2.2-Designers and their work

Question 1

Phillipe Starck designer info

Answer 1

• born 1949
• French designer
• Post-modern ideas
• designer for Alessi
• challenges perception
• many playful designs
• thought provoking
• experimental
• modern materials
• modern manufacture

Question 2

Phillipe Starck Juicy Salif lemon squeezer product info

Answer 2

• 1990
• aluminium casting
• inspired by eating squid in a restaurant
• sculptural aesthetics
• leg angle stops joice running
• space for a container
• potentially unstable
• oranges don’t fit well
• pip collection not perfect
• costs approx £50

Question 3

James Dyson designer info

Answer 3

• born 1947
• British ‘serial inventor’
• technology innovator
• designed ‘Ballbarrow’
• many patent disputes
• made thousands of prototypes
• fans, hair dryers, hand dryers

Question 4

James Dyson DC01 vacuum cleaner product cleaner product info

Answer 4

• 1993
• introduced ‘bagless’ dual-cyclone cleaning system
• no suction loss
• colour scheme aids use
• 3D sculptured form based on flow of air
• injection moulded ABS
• use many integral fixings
• clear PC bin ‘shows off’ dust

Question 5

Margaret Calvert designer info

Answer 5

• born 1936 in South Africa
• graphic designer
• joined Jock Kinneir in 1964
• developed ‘Transport’ and other fonts
• updated road signage

Question 6

Margaret Calvert ‘men at work’ road sign product info

Answer 6

• 1965
• uses stylised pictogram
• simple and clear communcation of information
• standardised sign system
• argurably Modernist style
• replaced old fashions signs with text

Question 7

Dieter Rams designer info

Answer 7

• born 1932
• influential German designer
• designed for Braun
• post ww2 context
• developed ten principles of good design
• beliveved in simple, honest, functional design
• influenced Apple’s Jonathan Ive

Question 8

Dieter Rams Braun SK4 radio record player product info

Answer 8

• 1965
• innovative incoporation of thermoplastics and electronics
• revolutionary at the time
• highly functional
• no superflous features
• many iterations followed1

Question 9

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design is innovative

Answer 9

Designers should make appropriate use of modern materials, technologies and approaches

Question 10

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design makes a product useful

Answer 10

Designers should address functionality to ensure that they successfully solve the particular design problem for the consumer’s benefit

Question 11

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design is aesthetic

Answer 11

Desginers should create well-executed, beautiful products in acorance with ‘Form follows function’ principles

Question 12

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design makes a product understandable

Answer 12

Designers should make products intuitive to use with no distracting elements that might cause confustion

Question 13

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design is unobtrusive

Answer 13

Designers should ensure that their designs are neutral and restrained, without superflous decoration or detail

Question 14

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design- a good design is honest

Answer 14

Designers should not deceive consumers

Question 15

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design has longevity

Answer 15

Designers should design products that will continue to be useful over time, like the 1960s Rams’ 606 Shelving System

Question 16

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good desugn is thorough down to the last detail

Answer 16

Designers should consider every element of designs to ensure that they function well, such as by providing concave finger recesses in push buttons

Question 17

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design is environmentally friendly

Answer 17

Designers should use sustainable materials and processes in the development and production of products

Question 18

Dieter Rams 10 principles of design-a good design is as little design as possible

Answer 18

Designers should include only essential elements in a design, since superflous features detract from the product’s function

Question 19

Charles and Ray Eames designer info

Answer 19

• 1907-1978, 1912-1988
• American husband and wife
• creative design partnership
• plywood moulded furniture
• ideas evolved from designing laminated plywood leg splints
• experimented with a wide range of materials

Question 20

Charles and Ray Eames Lounge chair 670 product info

Answer 20

• 1965
• luxury version of 1945 Lounge Chair Wood
• aimed for ‘warm look’
• combines industrial production with hand craftmanship
• moulded plywood shell
• leather upholstery
• rosewood veneer
• comfortable
• still on the market

Question 21

Marc Newson designer info

Answer 21

• born 1963
• Australian designer
• designs ‘catwalk’ pieces
• challenges perceptions
• prioritises form
• uses rounded forms
• some designers inspired by origami
• collaborated with Jonathan Ive on the Apple watch

Question 22

Marc Newson Lockhead Lounge product info

Answer 22

• 1986
• aircraft-style rivet construction
• styled on a ‘blob’ of mercury
• limited batch were hand made
• statement piece rather than functional
• needed to be ‘more comfortable than a bus stop’
• one sold for £2.4 million in 2015

Question 23

Marianne Brandt designer info

Answer 23

• 1893-1983
• former Bauhaus student
• became head of the metalwork department in 1928
• employed simple forms that are still relevant to modern designs
• developed a range of geometrically pure kitchenware
• products were commercially successful

Question 24

Marianne Brandt Tea Infuser MT39 product info

Answer 24

• 1924-designed
• typical Bauhaus design with simple, geometrical form
• offset lid is functional in preventing drips
• Ebony handle positioned for ease of pouring
• one was sold for $361,000 in 2017