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Interior of House VI / Peter Eisenman Post Modernism is a movement following Modernism. In the 70s, the West suffers from the first oil embargo, which causes a worldwide crisis leading to a global recession. During that time, there was a loss of hope and optimism and Modernism was not viewed as great anymore. But in the 80s, the economy started to get better and people as a reaction to that economy boost, consumed a lot more for themselves by trying to grab all they can from the past. In furniture and object design of the Post modernism era would be seen as a source of communication of some ideas, trying to pass on a message. The furniture did not have a functional aspect of it. We would describe furniture and objects more vibrant in color and more sculptural. It is also important to notate that in the 90s, there was a rise of environmentalists due to the concerns of the excessive materialistic culture that has been going on which led to recycling with the DIY ("do it yours...

A knoll showroom in the 50s. During the 1950s and the 1960s, we see a new style emerging, after the end of World War II, that revolutionizes Modernism. Mid- Century Modernism, due to its new aesthetics in architecture with its flat roofs, bi- level structures, the plays between indoor and outdoor, the use of earthy colors and the new materials that changes the furnishing game, it still has an impact today on how we do architecture, interior design and furniture design here in America and throughout the world. The style that emerged is timeless because its ideas still live today. It seemed that the Mid- Century Modernism focused more on the furnishing aspect of design and not really in architecture. Through this chapter, we see the establishment and development of the Knoll Company that was founded by a couple named Hans and Florence Knoll in New York in 1938. The design firm that still exist today and still is successful offers till now office systems, furniture, textiles and c...

It is known as we have seen previously that Modernism started first in Europe, most precisely in France and Germany before it spread throughout America and the rest of the world after World War II due to media ( journals, books and exhibitions) and the flee of many founders of modernism from their countries to America due to unfortunate wars like Mies Van der Rohe, a German architect. Mies van der Rohe was known and was one of the figures of the Bauhaus movement and was known to build the Barcelona Pavilion. In fact, "Mies Van der Rohe moved to the United States in 1937 to escape the Nazis" and sa that he could have opportunities there and was offered to head the department of architecture of the newly established Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Frank Lloyd Wright is considered to be the first American to do modernism (founder in America). He is considered to be the first American to found Modernism in America because he was the one to create the American...

Since the movement of the Arts and Crafts until the Art Deco movement, we saw a total rejection of the Victorian style and historicism that came with an unity and solidarity between the different arts. That led to some prominent figures of these movements to master different arts by studying painting, architecture and sculpture for example. The movement of the Arts and Crafts helped somehow to establish the profession of the decorator because they valued personal style inside the homes. However, when the Art Deco movement rose into prominence, there was a conflict between two categories, which were the functionalists and the decorators. The functionalists concentrate more on the function and how it relates to form when it comes to objects. While the decorators or "ensembliers" rely more on the aesthetic aspect of objects and sometimes promotes the excess of accessories and furnishings. More and more, people saw a need to establish the profession of an inter...