Final Concept Render

Influenced by Hoffmann’s design style, my final stool design is inspired by minimalism and simplicity, one that conforms to the simple geometric outlay that made Hoffmann’s work so renowned and popular during his time. Consisting of 3 different components, the overall form of my design utilizes different variations of squares and straight lines, exempt of complex and intricate patterns that can make a design sometimes harsh on the eye. Hoffmann would reserve only the purest and highest quality materials on his works; my stool would be made from high quality woods such as walnut or oak. The slight angles and curves allow some form of contrast to the simple geometrics design, however don’t take away from its overall simplistic aesthetic.

MODERNISM

.1870-1900: Proto-Modernism is an age approaching what is now known as modern, or the beginnings of Modern Design. Modernism is a philosophical movement that followed the vast changes in western society during the late 19th and early 20th century during the development of industrialisation. Moving away from old traditionalist culture as people felt tradition were becoming outdated in the new social, economic and political environment of the new industrialised world. This movement streered away from old traditional, ornamental designs to designs which utilise the new materials, technologies, and societal movement/culture to invent a new style of design. Although the world was slowly industrialising, there were people who still opposed this new social change. These people created forms of design which can still be recognised up until today

Josef Hoffmann was an Austrian designer, architect and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, the Vienna Secession. He was known for being creative and prolific, consisting a portfolio of his work on buildings, interiors, furniture and extended to other diverse things such as textiles, umbrella knobs, walking stick handles, W i l l i a m MORRIS tea pots, caskets, book covers as well as glass and ceramics. William Morris was a heavy influencer of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His designs favoured handmade production, which was Hoffmann pioneered a famous and opposing to the current era leaning to industrial progress. Morris is still-influential approach to art history, most famous for his Wallpaper Designs, which are woodblock painted. emerging in late 19th century vienna He was also a poet, artist, philosopher, typographer, and political that sought to detach art historical theorist. Morris’ Designs became so famous his name was world judgements from issues of aesthetic renown and even influenced a new art movement in Japan (Mingei - preferences and subjective taste by 1920s). In 1861, Morris established his company called Morris, Marshall, the introduction of scientific method. Faulkner & Co.. The company was known for wallpaper and fabric designs, and the company enjoyed long term growth up until the first and second world war, which caused a voluntary liquidation in 1940 vince frost Studied at the west sussex college of design Youngest pentagram associate (27) in 1989 Formed his own consultancy in 1994 “Frost* Design” Moved to SYD Australia 2003, running a consultancy of 40 people Top 100 Sydney's most influential people Lack of capitalization. Lowercase titles Michael THONET Michael Thonet is an German-Austrian designer and pioneer in the industrialization of furniture manufacture Famous for discovering the method of bending wood. Experimenting with steam to ‘bend wood’ created a new style of chair called ‘Bentwood Chairs’ His experiments and the production of bentwood furniture widely influenced both contemporary and modern styles and whose functional and aesthetically designed chairs are still being manufactured.

Pioneered mass production of furniture. * 1870: The Bicycle

Bicycles developed a large amount in the 1870s to 1890s. 1870 is where you find the famous Penny Farthing bicycle. Invented by Eugene Meyer The huge wheel was initially designed for the bike to ride faster. This however came at a serious safety disadvantage. In the 1880s and ‘90s the safety bicycle was developed. This shifted the audience of bikes from young men, to women and children too. A chain was integrated to make the bike a rear wheel drive, as well as sizing the wheels to a similar diameter. This was initially designed by John Kemp Starley.

Invention of the Elevator The Great Chicargo Fire

First commercial passenger elevator, by Otis in 1852. This made it possible to construct multi-storey buildings. Installed in a five-story department store in New York City in 1857. This changed the world’s skyline, making skyscrapersa practical reality

1852:

This unfortunate event set the scene for Modern Movement. Provided Chicago architects with the opportunity and challenge to program buildings in a newway — in a style that could in its very nature dispense with historical styles. 1871: