Saturday, April 15, 2017

Post Modernism

Michael Graves was a famous American architect.  He was part of the New York Five.  He was first known for his contemporary building designs.  His contemporary building designs became iconic postmodernism architecture.  Some of his more famous building were the Portland Building and Denver Public Library.  Graves then began designing products and furniture.  He designed a stainless steel teakettle for a company called, Alessi, which became the company's best selling product.  He also designed the scaffolding that was used for the restoration of the Washington Monument.  He also began designing products for Target.  Graves designed a model house to showcase Target's new line of housewares.  He even took a further step and designed the house with custom furniture, lighting, fixtures, and other designs for the house.

Todays Design


E.C. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_MQ3vIZdA

Peer Reviews: 

Alex: I liked how she talked about designers today still using these patterns and it's interesting that these patterns are being used in clothing.

Sara: She did a good job of describing the main designers and how they fit into the Memphis movement.  I also enjoyed all of her videos.


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