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  Art Deco The Art Deco Period began in the 1920s. There was tension between the Functionalists and the Decorators. Functionalists valued simplicity and mass production while Decorators valued labor-intensive craftsmanship and the elite market. In 1925 there was the World’s Fair in Paris. It was a showcase for interior design. It showed furniture, lamps, textiles, and accessories. It featured sharp angles and cube forms. It also used aluminum and glass. Zigzag designs became very popular along with the jazz movement. The Art Deco Period began in France but spread to the US and Europe at the beginning of World War II. The Art Deco Period was a very fashion-oriented style. It was strongly decorated and largely influenced by the Art Nouveau period.  There were many artists and designers that helped create the Art Deco period. One was Michel Roux-Spitz, a French architect. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was the chief architect of Civil Buildings. He had a highly de...

  The Emergence of Modernism The Emergence of Modernism lasted from around 1900 to 1950. After World War I, the world had a chance to redesign itself. There was a rejection of the past and embracing of the new industrial style. There were technological advances such as skyscrapers, automobiles, trains, photography, and movie pictures. The Art Nouveau and Prairie styles contributed to the Modernism movement. The Emergence of Modernism used clarity and force to achieve their movement. The main architects of this movement included Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier. They were thought of as the originators of the “modern movement”. Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright was the first major modern architect. He was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is a well-known American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator. He started his own practice in 1893 in Illinois. Throughout hi...

  Protomodernism Protomodernism lasted from around 1897 to 1959. It focused on the rejection of Historical Styles. It rejected ornamentation and experimented with form and ideas. The Deutscher Werkbund movement was founded in Munich, Germany by Herman Muthesius. Their main goal was to have the highest quality design to the mass-produced output. Deurscher Werkbund translates to German workshop. This movement also greatly influenced some very famous architects like Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. This movement was very similar to the Arts and Crafts movement with the main difference being that the Deutscher Werkbund movement embraced the use of the machine. It also set the stage for International Style and Art Deco Style.  Vienna Secession The Vienna Secession referred to a time when art, history, psychology, and philosophy advanced across the world. To secede means to leave. This movement included many artists and designers who withdrew from academia. It protested again...