le corbusier the father of international style design by kathy bui and melanie kha

Le Corbusier

The father of “International Style” design

By Kathy Bui and Melanie Kha

Birth of an Architect • Born October 6, 1887 in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland

• Died August 27, 1965 in Cap Martin, France

• French Architect

• Also known as Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris

• Educated at La Chaux de Fonds

• Designed buildings in Europe, India, Russia, South America, and the United States

• He based his designs on his theory of functionalism and in the use of new symbols

• He believed that the twentieth century was an age of progress and engineering and technological advances that should benefit everyone

• Started designing in 1925 and his career lasted for 5 centuries

Philips Pavilion, Brussels

• In Le Corbusier’s philosophy, the creation of new functions in design is aimed at originating modern values.

Basculant Chair or the “Colonial chair”Look of lightness and comfort

Chaise Lounge 1928

Natural curves with stable support

“ Pure Prism: smooth, white concrete and glass structures

Steel or stainless steel

Grand Comfort 1928

•Chrome-plated tubular steel frame•Evokes comfort

Grand Comfort Sofa

Siège Tournament 1929

Upholstered swivel chair Made of tubular steel

Centre Le Corbusier, Zürich, Switzerland

Other Furniture

The Great Legacy

On August 27, 1965 Le Corbusier swam in the Mediterranean Sea at Roquebrune Cap Martin, France ( against his doctor’s orders). His body was found later that day and buried next to his wife

• “ His influence was universal and his works are invested with a permanent quality possessed by those of very few artists in our history.” said Lyndon B. Johnson

• “Modern architecture has lost its greatest master.” said the Soviet Union

Bibliography

• http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/lecorbusier.htm • http://thinkexist.com/quotes/le_corbusier/• http://www.pgmod.com/18-le-corbusier-furniture• http://www.designdictionary.co.uk/en/lecorbusier.htm• http://www.pgmod.com/mordern-accent-chairs-benches-furniture/156-le-corbusier-lc1-basculant-chair.html• http://www.modernfurnituredesigners.interiordezine.com/designerbio/designer_bio_le_corbusier.html

Art NouveauAmika DayalMaddie White

Vivian To

What is Art Noveau?

• DEFINE. An international philosophy, style, art, and architecture.

• ORIGIN. Europe and North America.

• TIME PERIOD. 1890-1914.

• PHILOSOPHY. Spiritual, individualistic, and free of materialism.

“Art should be a way of life.”

WHAT MAKES IT ART NOVEAU?

• FLORALS and PLANT motifs.

• STYLIZED, FLOWING CURVILINEAR forms.

• ORGANIC composition.

• Incorporates ART in EVERYDAY LIFE.

SOURCES

• http://www.serdar-hizli-art.com/art_history/art_nouveau/

• http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/art-nouveau.htm

• http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/aesthetics/bldef_artnouveau.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau• http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/

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Eero Saarinen (August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961)

Andrew Rivera

Jonathan Nguyen

Kurtis N.

Philosophy

• Eero Saarinen was an American architect and product designer of the 20th century.

• He was famous for his varying style of simple, sweeping, and arching structural curves.

• His furniture followed the Miesian style of glass and steel.

• His furniture was mainly part of his ‘one piece, one material’ philosophy.

Time Period

• In late 1930s while experimenting with Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen co- developed new furniture forms and the first designs for furniture of molded laminated wood.

• He worked for his father's firm from 1939 to 1947.

• He continued with his architecture and furniture until his death in 1961.

Womb Chair and Ottoman (1948)

Womb Settee (1950)

Tulip Chair/Armchair/Stool (1956)

Tulip Table (1956)

Grasshopper Lounge Chair and Ottoman ( 1946)

Organic Chair (1940)

Organic High Chair (1940)

Executive Armchair/Chair (1957)

EAMES

BY: Adrienne Nguyen,

Anita Ovanesian & Vivi Le

Time Period

• Twentieth century

• 1935-1984

Philosophy

• The Eames viewpoint and philosophy are related through the banana leaf parable.

• A banana leaf is the most basic dish off which to eat in southern India.

• Charles and Ray identified the need for affordable, yet high-quality furniture for the average consumer -- furniture that could serve a variety of uses.

• Used 3D shaped surfaces or flexible materials instead of cushioned upholstery to comfortably support the human body.

DAW

-They are made of molded plastic

-They have wooden dowel legs

-Waterfall seat edges

La Fonda Table

-Segmented base table

-Slate Top

--Cast aluminum legs

La Chaise

-designed in 1948

- contemporary production

-Fiberglass-reinforced plastic

-Metal

-wood. 

Chair Shell Experiments

-designed in 1941-45

- molded plywood, metal, and rubber. 

Experimental “Minimum Chair”

-designed in 1948

- painted metal mesh and rod.

Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman

-released in 1956 after years of development

-Made of molded plywood and leather

Colleen Vuong, Joanne Huynh, Anh Le

Marcel Breuer

Marcel Breuer• May 1902-July 1961• Designed Furniture in the 1920s to

1930s. After the 1930s, he designed private and commercial buildings.

