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Inspired by the Japanese woodcuts and Eastern furnishings. This style was mainly focused on interiors and object to improve the quality of life.
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Italian modern art movement. One of the first Radical design Movements. The Futurism art movement included technology, modernity, speed, violence and youth.
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It was initially industrial and strong yet it was softened later. Hitchcock's and Johnson's aims were to define a style of the time. They identified three different principles: the expression of volume rather than mass, balance rather than preconceived symmetry and the expulsion of applied ornament.
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Application of simple, geometric design and common combinations of bright vibrant colours and solid shapes. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and jewelry, as well as the visual arts such as painting, graphic arts and film.
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Streamlining is an art that is Sleek, rounded and smoothly finished (eg. transport ships, trains and air crafts). The finished product will always look sleek, modern and appealing. This style was really all about and emphisized in the rounded edges.
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In Italy, in the second part of the 1960s, the design avant-gardes entered a new period of construction named "Radical". Probably the most well known result of such avant-garde period is the very famous installation called "Superarchitettura", made in Pistoia in 1966. This style came just before post modern design.
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Blurred boundaries of design through highly decorative forms, bold colours and pattern. Draws on pop culture, mass produced objects, games, sci fi and media products.
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Rise of digital technology transformed design due to the ability to research, model, test, form and enhance design.