Design History II

Aim

To provide the student with qualifications needed to identify and analyze a piece of furniture as regards its place of origin, its age, its stylistic features and its relation to the general social conditions and other factors affecting the design of the piece in order to improve and develope the own way of designing and furniture making.After completing the course the student should be able to: •Identify and correctly describe a piece of furniture as regards style, age and place of origin •Discuss in what way this is related to general social conditions, and in a critical way reflect upon varying scholars alternative ways of explaining, commenting and interpreting design history•Describe and discuss the pioneering design icons and their significations as regards their functional, symbolic, historic and social aspects•Identify and correctly describe the materials and techniques used in cabinet making and manufacturing Describe in what way the design of a piece of furnitur is affected by materials and techniques, functional requirements and the individual technical and artistic skills and attitudes Discuss in what way the historic artefacts and knowledge about them may be instrumental in the solving of an actual design problem After completing the course the student should has gained insights in:•what way the pioneering design icons have affected our conception of design history

Content

The historicism of the 19th century. Techniques and materials in furniture making from the age of industrialization to the present day. European and Swedish furniture from the age of industrialization to the present day.