Module 5 : Modern Art and Design
  Lecture 14 : Minimalist Home Appliances, Rococo Design, Conclusion
 

Minimalist Home Appliances

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Plate 14A Kettle
134 Table
14C Wall Clock
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14D Furniture Design
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December 28, 2012)

Piet Mondrian’s theory and work on Pure Plastic Art became the inspiration in Industrial Design. The modern product designs are highly influenced by the Neoclassicism movement the movement that led to Minimalism. Minimalism has perfectly harmonized with the modern Industrial Design policy. The spirit of ‘mass production’ envisages making it is affordable, easy to manufacture and servicing, easy to transport and packaging. Obviously ‘Straight Line’ truly matched with the spirit of 20th Century Industrial Design.  The simplest form in household products (plate 14A), Table (plate 14B), Wall Clock (plate 14C) or furniture (plate 14D) design appears amazingly different from their earlier versions. The slim, slick and attractive appearance of the minimalist design has finally engulfed every part of our living environment.
(Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Stijl ; June 4, 2012)

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Plate 15A Rococo
Design
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15B Kitchenware
 
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15C Cooking ware
 
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15D Modular Kitchen