HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND FURNITURE

Course Description

The main aim of this course is to help students to understand the meaning of furniture and the evolution of interior design and furniture design in relation to styles and periods, mainly considering the last 200 years including Victorian style, art nouveau, arts & crafts, art deco, modernism, post-war modernism, reconstruction and rationalism, pop culture, conformist, reformist and eclectic. Course has a twofold content which deals with the technical and aesthetic norms, historical and socio cultural dimensions of traditional decorative arts and crafts such as masonry, stonework, iron welding, wood carving, marbling, miniature, calligraphy, tile work, mosaics, carpeting, rugs, and also ancient history and style changes in furniture design especially since the last two century, related to social and cultural aspects of the society.

HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND FURNITURE

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Capability of understanding architectural styles and their influences on the interior space
2. 02 Ability to comprehend the evolution of furniture design
3. 03 Capability of recognizing the most famous and known furniture designers and their designs
4. 04 Ability to explain the reasons how different styles emerge
5. 05 Ability to understand the emergence of interior design as a profession
6. 06 Capability of presenting a relevant subject to the audience

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Rabun, J. L., & Blackmore, R. G. (1996). History of Interior Design and Furniture: From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe. Canada.
2. 02 Pile, J. F. (2005). A history of interior design. Laurence King Publishing.
3. 03 Fiell, C., & Fiell, P. (2001). Modern Furniture Classics: Postwar to Postmodern. Thames & Hudson.
4. 04 Sollo, J. (2002), American Insider's Guide to Twentieth Century Furniture. Octopus Publishing Group: London.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 LO1. Define the development process of modern interior and furniture design. SOLO 2
2. L02 LO2. Explain the effects of different design movements on interiors and furniture design. SOLO 3
3. L03 LO3. Relate historical design approaches to materials, technologies, and user requirements. SOLO 4
4. L04 LO4. Evaluate historical and contemporary design approaches within the framework of sustainable interior architecture principles SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
2. P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
3. P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
4. P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
5. P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
6. P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
7. P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
8. P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
9. P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
10. P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
11. P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
12. P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
13. P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
14. P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
15. P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
16. P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
17. P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
18. P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
19. P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
20. P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
21. P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
22. P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
23. P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
24. P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
25. P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images

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