2.3 Designers and Their Work Flashcards
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Phillipe Starck
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- Born in 1949
- French product designer and architect
- Post-modern ideas
- Designer for Alessi
- Challenges perceptions
- Many playful designs
- Thought-provoking
- Experimental
- Modern materials
- Modern manufacture
2
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Who created Juicy Stalif Lemon Squeezer?
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Phillipe Starck
3
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Juicy Stalif Lemon Squeezer
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- Aluminium casting
- Inspired by eating squid in a restaurant
- Sculptural asetehctis
- Leg angle stops juice running
- Space for a container
- Potentially unstable
- Oranges do not fit well
- Pip collection is not perfect
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Sir James Dyson
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- Born in 1947
- British ‘serial inventor’
- Technology innovator
- Designed ‘Ballbarrow’
- Many patent disputes
- Made thousands of prototypes
- Fans, hair dyers, hand dyers and other products
5
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Who created DC01 vacuum cleaner?
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Sir James Dyson
6
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DC01 Vacuum Cleaner
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- Created in 1993
- Introduced ‘bagless’ dual-cyclone cleaning system
- No suction loss
- Colour scheme aids use
- 3D sculpted from based on flow of air
- Injection moulded ABS
- Uses many integral fixings
- Clear PC bin ‘shows off’ dust
7
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Margaret Calvert
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- Born in 1939
- Graphic designer
- Joined Jock Kinneir in 1964
- Developed ‘Transport’ and other fonts
- Updated road signage
8
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Who created road sign design?
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Margaret Calvert
9
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Road Signs
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- Created in 1965
- Uses stylised pictogram
- Simple and clear communication of information
- Standardised sign system
- Arguably modernist style
- Replaced old-fashions signs with text
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Dieter Rams
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- Born in 1932
- Influential German designer
- Post-Second World War context
- Developed ten principles of good design
- Believed in simple, honest and functional design
- Influenced Apple’ Jonathan Ive
11
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Who created Braun SK4 Radio Record Player?
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Dieter Rams
12
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Braun SK4 Radio Record Player
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- Crated in 1956
- Innovative incorporation of thermoplastic and electronics
- Revolutionary at the time
- Highly functional
- No superfluous features
- Many iterations followed
13
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Charles and Ray Eames
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- Born in 1907 - 1978 and 1912 - 1988
- American husband and wife
- Creative design partnership
- Plywood moulded furniture
- Ideas evolved from designing laminated plywood leg splints
- Experimental with a wide range of materials
14
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Who created Lounge Chair 670?
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Charles and Ray Eames
15
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Lounge Chair 670
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- Created in 1956
- Luxury version of 1945 LCW (Lounge Chair Wood)
- Aimed for a ‘warm look’
- Combines industrial production with hand craftmanship
- Mouled plywood shell
- Leather upholstery
- Rosewood veneer
- Comfortable
- Still on the market
