudi?


  Created surreal pieces of architecture in Barcelona that where bright and colourful and fluid forms eg parc Guell, Casa Mila, Sagradia La Familla
• What is modernism?


  a style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms, machiene aesthetic, form follows function, cheap and mass produced
• When was modernism?


  1900-1930
• What is art deco movement?


  Inspired by geometric forms and its aesthetic is influenced by mayans, Egyptians and Greek proportions, blacks whites, oranges, sharp shapes, expensive and lavish in response to war
• When was the art deco movement?


  1925-1939
• What are some example artists of the art deco period?


  William van Allen-Chrysler building, Eileen gray(art deco, post-modernism) furniture, Raymond Loewe (car)(art deco, post modernism)
• When was modernism?


  1900-1930
• What was modernism?


  Machiene aesthetic, simplistic, functional, minimalist
• What were some examples of artist during modernism?

  Bauhaus, Marcel Breuer,
• Who was Bauhaus?


  The German economy collapsed, so and art and design school opened, range of workshops mainly in metal and pottery, intended to remove any distinction between fine arts and applied arts, form follows function, cheap objects, easily masses produced
• Who was Marcel Breuer?


  Was born in Hungary, worked in Bauhaus created a peice called wassily chair, and lectured at the school, simplistic, bent steel tubes and leather-wassily chair
• Who is Eileen gray?


  1878-1976, born in Ireland, she successfully combined lacquer and rare woods, geometric abstraction and japense inspired motifs, bibendum armchair
• When was streamlining?


  1935-1955
• What is streamlining?


  when an object is designed to allow fluid to flow easily across it, reducing drag at the end of the art deco period, teardrop shape, futuristic design
• Examples of streamlining


  Raymond loewy-trains and vehicles
• What is post modernism?


  1975-present
• What is post modernism?


  Has a range of contemporary thinking and design styles, bright colours and peculiar shapes, harmony of form and function, individualism, retro design, non symmetrical
• Examples of post modernism


  Memphis design- bookcase, phillipe stark- lemon juice squizer,alessi- cutlery and kitchen ware
• What is Memphis design?


  Vibrant and eccentric and ornamental designs introduced by sottsass, individualism, such as sottsass bookcase, ettore sottsass the main designer
• Who was phillipe stark?


  Well known French designer, worked as an independent interior designer, inexpensive, posses humour and gives each of the individual personality. Eg sleek lemon squizer