ARTH 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Color Theory, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Serif
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Adolf loos eight-legged elephant trunk table (1900) Crime tells us that modern art needs to let go of the applied ornament and get back to the inherent elements of design. Vienese artist who are upset with strictures of the government- only supporting convservative art. They started a new modernist group in vienna. Interested in new materials, technology, and artists forms. German artists interested in arts and craft ideals. 100 years worth of growth happens in like 3 ish years in germany: much more intense atmosphere. Est. in 1907 : interested in high quality mass produced design. Germany is about this new movement it"s a way to position themselves as a economy incorporate into engineering: greater market chair. Highlight the things needed for the building and highlight it. Reinforced concrete and steel structure inside with glass panes manufacturing more as art than just function.
