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Inspirations for Arts and Crafts
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- A reaction to the loss of traditional skills and overuse of ornamentation in the Victorian era, which was perceived to have resulted from the Industrial Revolution
- Traditional crafts rather than machines
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Influences for Arts and Crafts
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- Medieval craft guilds
- Simplicity
- Natural forms
- Beauty of timber
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Features of Arts and Crafts
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- ‘Honest’, handmade, traditional methods such as pegged mortise and tenon joints
- The beauty of materials such as the grain and figure of oak clearly displayed
- The use of patterned, natural forms on tiles, wallpaper and textiles
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Key Figure for Arts and Crafts
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William Morris
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William Morris
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- After leaving university Morris and Ruskin formed their own design and decoration company, which specialized in the use of natural materials and traditional craftsmanship
- His socialist principles reinforced his craft-based rather than industrial-scale design philosophy
- To promote this, he helped to set up workers’ guilds to create a unified approach to design and empower designers creating their own products
- Many of his textile and wallpaper designs, which made use of simple, natural forms, are still in use today
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William Morris Quote
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• ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’
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Time period of Arts and Crafts
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1850-1900
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Influences for Art Nouveau
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- Combination of European and Oriental design
- Designers and artists were keen to see a unified approach to design,
- The availability of newly developed and improved materials
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Inspiration for Art Nouveau
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- The beauty of organic forms of plant life
- The sensuous, languid female forms
- Oriental, particularly Japanese, art and interiors
- Celtic crosses
- Arabian patterns
- Greek decoration
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Features of Art Nouveau
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- Stylised sinuous plant motifs
* Female figures with ling, loose hair and flowing dresses
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Key figure for Art Nouveau
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
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- He interpreted Art Nouveau in a unique, Scottish way
- His designs show evidence of Japanese, Celtic and Arts and Crafts influences
- Later in his career, he employed bold geometric forms although he retained the use of distinctive floral motifs and elegant curves
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Time period for Art Nouveau
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1890-1900
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Influences for Post Modernism
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- A reaction to Modernism, perceiving it as a boring, functional period that lacked excitement.
- Computer designed ‘blandness’ had seemed by some to be becoming more evident
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Inspiration for Post Modernism
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- The brutal industrial design of oil refineries
- Pop culture
- Ancient classical architecture
- Children’s toys
- Human and animal forms
- Earlier design eras such as Art Deco.
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Features of Post Modernism
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- The wide range of available materials
- An ‘anything goes’ attitude
- A diverse range of designs which often conveyed humour and personality
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Key figure of Post Modernism
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Phillipe Starck
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Phillipe Starck
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- His best-known designs are for Alessi, the Italian kitchenware company.
- He utilises a range of modern materials to realise his sometimes-eccentric, innovative ideas, although he is also conscious of sustainability.
- Sometimes his form over function philosophy results in a product which is highly aesthetically pleasing, but dangerous and totally impractical.
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Time period for Post Modernism
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1975 - now
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Influences for Streamlining
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- Advancing aviation technology introduced aerodynamic, rounded forms to reduce wind resistance.
- People were looking to the future and even outer space due to developing rocket and satellite technology.
- The increase in wealth of consumers facilitated affording more ‘design-conscious’ products
- The development of materials such as metal alloys and plastics, along with new manufacturing technology
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Inspiration for Streamlining
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- A teardrop, highly aerodynamic form,
- The streamline form was often incorporated simply to make products stand out, since aerodynamics often were not an issue.
- Architects adopted a ‘Streamline Moderne’ style, which was heavily influenced by aerodynamic design.
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Key figure of Streamlining
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Raymond Loewy
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Raymond Loewy
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- He started his career in 1928 by designing an improved casing for a Gestetner duplicating machine, modelling with clay to develop its streamlined form.
- His work streamlining locomotive design also introduced welding for the first time as an improved method of manufacturing compared to the rivets previously used.
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Time period for Streamlining
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1935 - 1955
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