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Flashcards by Lori James, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lori James
about 8 years ago
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| 1751 Denis Diderot & Jean d'Alembert-Encyclopedie(title page) Types purchased from Fournier. Engraved plates reveal info about many industries. Printing, binding & quality aimed at wealthy clientele. It was created to change the way people think. | |
| 1790 Josiah Wedgwood- The Portland Vase This classically inspired vase was created out of jasperware using innovative processes. It was part of Wedgewood's marketing to the middle class. | |
| 1790-1800 Eli Whitney-cotton gin Made harvesting cotton easier and more profitable. Led to much growth in the textile industry (cotton from India no more) | |
| 1859 Michael Thonet-No. 14 Chair Most famous chair by the Thonet chair company. Made by steam bending. Could fit 36 chairs in a box. | |
| 1851 Joseph Paxton-Crystal Palace Did not feature contemporary building materials: made from pre-fab glass and cast/wrought iron in 8 months for Great Exhibition | |
| 1862 William Morris-Trellis Wallpaper First wallpaper of Morris . Not machine-printed. | |
| 1897 Hector Guimard-Smoking bench Art Nouveau style: resembles vines and the trunk of a tree. Guimard believed strongly in the unity of architecture, furniture and decorations | |
| 1900 Gustav Stickley-Adjustable-Back Chair No. 2342 American arts and crafts movement. Chair designed from a craftsman's perspective. | |
| 1899 Henry van de Velde- Poster for Tropon food concentrate Leader in the Art Nouveau movement. Original lettering and abstract and simplified forms. | |
| 1928 Josef Albers-Kombinationsschrift Typeface This typeface is composed entirely of 10 basic elements or shapes. It's a Bauhaus font created for outdoor use because round shape doesn't collect dirt or snow. | |
| late 1930s Lester Beall-Rural Electrification Administration Lighting Poster Designed in the New Typography Style. Features high contrast and strong imagery. Famous for his lines and arrows. | |
| 1937 Henry Dreyfuss-Type 300 Phone Fully integrated phone with no sperate speaker and microphone. Made repeated small improvements to complete the design. | |
| 1921 Piet Mondrian & Theo Van Doesburg- Cover for De Stijl Emphasis on geometric forms and primary colors. Hierarchy/sans serif typeface. Journal. | |
| 1934 Raymond Loewy-Coldspot for Sears Fully integrated and enclosed design. Example of streamlined design. | |
| 1920s Joseph Leyendecker- Arrow Collars and Shirts Advertisment. Appeared in multiple print ads. Famous for including much less text than was normal during that period. | |
| 1902 Alfons Mucha-Cycles Perfecta Art Nouveau; very decorative with many curved lines and natural forms | |
| 1901 Peter Behrens-Poster for AEG Lightbulbs Part of the corporate identity/branding Behrens created for AEG. Used consistent fonts and design elements to give a personality to a company | |
| 1909 Peter Behrens-Electric Kettle Used interchangeable parts to allow consumers a greater choice of styles. Finish molded to resemble a hand hammered surface. | |
| 1923-31 Le Corbusier-Villa Savoye Example of Modernist architecture that used LC's 5 points. pilotis on ground floor, open inside. | |
| 1928 Jean Coulden-Clock Example of cubism in 3D forms. Simple geometric shapes made from silvered bronze and enamel | |
| 1924 A.M. Cassandre-Pivolo Aperitif Simplified shapes, precision and geometric purity. changed the old narrative ways of advertising. Repeating sympols (p, o, dot above i) | |
| 1924 Wilhelm Wagenfeld-Model ME1 Table Lamp Bauhaus style. Geometric and mathematical forms. Simplicity and smooth surfaces. | |
| 1918 Gerrit Rietveld-Red-Blue Chair One of the first attempts at a 3D object in De Stijl. Assembled from milled stock that extended past the vertices and emphasized negative space. Primary colors. |
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