The Inspiration Behind Art Deco Finishes on Aluminum
Customer Spotlight -"With an unlimited choice of patterns produced by a design department whose creativity is second to none. It is a pleasure to be a Designer and work with Northern Engraving." -Gunnar Johansson, Chief Designer, Volvo Cars Aluminum Finish Trend Presentation Video Want to push the boundaries in decorative trim? The trend presentation covers finishes developed around themes presented as mood boards.
At home with eco-housing
The time has come for low-energy housing in Belgium, as regional governments invest in lower energy consumption Anyone feeling particularly glum about life here as the mercury sinks has a point: houses in Belgium are, typically, poorly insulated and better equipped for Mediterranean climes. As we turn up the heat to stave off the winter chill, much of it goes straight out the window; not so good for our pockets, especially as oil prices trend upwards. Also out the window are Belgium’s climate change pledges, if the regional governments, responsible for environmental policy, don’t do something to cut households’ energy consumption. This is a large contributor (in Brussels, the largest) to national greenhouse gas emissions. This has given the impetus needed to put low-energy housing on to the political agenda and into the mainstream. “Nowadays, authorities build passive houses and private real estate companies are interested and more ambitious as well.”
Toward an Architecture
Vers une architecture, recently translated into English as Toward an Architecture but commonly known as Towards a New Architecture after the 1927 translation by Frederick Etchells, is a collection of essays written by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret), advocating for and exploring the concept of modern architecture. The book has had a lasting effect on the architectural profession, serving as the manifesto for a generation of architects, a subject of hatred for others, and unquestionably an important work of architectural theory. The architectural historian Reyner Banham wrote that its influence was "beyond that of any other architectural work published in this [20th] century to date",[1] and that unparalleled influence has continued, unabated, into the 21st century. The polemical book contains seven essays, all but one of which were published in the magazine L'Esprit Nouveau beginning in 1921. See also[edit] Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture References[edit] Sources[edit]
Art Nouveau
1890–1911 European style of art and architecture One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine arts (especially painting and sculpture) and applied arts. It was most widely used in interior design, graphic arts, furniture, glass art, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and metal work. The style responded to leading 19th century theoreticians, such as French architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814–1879) and British art critic John Ruskin (1819–1900). In Britain, it was influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. German architects and designers sought a spiritually uplifting Gesamtkunstwerk ('total work of art') that would unify the architecture, furnishings, and art in the interior in a common style, to uplift and inspire the residents.[2] By 1914, with the beginning of the First World War, Art Nouveau was largely exhausted. Development – Brussels (1893–1898) [edit] Façade of the Hôtel Tassel by Victor Horta (1892–93)
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Art Informel Movement, Art Informel Style, Art Informel Pictures
Art Informel The Art Informel style was developed between 1950 to 1960. The term was first used in 1952 by the French writer Michel Tapie who is the author of the book ‘Un Art Autre’ or ‘Art of Another Kind’. Tapié saw this art as 'other' because it appeared to him as a complete break with tradition. An important source of this kind of painting was the Surrealist doctrine of automatism. After WWII painters contemplated the legacy of geometric abstraction characterized in the early 20th century developments (through Cubism, Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism and De Stijl) as a load and the cold intellectualism, out of touch with the post WWII reality of poverty and despair. From the reaction was born a new painting style which was fully abstract but didn't rely on intellectualist methodology. The Informel artist was not interested in trying, at all cost, to have total control over the processes of artistic work. Most Notable Artists:
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Le Corbusier
Swiss-French architect (1887–1965) Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier,[a][5] was a Swiss-French architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents, and acquired French nationality by naturalization in 1930.[6] His career spanned five decades, in which he designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, as well as North and South America.[7] He considered that "the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc. Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). Le Corbusier remains a controversial figure. Early life (1887–1904) [edit] Travel and first houses (1905–1914) The Villa Favre-Jacot in Le Locle, Switzerland (1912)
