Socio-economic Influences

Question 1

What affected socio-economic influence?

Answer 1

Post-WW1
WW2
Contemporary ideas

Question 2

How did design change post-first world war?

Answer 2

• Metal tubing was adopted as a replacement of for wood
• Furniture could be made without requireing any traditional hand making skill

Question 3

How did design change during WW2?

Answer 3

Various utility schemes were introduced to target shortages

Question 4

What was The Council of Industrial Design (COID)

Answer 4

Was set up in 1944. The aim was to improve standards in design through training, assessment and information. Also to improve the countries competitiveness

Question 5

Why was tubular steel used as a replacement for wood post WW1?

Answer 5

Tubular steel dosen’t suffer from the problem of inconsistent strength

Question 6

What did the utility furniture scheme include?

Answer 6

• Design was strongly influenced by the arts and craft movement - strong, simple and for purpose
• Prioritised helping newly married couples and people made homeless due to bombing

Question 7

What changed during contemporary times?

Answer 7

Polymer gave the design world momentum with bright colours and shapes

The invention of the transmit or in the late 1940s led to a demand in electrical products