WATCH VIDEO -20th Century Design Movements. 20th Century Design Movements. History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
(Cicero, Pro Publio Sestio) Just as artists through the ages have been influenced by earlier artists, past styles and the characteristics of past eras, designers and visual communicators can also look to design history for inspiration.We will look into significant eras in design history as well as particular design styles that can be used as inspiration for your own work. Understanding aspects of the history of design also assists us when analysing the work of others both in a historical and contemporary context. 1850-1914: Arts & Crafts Movement 1880-1910: Art Nouveau 1897-1905: Vienna Secession Modernism 1907-1935: Deutscher Werkbund 1909-1930: Futurism 1916-1923: Dada 1917-1935: Constructivism 1917-1931: De Stijl 1919-1933: Bauhaus 1920-1980: International Style 1920-1939: Art Deco Post Modernism 1945-present: Contemporary Like this: Understanding design movements: Modernism. With the advances of technology Modernism began to break through at the end of the 19th century into the beginning to the 20th century.
Western society began to develop new ways to shape human culture and improve the constructed environment. Modernism covered many creative disciplines from design and art to influencing architecture, music and literature. The power of machines forced artists to strategically re-think their practice, the results were revolutionary and still influences designers to this very day. This new technology provided the opportunity for mass production, and the machine itself became a theme in modernism. Influential designers of this period range from Walter Gropius from the Bauhaus to the modern architect Le Corbusier, both men were fascinated with all disciplines of design and it reflected greatly in their work. 'Function should always dictate form' Graphic Design and Typefaces Dutch De Stijl Words: Aaron Kitney.
Architecture Timeline - Historic Periods and Styles. By Jackie Craven Updated April 21, 2016.
How did the world's great buildings evolve? Majestic structures in lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea have influenced buildings throughout the world. Let's trace the history of architecture in the Western world, beginning with the first known structures made by humans up to the soaring skyscrapers of the modern era. This quick review illustrates how each new movement builds on the one before. 11,600 BC to 3,500 BC Architecture in Prehistoric TimesArchaeologists "dig" prehistory. Continue reading below our video Play Video Prehistoric architecture includes monumental structures such as Stonehenge, cliff dwellings in the Americas, and thatch and mud structures lost to time. 3,050 BC to 900 BC Ancient EgyptIn ancient Egypt, powerful rulers constructed monumental pyramids, temples, and shrines. 850 BC to 476 AD.
Furniture Design History. Furniture design has been a part of the human experience since the beginning of history.
Evidence of furniture survives from as far back as the Neolithic Period in the form of paintings, wall Murals discovered at Pompeii, in sculpture and examples have also been excavated in Egyptian Pyramids and found in tombs in Ghiordes (modern day Turkey). These notes will track the main advancements, developments, styles and materials in furniture design highlighting the identifying features of each period, the materials used and show images of some of the most significant pieces of furniture ever designed. The furniture design timeline below outlines just some of the different periods of furniture design and gives you a basic overview of the timeline of furniture design history.
Choose from the menu below to look at one furniture design period in more depth. Neolithic Period Furniture: A excavated site dating from 3100-2500 BC in Skara Brae, Orkney uncovered a range of stone furniture. The 25 Furniture Designers You Need To Know. Can be borrowed from the school library. SLIDESHARE: Key Movements in Design.