American design
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| + | "His [the American’s] clipper-ships, [[fire engine]]s, [[locomotive]]s, and some of his [[machinery]] and tools combine that equilibrium of lines, proportions, and masses, which are among the fundamental causes of abstract beauty . . . and is an indication of what may happen to the rest of his work when he puts into it an equal amount of heart and knowledge." --''[[Art Thoughts, The Experiences and Observations of an American Amateur in Europe]]'' (1870) by James Jackson Jarves | ||
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| - | :''[[design]], [[industrial design]]'' | + | '''American design''' ranges from [[Shaker furniture]] to the [[postmodern design]] of [[Robert Venturi]]. |
| - | '''American design''' ranges from [[Shaker furniture]] to the postmodern design of [[Robert Venturi]]. | + | |
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Design]] | ||
| + | *[[Industrial design]]'' | ||
| + | *[[American architecture]] | ||
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| *[[Mid-Century modern]] | *[[Mid-Century modern]] | ||
| - | **[[Ray and Charles Eames]] | ||
| *[[American modernism]] | *[[American modernism]] | ||
| - | *[[Raymond Loewy]] | + | ==Designers== |
| + | *[[Raymond Loewy]] (1893-1986) | ||
| + | *[[Norman Bel Geddes]] (1893-1958) | ||
| + | *[[Buckminster Fuller]] (1895 – 1983) | ||
| + | *[[Charles Eames]] (1907 – 1978) | ||
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"His [the American’s] clipper-ships, fire engines, locomotives, and some of his machinery and tools combine that equilibrium of lines, proportions, and masses, which are among the fundamental causes of abstract beauty . . . and is an indication of what may happen to the rest of his work when he puts into it an equal amount of heart and knowledge." --Art Thoughts, The Experiences and Observations of an American Amateur in Europe (1870) by James Jackson Jarves |
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American design ranges from Shaker furniture to the postmodern design of Robert Venturi.
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Designers
- Raymond Loewy (1893-1986)
- Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895 – 1983)
- Charles Eames (1907 – 1978)
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