• Used new technology and new materials in order to develop his ‘International Style’ of work.

• Designed a whole range of tubular metal furniture including chairs, tables, stools and cupboards

• Helped to develop modular construction. This is the combination to form a simple but functional unit.

• One of his most famous piece is the Wassily Chair.

1929 Wassily Chair

Tubular steel, wood, and canvas.

1965 Coffee TableBreuer designed these wooden tables for the Stillman family.

Wood laminate overhanging and a black painted wooden base.

1935 Laccio Table

Chromium plated tubular steel with black or white plastic laminated tops.

4-Shelf Bookshelves

Wood/metal shelves, tubular metal frame.

S 285 Desk

Round tubular frame, drawer component, top board.

1928 Cesca Chair

Chrome plated tubular steel structure.Seat, back and armrests made of woven cane on wooden frames.

Bauhaus

The new industrialized world

Bauhaus Time Line

1919-1930 in Germany

Founded by Walter Gropius

Bauhaus

• Made to be functional

• Also inexpensive

• He created it for the new industrialized world

This is Walter

Some furniture

Wassily Chair

Cantilever Chair

1927 Bauhaus K 40 table

"I considered such polished and curved lines not only symbolic of our modern technology but actually technology itself," reflected Marcel Breuer about his celebrated table.

Tubular steel table, glass top.

1927 D4 FOLDING CHAIR

Nickel-plated steel tube, leather/fabric.

Works Cited

• www.marcelbreuer.org• www.famous-furniture.com• http://lamodern.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/marcel-breuer-furniture-

from-stillman-i-ii-and-iii/ • http://www.furniturefashion.com/2008/11/23/

furniture_bookshelves_that_beautify_the_home_by_marcel_breuer.html

• http://www.steelform.com/marcel-breuer/cesca-chair.html • http://www.moderndesigninterior.com/2009/02/marcel-breuer-

design.html • http://www.decorandstyle.biz/epages/62123718.sf/en_GB/?

ObjectPath=/Shops/62123718/Products/%22tecta/D%204%20folding%20chair%20-%20breuer%22

June 8, 1867 – April 9, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 19591959

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

His PhilosophyHis Philosophy

Wright had a deep knowledge of and a lot of respect for natural materials such as wood and stone. These materials had been used in different ways – covered, painted, plastered, and altered to suit any particular fashion or taste. But in his works, these materials were always used in the natural form, for example, the use of masses of stone as the natural feature of the building.

Furniture

• Mr. Wright first started making furniture in 1940

• The first piece was a executive desk found in the Franscis Little House

• His first recliner seat is found in the Dana Thomas House

• The spindle back chair is found in the Heurtley House

Most of his furniture designs used symmetrical designs in some way.

Globe made in 1903

Blend of Prairie Style and Mission/Craftsman Style

Furniture Style Furniture Style

Prominent in Wright’s own residence “Taliesin” in Spring Green, Wisconsin, this signature chair is comfortable, compact, and perfect as a stand alone or as a dining room chair.

This nostalgic chair is perfect the spaces you use for entertaining, intimate conversation, Wright designed variations of this recliner for many of his Prairie Era homes.

This architectural hall table presents the strong horizontal and vertical lines of Wright's Prairie designs.

Mature Organic Style

One of Wright's most famous private residences was built from 1934 to 1937—Falling water—for Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., at Mill Run, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. It was designed according to Wright's desire to place the occupants close to the natural surroundings, with a stream and waterfall running under part of the building. The construction is a series of cantilevered balconies and terraces, using limestone Kaufmann's own engineers argued that the design was not sound. They were overruled by Wright, but the contractor secretly added extra steel to the horizontal concrete elements.

Homes Built

Santa Cruz French House

Hollyhock House Charles Ennis House

Stickley FurnitureStickley FurnitureBy: By: Milan NguyenMilan Nguyen

Andrew Hanna Andrew Hanna Greg NguyenGreg Nguyen

Stickley Time PeriodStickley Time PeriodStickley time period was Stickley time period was

from 1926-1984from 1926-1984

Biography Gustav Stickley was born

into a fairly poor family on March 9, 1858 and died on April 21,1942 in Syracuse. He’s responsible for what is known as Mission style furniture. This in interest in furniture began when he started working in a chair factory with his uncle as a teenager and was able to produce 96,000 chairs a year. He also strongly believed in a philosophy about work and masteries of crafts.

Philosophy

• Stickley’s philosophy was arts and crafts.

• Stickley's new furniture reflected his ideals of simplicity, honesty in construction, and truth to materials. Unadorned, plain surfaces were enlivening by the careful application of colorants so as not to obscure the grain of the wood and mortise and tenon joinery was exposed to emphasize the structural qualities of the works.

Side board & Teco-pottery vase

Mission Oak Style

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Stickley Cellaret

Blanket Chest

Tree of life magazine stand

Inlaid Chest in chest

Mission Style (Oak) & others