“More about Post-Modernism ……”
Post-modern designers revealed the recognition of more
than one cultural fundamental principle, followed new ideas and also used
symbolism in order to surpass national boundaries. Such “symbolic objects” had forms and motifs
similar to those found in past decorative styles – such as Classicism, Art
Deco, Constructivism and De Stijl.
Sometimes they also referred to Surrealism, Kitsch and images related to
the computer.
Well-known Post-modern designers that I have not
mentioned yet include Mario Botta, Andrea Branzi, Michele de Lucchi, Nathalie
du Pasquier, Arata Isozaki, Shiro Kuramata, Richard Meier, Aldo
Rossi, Peter Shire, George Sowden, Matteo Thun and Masanori Umeda. Their eye-catching designs for ceramics,
textiles, jewellery, watches, silverware, furniture and lighting were made on a
limited-scale by companies that include Alessi, Artemide, Alias, Cassina,
Formica, Cleto Munari, Poltronova, Sunar, Swid Powell and Draenert Studio.
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However, as the Post-Modern designer Hans
Hollein (whom I mentioned when I wrote about the Art Deco Revival) remarked, Post-modern products were not made for all social classes. Since Post-Modernism rejected the industrial
process, the objects produced in this style were afforded by the society’s
élite, so in a way it was like a victory of Capitalism over the Modernism’s
social ideas.
One other thing was that, since Post-Modernism derived
from various sources, it was reflecting not only the dominance of
individualism, but also the disconnected nature of society that was developing
in the 1980s.
Post-Modernism flourished, and by the late 1980s it
had become even more stylistically distinct.
However, at the beginning of the 1990s, the global recession led the
designers to look for more rational approaches to design, that were also less
expressive. Due to this, the fascination
for Post-Modernism began to decrease, and the prominent Anti-Design of the
1980s was replaced by the extreme simplicity of the 1990s’ Minimalism. Still, the influence of Post-Modernism
remains in existence nowadays. Since Post-Modernism
questions Modernism, this brings about reassessment, and so reassessment of
what is absolutely necessary in design, which is very important, continues to
exist.
Other Reference:
Book: Fiell, C.F and P.F, (1999). Design of the 20th Century. 2nd ed. Germany: Taschen
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