Post Modernism - Chapter 24
As we know, World War II created many changes for design. The Bauhaus and multiple designers from Europe came to America to create. This brought about Mies van der Rohe's time and many other famous architects. Furniture also became a well-sought after object. Knoll and Herman Miller made furniture that was both functionally and aesthetically pleasing for the home and office. However, Post Modernism was a short period that came about with the global recession. The style applied to architecture, design, fashion, and philosophy. The hope was to revolt against the strict rationality of modernism. The Memphis Movement and the New York Five were two subdivisions of this vision in America. The Memphis Movement strove to abolish Modernism and its strict design regulations. Colors were bright and not used in a methodical way, same with shapes and patterns. The scale of these pieces were also distorted in a way. Ettore Sottsass, Michele de Lucchi, Michael Graves, and George Sowden were a...
