1900-1920 + Art Deco and Eileen Gray

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History of Industrial Design
Sophie Molnar
Flashcards by Sophie Molnar, updated more than 1 year ago
Sophie Molnar
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Peter Behrens Considered by some to be the 1st corporate "industrial" Designer.
These three people all worked in Peter Behren's architectural office Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Joseph Hoffmann Influenced heavily by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Purkersdorf Sanitorium By Hoffmann, build beyond the edge of the urban centers as a place to isolate people with infectious diseases
Patients with tuberculosis spending extended periods or time "parked" in the sun in outdoor spaces
"sitzmaschine" - Hoffmann, dramatically reclines to make it easier for patients to breath
Cabaret Fledermaus, Postcard by Hoffmann for the Cabaret Fledermaus published by the weiner werkstatte
Palais Stoclet Architecture by hoffmann, furnishings were designed by hoffmann and made by the weiner wekstatte
"Kubus" - Hoffmann, his favorite detail was the square
Armchair for Haus Kohler Hoffmann, Sunburst motif was a recurring theme in art deco work
"curtain wall" design Where the load bearing supports have been moved inward, allowing windows to cover more of the exterior walls (ex: Fagus shoe factory - Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer)
Red and Blue Chair aka (red, yellow and blue chair) by Gerrit Rietvel, De stijl color scheme
by Eliel Saarinen, honored a Scandinavian folk tradition by having three legged chair which was their way of dealing with uneven floors.
The Darwin Martin House Frank Lloyd Wright in buffalo NY
Metal Furniture in Larkin Company Office Building Frank Lloyd Wright, Buffalo NY
"Prairie School" Architecture Wright's Long, low, rectangular designs form 1900-1910
Dining Room of the Robbie House (tall Chairs) (like mackintosh) wright used tall chairs to create a room-within-a-room-like atmosphere
Quartersawing Tightest Grain and resist warping
Eileen Gray Independently wealthy, way ahead of the curve in terms of style
Seizo Sugawara Taught Eileen Gray the art of Japanese lacquer
Le Destin Screen, Jacques Doucet commissioned this screen and became an important patron of Eileen Gray
"Serpent Chair" Sold for $27.9 Million at auction and is the most ever paid for a chair
Joseph Claude Sinel Claimed he was the "1st established industrial designer in the U.S." but denies coming up with the term
"Writing Desk"- Emile-Jaques Ruhlmann, The writing surface is "galuchat" and is the skin of a spotted dogfish
"E1027" - Eileen Gray, e: Eileen 10: J (jean) 2: B (badovici) 7: G (gray)
"bibendum Chair" - Gray, Named after the Michelin tire company mascot
"roquebrune Chair" - Gray, named for the region of France in which both E.1027 and Tempe a pailla were located.
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