Not everything in the United States was rosy in the 1950s, but there was a postwar sense of positivity and possibility amid the fears of nuclear war. It pervaded midcentury modern style via exteriors sparkling with glass and interiors beaming with ethereal lighting, blond woods, playful patterns and a whole lot of pink. Previous: Design ThroughContinue reading “Design Through the Decades: The 1950s”
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Design Through the Decades: The 1930s
This series looks at the stories behind iconic designs from each decade, starting in 1900.This installment covers transportation’s influence on 1930s styles, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, and ’30s design objects still popular today. If the story of a style icon could symbolize the arc of a decade, perhaps that’s what the SS Normandie’s does for the 1930s. TheContinue reading “Design Through the Decades: The 1930s”
Design Through the Decades: The 1900s
Happy New Year — the last of the decade. What will the 2010s be remembered for in the home realm? As we ponder that question over these next short months (not to rush them!), let’s look back at iconic designs from previous decades, starting with 1900 to 1910, and their applications today. Like fine antiques,Continue reading “Design Through the Decades: The 1900s”
Design Through the Decades: The 1910s
Oil baron John D. Rockefeller and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst each built a grand mansion in the second decade of the 20th century. For help, they turned to U.S. architectswho had trained at France’s prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, which taught a style of architecture that emphasized classicism, symmetry, formality and ornamentation. William Adams Delano andContinue reading “Design Through the Decades: The 1910s”
Design Through the Decades: The 1920s
Divergent design philosophies developed in the 1920s. Art Deco designers played with sensuous contours, exotic materials and bold colors for an elite clientele. Fascinated by the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s Egyptian tomb in 1922, they combined motifs from ancient civilizations with the faceted forms of cubist art. Art Deco celebrated ornament and conveyed optimism. DesignersContinue reading “Design Through the Decades: The 1920s”
Eric Rohman
Swedish, 1891 – 1949
1910s Graphic Design
Graphic design from the archive designed and printed in the 1910s Decade/s: 1900s, 1910s I came across two sample books containing printed examples of the work executed by the students in the Composing and Machine Departments of the Polytechnic School of Printing, between 1907 and 1910. I couldn’t resist adding these to the archive. Read Article Design ArtefactsContinue reading “1910s Graphic Design”
1900s Graphic Design
I came across two sample books containing printed examples of the work executed by the students in the Composing and Machine Departments of the Polytechnic School of Printing, between 1907 and 1910. I couldn’t resist adding these to the archive. I came across two sample books containing printed examples of the work executed by the students inContinue reading “1900s Graphic Design”
Designers and Books Series – Sébastien Hayez
I’ve always been wary of books like one is wary of an addictive substance. I went to art school at the age of 18 and I still have a distant relationship with publishing, but after my first graphic design courses, it became clear to me that books are the inner world, while magazines are moreContinue reading “Designers and Books Series – Sébastien Hayez”
Jean-Léon Gérôme
French, 1824-1904
Emad Taha 