Fifteen Lectures on Modern Furniture Design Methods

Fifteen Lectures on Modern Furniture Design Methods by HAI FANG


Authors
HAI FANG
ISBN
9781864709407
Published
Binding
Paperback
Dimensions
185 x 260mm

Fifteen Lectures on Modern Furniture Design Methods takes an authoritative look at the representative works, methodologies, and expansive legacies of some of the world's most influential creatives in modern furniture design. Richly illustrated with close to 400 full-colour images, each of the essays profiles practitioners who have integrated an interdisciplinary mindset with outstanding craftmanship. The authors, both experts in the field of modern furniture design, technology, and innovation, present a comprehensive collection of works by 32 luminaries, such as Alvar Aalto, Jacques Bisson, Le Corbusier, Ray and Charles Eames, Shiro Kuramata, André Masson, Alessandro Mendini, Mies van der Rohe, Gerrit Rietveld, Eero Saarinen, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Ilmari Tapiovaara, and many others. Each of the essays focuses on key design attributes, including materiality (plywood, steel pipes, metal fabrication); principles, inspirations, modelling language techniques, and experimental design revolutions; fashion, art, and sculpture; craftmanship and creativity; modern office furniture, and so much more. The authors provide an incisive summary of the methodology of each of the designers, and offer insight into the essence of new furniture design innovations. AUTHORS: Fang Hai has a professional background in industrial design, architectural and environmental design, and design history research. Fang Hai is a Distinguished Professor of the "Hundred Talents Program" of Guangdong University of Technology, a doctoral supervisor, and Dean of the School of Art and Design. Anshun graduated from the School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology, and her main research direction is in furniture design and cultural studies. SELLING POINTS: . Richly illustrated with close to 400 full-colour images, each of the 15 essays profiles the most significant modern furniture designs of eminent practitioners who have integrated an interdisciplinary mindset with outstanding craftmanship . Analyses the legacies and innovation of 32 globally renowned architects and designers, including Mies, Le Corbusier, Rietveld, Sottsass, Aalto, Eames, Saarinen, Starck, Mendini, Bisson, and many others . Covers important design topics, such as principles, techniques, geometry, modelling languages, sculpture, materiality, experimental revolutions, and much more . Researched and written by two eminent epistemologists in the fields of modern furniture history and design 352 colour, 3 b/w illustrations
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