This course will study the evolution of modern design from the 1850s to the present. It will examine the development of rationalised production and marketing, the introduction of new technologies and materials, the development of design schools and agencies, the histories of the arts/crafts and craft/design debates, the rise of functionalism, advertising and consumerism and the place of class and gender based assumptions in the production and consumption of design systems and objects. Underpinning the study of the assumptions and achievements of the pioneer period of modern design in the arts are the architectural and social settings of Modernity. The course will examine objects as diverse as furniture, interior settings, household objects and motor vehicles.

Written essay (65%), oral presentation (25%), attendance and participation (10%); or equivalent.

Attendance at lectures and tutorials is compulsory.

3 hours per week

ARTV1009, ARTV1010; or with approval