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  Week 9 - Art Deco and Industrial Design  Art Deco began in the 1920’s when there was tension between the functionalists and decor ators. Functionalists valued function, simplicity, mass production, designing for the common person and social good. Decorators valued labor intensive craftsmanship, elite market, not concerned with social theory. The essence of Art Deco Design featured chevron shapes, zig- zags, folding screen - African tribal art, stepped profile of furniture suggest the architecture of skyscrapers, large mirrors, and prominent lighting fixtures call attention to modern materials. The furniture Design used rich materials such as ebony, zebrawood with inlays of ivory, tortoiseshell, leather, polished metals, mirrors, and glass.  There were many prominent architects, designers, and artists from this period. Some of them were Tamara de Lempicka, Michel Roux-Spitz, Jean Dunand, Maurice Dufrene, Jean Michel Frank, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Sonia Dela...

  Week 7 BLOG: The Emergence of Modernism   The Emergence of Modernism took place 1900-1950s. During this time, World War I was going on and there was an opportunity to redesign the world. Technological advancements took place as skyscrapers, automobiles, photography, and movie pictures became popular. Two of the main inspirations for design were “The Machine” and Functionalism. These ideas rejected the past, historical designs and embraced industrial design.  The new direction of design introduced pioneers of modernism; one with a newfound sense of clarity and movement. Architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Groius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier became well-known. They each are also considered masters in international style architecture.  Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the first major architects. He was born in Wisconsin in 1867 and became an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator. He designed over 1000 organic architectural str...