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2023 NOV exams > SECTION B: DESIGN HISTORY > Flashcards

SECTION B: DESIGN HISTORY Flashcards

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What is Good Design

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Designs that enhance the quality of life, solve problems, and create products, spaces, and experiences that are not only attractive but also functional and meaningful.

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What is Organic Modernism

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a departure from the rigid and formal aspects of earlier design styles and embraces a fluid, nature-inspired approach.

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Context of Organic Modernism

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  • inspired by Scandinavian natural beauty
  • cold + wet climate
  • influenced by Arts+Crafts movement
  • used natural materials
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Organic Modernism characteristics

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  • use of natural materials
  • simplicity + functionality + top priority
  • designed on a human scale
  • sustainability, craftsmanship, emotional appeal
  • timeless designs to last long
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Organic Modernism Designer

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Ray and Charles Eam

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Ray and Charles Eam designs

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DAW Chair; Eams Lounge Chair

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DAW Chair

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  • Dining Armchair with Wooden base
  • designed for NYC museum of modern arts “Low cost furniture” competition
  • original = PVC fibreglass
  • now = recycled dyed polypropylene (strong + flexible + sustainable)
  • base = dowels of maple/walnut wood + aluminium struts (like Eiffel Tower)
  • clean form = customisable
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DAW Chair principles

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  • contrast: materials, white colour, textures used to emphasise the seat, making them more visually prominent (enhance the chair’s aesthetics; direct attention to key areas for comfort and functionality)
  • symmetrical balance: to ensure that the chair is stable, comfortable, and functional.
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Eams Lounge Chair

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  • first high end design by Eams Couple
  • inspired by old English club chairs
  • original = moulded plywood sheets (3 part shell, backrest, headrest, stool)
  • new = plywood with veneer on top
  • zips and cushions are black
  • chair back + headrest = identical in proportion
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Eams Lounge Chair principles

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  • unity: seamlessly integrating diverse materials and forms. It combines moulded plywood, leather upholstery, and metal components to create a cohesive and harmonious design.
  • proportion: the silhouette, has elegant curves and angles, contributes to its timeless appeal. Chair is created on a human scale, creating the most functional proportions.
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What is Anti-Design

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Design that intentionally deviates from traditional design principles and aesthetics. It rejects established design norms, provokes thought, challenges conventions, conveys a specific message.

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Context of Anti-Design

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  • A time of protest for peace, love, equality and gender
  • design style protested the established design world
  • mainly Italy based
    -Invention of polypropylene = contributed to consumer culture
  • huge pop-culture influence
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Anti-Design Characteristics

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  • dislike consumerism
  • used Irony
  • used surrealist tactics
  • distortion of scale
  • broke rules to undermine object values (colour, shape, size, function)
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Anti-Design designer

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Archizoom Associati

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Archizoom Associati designs

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Superonda Paltrova; Safari Sofa

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Superonda Paltrova

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  • ‘Super wave’
  • broke furniture rules of shape, colour, function
  • S shape incision in block of leatherette covered polyurethane
  • adaptable = makes 6 different configurations
  • red + block = pop-influence
  • scale distortion = undermines functionality, questions good design
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Superonda Paltrova principles

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  • rhythm: creates a flow within the design, guiding your eyes from one end along the S shape to the other end
  • unity: the use of the same colour, and texture with organic lines and solid shapes
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Safari Sofa

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  • Deck chair style chair
  • stainless steel frame: not easy for mass production
  • polyurethane foam carpet with leopard pattern
  • leopard pattern used for cushions that line the inside of the seat
  • 4 piece set: 2 small, 2 big
  • shaped in a series of waves
  • many configurations
  • function follows form, undermines functionality value
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Safari Sofa principles

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  • emphasis: on the actual chair due to use of patterned cushions vs white exterior
  • pattern: leopard pattern creates a visual repetition
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what is Populuxe Design

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A futuristic design style often using pastel colours, synthetic materials, and stainless steel and creating a sense of luxury.

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Populuxe design Context

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  • a transformative time in terms of culture, society, politics and design
  • Post-WWII economic boom
  • increased consumer spending
  • rise of popular mass culture: fast flowing information + consumerism is forefront
  • rise of “lifestyle era”
  • assassination of JFK - struggle for racial equality
  • music - rock
  • Apollo II moon landing
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Populuxe Design characteristics

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  • bright colours
  • exaggerated shapes
  • use of plastics and neon colours: associated with the Space Age
  • open floor plans: create a sense of space and freedom
  • playful spirit
  • kitsch: irony
  • eclecticism: incorporating elements from different styles
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Populuxe designer

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Joe Colombo

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Joe Colombo designs

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Universale Chair; The Panton Stacking Chair

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Universale Chair

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  • innovation and futurism
  • moulding technique for mass production
  • sleek, streamlined appearance
  • bright red
  • organic and curvilinear, resembling a continuous loop or ribbon
  • stackable design makes it space-efficient
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Universale Chair principles

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  • unity: single colour, no break in materials
  • simplicity: single sheet of moulded plastic, single colour, minimalist
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The Panton Stacking Chair

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  • Z shape, singular curve
  • easy to mass produce
  • bright colours
  • give a soft, rather than a rigid, support
  • absence of back legs, appears to be floating
  • smooth, glossy finish, modern aesthetic
  • stackable design makes it space-efficient
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The Panton Stacking Chair principles

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  • movement: eyes follow curve of chair
  • emphasis: bright colour range, glossy finish

2023 NOV exams (9 decks)

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