Design (Ms. Abela)

On the 29th of October I went to a Design shop where there are a lot of objects which have unique designs thus separating them from everyday objects which are plain.

On the picture on the left one can see a modern looking cushion which creates a sense of design and excitement to the plain chair. I would surely use it for a chair which appears to be plain looking to create more excitement to a home.

On this picture one can see a plain looking ladder, but with a bit of accessories as you can see on the picture it turned into a modern looking design were one can store objects in it such as books, pencils or pens, etc.

Once again a modern design is used. This vase has bits of it sticking out to create texture to the design and also a contrast between the brown and black is used to attract and hold the viewers' attention.

In this picture one can see an interesting design were you would be attracted to the object instantly by the way the design of the bowl is. It would ceraintl go with any type of style be it modern or vintage as the bowl has both a modern and vintage feel to it.

The background of this picture makes the bed look less plain and makes it stick out more since the bed is mostly white therefore a contrast is created. This type of background would go with anything as it has both light and dark colours in it.
















Art Nouveau

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Dragonfly Table by Emile Galle 

 Art Nouveau started in Belgium and was mostly popular between the 1890’s and 1910.Art Nouveau was inspired by ‘The Arts and Crafts Movement’, which was Developments in wrought iron works. This movement was also an attempt to      create a new style without any classical association or historicism. This style also sought simpler forms of nature rather than complicated deigns in furniture. This type of style could be either geometric or organic. Some Characteristics of Art Nouveau are the whip lash curves, the absence of straight lines or right angles, stylized forms with

curves and shapes, and designs inspired by animals, insects, birds, swans, dragonflies, peacocks and swallows. Some influences of Art         Nouveau were arts and crafts, rococo(France), Celtic Art, Japanese Art, Egyptian Art and Gothic Revival. Art Nouveau although is an international style it had     different names for different countries such as Art nouveau in Britain and        Glasgow. Art Nouveau/Modern style in France. Sezessionstil in Vienna, Austria. ‘Jugendstil’ in Germany (meaning young style). Stile Liberty in Italy. Modernista in Spain.

 In America Art Nouveau was considered to form part of the Arts and Crafts Movement considering it was inspired by this movement. The style went out of fashion after it gave way to Art Deco in the 1920s, but it experienced a popular    revival in the 1960s, and it is now seen as an important predecessor of modernism.

In these both furniture pieces one can see a great influence from the insect ‘dragonfly’ especially in the ‘Dragonfly Table’ By Emile Galle. A wooden material is used since at that time wood was mostly used for a type of style like this. Although these two pieces of furniture were influenced by the same style they are both hugely different not only because one is bigger than the other but also one is made with a more traditional way that the other.

Desk and Chair by Hector Guimrad

Sources:

Wikipedia:
Art Nouveau (Online)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau

                                                                                         

Bauhaus

Bauhaus was founded in 1919 in the city of Weimar by a German architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969). Bauhaus was a form of modern style with German origins, its aim was to train artists for industrial production and to reimagine the material world to reflect the unity of all type of arts. Gropius developed a craft-based curriculum that could make artisans and designers create objects fit for this new style of living. Bauhaus combined both fine arts and design elements in education. The school commenced with its first course that pulled students in study of materials and colour theory. This course was normally taught by visual artists such as Paul Klee (1987.455.16), Vasily Kandinsky (1866–1944), and Josef Albers.

The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential styles in modern design, modernist architecture and art, design and architecture education. Bauhaus also had an influence on developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design and typography.

Cesca chair BS4  by:  Marcel Breuer

The School existed in 3 German cities which where Weimar from 1919-1925, Dessau from 1925-1932 and Berlin from 1932-1933.The school was then closed due to the rule of the Nazi, but even thou the school closed, it’s staff continued to spread its knowledge as they left Germany and emigrated all over the world. Due to changes of places and leadership constant techniques, instructors, etc. changed such as the pottery shop was ended when the school moved from Weimar to Dessau also when Mies can der Rohe took over the Bauhaus school in the 1930’s he changed the school to a private school and did not allow any follower of Hannes Meyer was not allowed to attend this school.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

In the two furniture pieces although they are both chair, one look more comfortable than the other since one of them has its seat straight unlike the one which is built at an angle and is shorter in height.

                                            Wassily Chair by: Marcel Breuer 

Sources:

Wikipedia

Bauhaus (Online)

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art

Bauhaus (Online)
Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh.htm