Saturday, April 16, 2011

Blog Post 13: 4/18/11

The Impact of Scandinavian Modern Design on Today's Design

Scandinavian modern design has had a substantial impact on the modern design of today.  Scandinavian modern design was a design movement that started in the 1900's.  The major focuses of the design created during this movement were simplicity, fundamentalism, and performance of the products being designed.  The majority of the products that were created during this movement were inexpensive due to the fact that they were being mass produced in factories so they were not as hard or as time consuming to make.  One product in todays design world that follows this idea is the Cricket Chair made by Loll Furniture in Minnesota.  Each of these chairs is made from 140 recycled milk jugs.  These chairs are durable and can be used either indoors our outdoors in any kind of conditions and are heavy enough not to blow away in the wind.  As shown in the picture they come in several different colors and designs.
Cricket Chairs

Information from: http://centuryhouseinc.com/furniture/cricket-outdoor-chair.html 

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