DESIGN EXPLORATION

Periods and Style


20th Century Trends
 -Modernism was not just another style. It presented a new way of thinking. These resources from Jackie Craven define the most important ideas that influenced architectural design in the twentieth century. They explore Art Moderne and the Bauhaus school coined by Walter Gropius, and move through Deconstructivism, Formalism, Modernism, Structuralism and Postmodernism. As you view the images, you'll notice that modern architects often drew on several design philosophies to create buildings that are startling and unique.

Ancient World
 -The great temples, tombs, monuments, and other architecture built in ancient times. Ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and other ancient civilizations, from 3000 BC to 1000 AD. the pyramids, tombs, temples, and other great architecture of ancient Egypt. Crete, Mycenae, Acropolis, the Parthenon, and ancient Athens. Establishing shelter outside of a cave or rockshelter is one of the oldest inventions of humans. These are the types of ancient houses built by our ancestors. The art and architecture of ancient Iraq and other countries in the Near and Middle East, including great buildings in these ancient kingdoms: Mesopotamia, Nippur, Ur, Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria. In ancient times, the Roman Empire extended across much of the Western world. 



Art Deco
-The Art Deco style evolved from many sources. The austere shapes of the Bauhaus School and streamlined styling of modern technology combined with patterns and icons taken from the Far East, classical Greece and Rome, Africa, Ancient Egypt, India, and Mayan and Aztec cultures.

Art Nouveau
-The style of decorative art that was prominent from the 1880s until the First World War (1914). Art Nouveau features stylized, flowing organic motifs (such as flowers and leaves) with strong lines. The name is French for "new art".
The British artist William Morris (1834 to 1896) and his Arts and Crafts movement is closely associated with art nouveau. In the US, Louis Comfort Tiffany's glassware is distinctly art nouveau.

Arts and Crafts
-A late 19th-century movement to revive handicrafts. Arts and Crafts architecture sought a spiritual connection with the surrounding environment, both natural and manmade. Here are facts and photos.

Baroque
-In Italy, the Baroque style is reflected in opulent and dramatic churches with irregular shapes and extravagant ornamentation. In France, the highly ornamented Baroque style combines with Classical restraint. Russian aristorcrats were impressed by Versailles in France, and incorporated Baroque ideas in the building of St. Petersburg. Elements of the Baroque style are found throughout Europe.

Googie Architecture
-Take a virtual tour along America's roads and highways: Here are photos and discussions of America's billboards, neon signs, diners, shopping plazas, and other offbeat buildings from the mid-twentieth century. Discover "Googie," "Tiki," mimetic architecture, and other forms of roadside buildings.

Medieval
-Between 373 and 500 A.D., European architecture moved from the rectangular basilica forms to the classically inspired Byzantine style. Heavier, stocky Romanesque architecture, with rounded arches and other Roman features, became popular between 700 and 1200 A.D.

Prehistoric Architecture
-Constructing living spaces – need based, ceremonial, comfort based.
Use of indigenous materials, contextual forms and ideas establishing foundations of construction methodology.

Renaissance
-Before the dawn of the Renaissance, Europe was dominated by asymmetrical and ornate Gothic architecture. During the Renaissance, however, architects were inspired by the highly symmetrical and carefully proportioned buildings of Classical Greece and Rome.Artists in Northern Italy were exploring new ideas for centuries before the period we call the Renaissance. However, the 1400s and 1500s brought an explosion of talent and innovation. During the early 1400s, the painter and architect Filippo Brunelleschi designed the great Duomo (cathedral) dome. Brunelleschi also rediscovered the principles of linear perspective.The great Renaissance painter Michelangelo Buonarroti painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and designed the dome for St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. 

OUR PROJECT

We choose the Contemporary Style (furniture).
What is Contemporary?It is same like 20th Century Trends.

-Contemporary furniture can be described by the words "current" and "modern." In this insane, contemporary would refer to "contemporary trends in design." 
-Contemporary furniture could further be classified as urban and innovative in regards to current furniture trends. 
-Contemporary design embraces the less-is-more philosophy. 
-With contemporary furniture, combine elements that emphasize neutral colors for main pieces combined with bold tones in accessories. 
-Strong lines enliven minimalist and sleek designs for furniture that can be stark, yet functional.
-Modernism was born after World War I; contemporary furniture was not seen until the 1970s.

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The artist we choose is Karim Rashid.

-"sensuous minimalism" style designer.

-Most of his design are with curvy random shapes and lively colours.

-It combines clean and simple lines with soft, rounded, organic, even biomorphic, shapes, resulting in objects that are beautiful and interesting despite their lack of ornamentation.

-He's enamored of technology and how its efficiencies reduce manufacturing costs, allowing him to be a designer for the middle-brow masses, not just for habitués of high-end galleries. 

-He use plastic in a lot of his designs because it’s a material that have wonderful properties, it is durable, malleable, and can be quite comfortable. With new technologies such as rotomoulding, He can create sensual and organic shapes that have never existed. Using plastic also enables his designs to be more accessible on the market.

-His favorite colour is PINK. “Pink is my superoptimisitc white. It is energetic, fulgent, engaging, and a moxie to the masculine world that dominates our built landscape. There are so many variations and shades of pink for every mood, ever person. Pink is the new black!”