Final Chart

So after I had finished all my research all I had left to do was construct the chart.

The first thing I did was to print out all the pictures and headings and cut them out as neatly as I could

The size of the finished chart had to be A2 but this was going to prove hard as it wouldn't  have provided me with enough space for all my pictures. In order to fix this, I bought two marbled corrugated card boards. 

On one cardboard I stuck a row of coloured paper towards the top. This would serve as a background for the historical influences. I took the second cardboard, placed it face down on the first and aligned one of the longer ends along the bottom of the row of coloured papers. I bent the remaining part of the cardboard so that the first board overlapped over the second and this would later help me fold it so that the final closed size would be A2.

I started chronologically from the Arts and Crafts Movement, sticking the pictures. Because it was corrugated card board I had to do something to keep the pictures from falling off. I took a clean paper towel and carefully pressed the pictures so that the corrugated texture could still be felt through the pictures. This helped the glue stick both to the picture and the card board even in the 'valleys' of the board. 

This is my final outcome:

to finish it off I took a scrap piece of paper, wrote my name and course information and stuck it on in the remaining space.

Chart: Pop Design

For my final chart design movement I will be discussing:

Pop Design 1958 - 1972

Inspired by Art Nouveau

- Although Pop Design is pretty much a stand alone design style - it took inspiration from a lot of styles and movements which came before it such as Art Nouveau, Art Deco and The Bauhaus. 

- It broke all the rules of function which had been established before. Less is More (from the Bauhaus) became less is a bore.

Roy Lichtenstein 

Andy Warhol

Op Art 

- In terms of art, Pop art was the defining style of the time and it also served as a huge inspiration for Pop Design. Two notable artists are Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Another popular art style that affected this design style was Op art. 

- One very important designer of the time was Verner Panton - his ideas transcended barriers. His most famous design - the cantilever chair - seems to have been inspired by Mies van der Rohe's own cantilever chair.

- In terms of context, one very important landmark event which affected the designs heavily was America's landing on the moon in 1969. This inspired designs such as the space helmet TV and Radio and the Lava lamp.

- The Ball chair and the Egg chair are also two design icons of this era.

REFERENCES:

Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.

Chart: Bauhaus

I have to admit that everything is starting to make more sense now that I have the time to research these movements more. When it came to choosing my 5 Movements I tried to kill two birds with one stone by choosing one movement towards the beginning of the idea of design and one movement as close as today as possible and three movements in between that explained clearly all the changes that went on.

So the next movement I will be talking about is:

Bauhaus 1919 – 1933

Bauhaus Logo

It was one of the most influential movements of the time.

Deutscher Werkbund

De Stijl

Constructivism

Futurism 

Streamlining

- Was inspired by other movements such as the Deutscher Werkbund, De Stijl, Constructivism, Streamlining & Futurism 

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Cantilever Chair

Kettles for AEG

Peter Behrens

Walter Gropius 

Bookshelf

- Three very important designers from this movement were Walter Gropius, Peter Behrens and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - the latter of which designed the cantilever chair which was to later inspire Verner Panton during Pop Design. Two very important phrases which are associated with the Bauhaus are Less is more and Form follows Function which was inspired by both A.W.N. Pugin and William Morris.

- Was shut down when Hitler rose to power in Germany 

REFERENCES:

Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.

Chart: Art Deco

I hope these links are starting to look a bit clearer - remember to consult the timeline I posted earlier, I know I do it all the time, these movements get so confusing especially when we start looking at the 1920s up until the 1980s then it sort of starts to make a little bit more sense again. On to today's design style:

Art Deco 1920 – 1939

- Although it had traces of Art Nouveau in its designs, Art Deco was mostly inspired by the geometric flatness of Egyptian and Mayan art.

- These features can also be seen in Cubism which was also a prominent art style at the time 

- The Chrysler Building by William Van Alen is one of the most iconic designs of this time

- It's very obvious that the Golden Age of Hollywood and the constant opening of new theatre houses had a huge impact on the style

- Some of the designs created at the time were looking forward to the ideals of the Bauhaus such as Eileen Gray's Table

REFERENCES:

Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.

Chart: Art Noveau

As mentioned before, this post will also cover the chart for my second task. This time I will be talking about:

Art Nouveau 1880 - 1910

Alphonse Mucha

Japanese Wood-Block prints

- One of the key inspirations of Art Nouveau had to be Alphonse Mucha's posters which were also inspired by Japanese prints.

Poster for Moulin Rouge - an icon of La Belle Epoque

Death of Queen Victoria

- It thrived during the French Belle Epoque. Even in England, especially when Queen Victoria died and her son King Edward VII started reigning. The King was known for his promiscuous behavior.

Influenced by the natural curves of nature.

                       

- Was inspired by the curves found in nature such as the whiplash curves of a tendril.

Hector Guimard

Paris Metro Entrances 

Van de Velde Desk 

Rene Lalique Brooch 

Emille Galle Lamp

Louis Comfort Tiffany Lamp

- Hector Guimard and Henry Van De Velde were two of the most influential designers of this time along with Rene Lalique, Emille Galle and Louis Comfort Tiffany 

'The Kiss' Gustav Klimt

- One of the most popular artists of the time was Gustav Klimt.

REFERENCES:
Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.

Chart: Arts & Crafts Movement

Part of my second task is to create a visual infographic or 'chart' where I show, with as little text as possible, the links between 5 design movements after the research I have carried out through my blogs.

My five chosen movements are:
- The Arts & Crafts Movement
- Art Nouveau
- Art Deco
- The Bauhaus
- Pop Design

Obviously, since there will be hardly any text on the chart I have to write down exactly what I intend to link somewhere and that is here. For this and the next four blogs I will be revisiting the above mentioned styles and movements and conducting more research on them than I have already done for my previous blogs. However I will do this more in the form of points which will be allocated to one of the pictures I will later include in my chart.

So let's start with the first one:

Arts & Crafts 1850 - 1914

Renaissance

Gothic Revival

Pre-Raphaelites 

Japanese Wood-Block Prints

- The two main inspirations for the Arts and Crafts movement were the Gothic Revival which came exactly before and the Renaissance who inspired the Pre-Raphaelites who went on to inspire William Morris. Japanese Wood-block prints were also a huge inspiration to William Morris

A.W.N. Pugin

John Ruskin 

- Another two pioneers who inspired William Morris were John Ruskin and A.W.N. Pugin, the latter was the first person to write about the idea of Form follows Function which would later be the defining ideal of the Bauhaus. 

Industrialism

- The most important defining factor of this movement is Industrialism. Had it not been for the cheap and shoddy products which were being created at the current time. Morris and his friends would have never decided to set up the company known as Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co. 

William Morris

Brother Rabbit Wallpaper Design by William Morris

Willow and Tulip Wallpaper Design
by William Morris

- William Morris was the most influential pioneer of this movement. He is most known for his wallpaper patterns

Queen Victoria

- It's important to note that this was a time during Queen Victoria's reign who was one of the most resigned and traditionally virtuous monarchs when it came to her ideals. Her son on the other hand was the complete opposite which in my opinion would be one of the defining factors of the following style. I.e. Art Nouveau.

Arts and Crafts decanter showing the first
signs of Art Nouveau

REFERENCES:

N/A, (1874), William Morris [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.friendsofthewmg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/image0012.jpg [Accessed 22 December 13].

Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.