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4: The role of style and environmentalism

December 3, 2019 by 4124 0

There is an increasing environmental awareness to how we live our lives – zero carbon output might initially be seen as idealistic – but a more sustainable life is achievable. Looking at where life can be improved and consumption reduced is a design imperative. It is at the forefront of discussions (as both villain and…

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3: Our relationships with design and craft

November 24, 2019 by 5933 2

Craft and design are important to us today. They provide tangible and stable objects in our modern, often stressful, lives. It is possible for objects to have meaning beyond use value. I want to focus here on how we interpret designed or crafted objects. Design is everywhere is a truism we all understand. We need…

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Pioneers of Modernist Architecture, Part Two: Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames

March 4, 2016 by 24171 5

In Part Two we continue looking at pioneers of Modernist architecture; the following architects brought an expansive creativity to Modern design that pushed the boundaries even farther. Their impact demonstrated not only a love of form, but also of humanity. Alvar Aalto In the starkly beautiful country of Finland, sixteen year old Hugo Alvar Henrik…

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Pioneers of Modernist Architecture, Part One: Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier

February 19, 2016 by 23365 0

The first of our Modernist heroes’ are three men who at the beginning of the twentieth century were sailing into the future creating a new landscape within architecture and design. They were reinventing what architecture should stand for, they were trialling new materials, and questioning how function should dictate design and aesthetic. In this article we…

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