5/10/2023 0 Comments Space age furniture design![]() In prototypes and manifestos, the Italian designer explored the cultural potential of design and presented kitsch, irony and wrong proportions as a reaction against perfectionist aesthetics of modernism. The claim was now that design objects provoke the intellect and should challenge the perception of the users. Once again, the Anti-Design movement with Ettore Sottsass at their head turned against the impersonal industrially manufactured, materialistic consumer products, which had dominated the first half of the decade. Warm, soft, amorphous and colorful, the modules could be changed, so as always to create new perspectives. With his Visiona II Fantasy Lanscape, Verner Panton created a space, which broke down the traditional conventions and the geometry of the floor, ceiling and walls. In design, this development was expressed with a neo-organic, psychedelic style, which replaced the geometric shapes. Technological progress not only brought forth enthusiasm, but also concerns as the Cold War fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. Students worldwide were taking measures against outdated power systems and the blatant materialism of consumers was seen critical. The Late 60s – Rebellion and PoliticizationĪs Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon in 1969, the attention of the youth had already moved on to other topics. This optimism was driven by technological progress, economic recovery and a young, well-paid generation that longed not only for emotional, but also visual sensuality. Instead of 'no experimenting', the motto in the design world was now 'everything is possible'. While the solid, unemotional, functional design of the 50s was defined by the two world wars, the 60s looked forward to the future. Retro Design for the Flower Power Generation.The Late 60s – Rebellion and Politicization.60s Furniture: Space Age – with round Shapes into the Future.To put it another way, 60s design definitively established itself as a force that moved all strata of society, influenced their buying decisions and found a natural, identity-determining place in everyday society. The 60s left their tracks in design, too - creating fresh ways of thinking and releasing unbelievable creativity. ![]() Political, social, cultural and aesthetic upheavals left noone unaffected. The wall and the moon landing, Beatlemania and miniskirts, student protests and Woodstock - the 1960s was a decade of unprecedented change.
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