General
An in-depth theoretical, historical and social reference to the combination of aesthetic ideas and the functionality of forms developed in the decorative arts and design during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Cource content
Its main historical landmarks are:
– The principles of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and France
– The social / historical / cultural model of Victorian society and its impact on these principles.
– The first major schools of Design in the UK and their importance.
– The great designers and theorists of the time.
– The Grand Exhibition in London in 1851 and the institution of international exhibitions in Europe, in general.
– The important role of Pre-Raphaelite painters in shaping the new ideal for Design.
– The Arts and Crafts Movement
– The importance of Japan in shaping Western Design.
– Art Nouveau in Europe and America.
Programme aims
The aim of the subject is to obtain the cognitive background of the evolutionary course of design, but also of interior decoration, in many cases, the period during which the foundations of modern design and decoration were laid, so that the student has the opportunity for a wider and more complete studying and interpreting issues related to modern or older forms of design. More specifically, the subject is based on extensive reports and analyzes of classic issues of history and design theory that are presented in chronological order from the beginning to the end of the long 19th century.
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
After the end of the course students will be able to know:
-The evolution of the industrial and handicraft objects during the important period of 19th century, of the formation of the principles of design on a global scale and especially in Great Britain and the rest of Europe both historically and theoretically.
– The contribution of the Industrial Revolution, but also other forms of production of objects, to the formation of values and trends in the spatial and object design of the 19th and early 20th century.
– The research methodology and the possibility of comparing this knowledge with the modern history of design, but also with their use as a cognitive tool in any research field related to the specific era.
Bibliography
– Allen, R., C., (2009), The British Industrial Revolution in a Global Perspective, New York: Cambridge University Press.
– Bain, R, (2019), William Morris’s Flowers, London:Thames & Hudson; Illustrated edition
– Batterham D., (2018), The World of Ornament, London: Taschen
– -Bonython and A. Burton (2003), The Great Exhibitor: The Life and Work of Henry Cole, London: V&A Publications, London.
– Campbell, G. (2006), The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts (Vol. 1), Oxford, Oxford University Press.
– Charles, V., (2011), Art Nouveau, New York: Parkstone International Ltd.
– Dandona, J. (2017), Nature and the Nation in Fin-de-Siècle France: The Art of Emile Gallé and the Ecole de Nancy (The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950), London: Routledge.
– Daniels, G. and Tsuzuki, C., (2002) The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000 Volume V: Social and Cultural Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan.
– Dobraszcyk, P. (2014), Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain: Myth and Modernity, Excess and Enchantment, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
– Donnelly M. (2021), Christopher Dresser: Design Pioneer, London: Thames & Hudson.
– Forty, A. (1987). Objects of Desire, Design and Society (1750-1980), London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. E.
– Jones, O. (2016), The Grammar of Ornament, Princeton: Princeton University Press
– MacCarthy F., (2014), Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860–1960, New Heaven: Yale University Press; Illustrated edition.
– Soros W., S. and Arbuthnott, C. (2003), Thomas Jeckyll, Architect and Designer 1827-1881. New Heaven: Bard Graduate Center and Yale University Press.
– Treuherz, J. (1980), Pre-Raphaelite Paintings from the Manchester City Art Gallery. London: Lund Humphries.
– Wood, E., (2018), Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement, Kent: Crescent Moon Publishing.
– Tsoumas, J. (2019), Japan and the West: mutual influences in applied arts, Seven Essays (1540-1960), Paris: Éditions Universitaires Européennes.
– Tσούμας, Ι., (2021), Η Ιστορία των Διακοσμητικών Τεχνών και της Αρχιτεκτονικής στην Ευρώπη και την Αμερική (1760-1914), Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο.
– Φραγκόπουλος, Μ., (2006), Εισαγωγή στην Ιστορία και τη θεωρία του Graphic Design. Μια μικρή ανθολογία, Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Futura.