Abstract
All design has its own conditional modes of expression; however, these are realised through the maker’s sense of the possibilities of materiality. This essay was inspired by a reclaimed piece of 1960s furniture designed in the modernist idiom, and is based upon autobiographical experiences, original works from own and contemporary aesthetic practices, and associated thoughts in the present. A completely new artistic expression was developed, which questioned the strict, use-defined style ideals and let shape reveal other values and statements than function. The intention of this essay is to put into words some of the cognitive processes in which creativity, critical reflection and the senses’ experience-based insights may bring up something new. In creative work, the goal is not to reach a single result; every little discovery made by examining something specific could open up new worlds.
Highlights
The concept of modernity refers to an era that can be said to begin in the Renaissance, writes the philosopher Lars Fr
Svendsen in his book Kunst, en begrepsavvikling [Art, a concept settlement] (Svendsen, 2000). He further explains how the style period of modernism began towards the end of the nineteenth century and continued into the twentieth
Industrialisation, machine technology and rational form developed as a contrast to the swirly, handcrafted and romantic expressions of pre-modernism, which accommodated the popular, pre-industrial visual expressions
Summary
The concept of modernity refers to an era that can be said to begin in the Renaissance, writes the philosopher Lars Fr. Purist and cutting-edge opinions were formed by artists and designers. This piece of furniture pretending to derive from pure, exotic, imported wood is only a home-made interpretation of the real thing.
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