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design should have good intentions?

Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye

be innovative!

A definition of 'design' is that for an object to be designed it must have good intentions. Some modern designers have been criticised for worrying more about fashion, flamboyance and novelty instead of making designs that improve the way we live. Try and think how your designs might be an improvement upon old ones.

 

 

Furniture Tom Dixon, Fresh Fat chair

Worksheets for Design Critical on:
Chair/Seating Designers:
2000s - Horgen Glarus
1990s - Ron Arad, Soft Little Heavy; Tom Dixon, Fat Chair
1980s - Ron Arad, Little Heavy; Tom Dixon, S Chair; Robert Venturi; Danny Lane
1970s - Rodney Kinsman
1960s - Joe Colombo; Robin Day; Peter Murdoch
1950s - Arne Jacobsen
1940s -
1930s - Denham Maclaren
1920s - Le Corbusier
1910s - Gerrit Rietveld
1900s - Charles Rennie Mackintosh

FashionHugo Boss, white dinner jacket

Worksheets for Design Critical on:
Hat Designers:
2000s - Jeanette Sendler; Philip Treacy
1920s - Cloche hats

Fashion design:
1990s - Calvin Klein; Graham Evans; Murray and Vern
1980s - Moschino
1970s - Jean Muir
1960s - Pierre Cardin; Givenchy; Emmanuel Ungaro; Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm Maclaren; Yves Saint Laurent
1930s - Elsa Schiaparalli
1920s - Itylus; Voisin
1910s - Paul Poiret


Bag design:
1990s - Philip Treacy; Issey Miyake; Moschino; Kitty Percy; Emily Jo Gibbs - conker bag, conker purse, tassels
1980s - Judith Leiber
1970s - Mulberry; Chris Clyne
1960s -
1950s - Evans; Elgee
1940s -
1930s - Hellstern
1920s - Madame Belville

JewelleryPeter Chang, bangle
Worksheets for Design Critical on Jewellery design:
1980s - Peter Chang; David Watkins; Ann Marie Shillito; Linda Lewin; Jack Cunningham; Andrew Logan
1970s - Kathleen Thomson; Wendy Ramshaw; Roger Millar; Dorothy Hogg
1960s - Wendy Ramshaw and David Watkins;
1950s - Henning Koppel
1940s - Line Vautrin
1930s - Georges Fouquet
1900s - Phoebe Ann Traquair; Jessie M. King; Frédéric Boucheron

Jewellery examples - head pieces

ArchitectureAntoni Gaudi, Sagrada Familia

Product design Michael Graves for Alessi, Kettle

Worksheets for Design Critical on lamp design here: Tiffany, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Droog, Anglepoise.

Graphic design Neville Brody

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