Course Leaders:

asist.arh.int. Livia Rus

conf.arh. Dan Vucicovici

Teaching Staff:

asist.arh. Cristina Iliescu, asist.arh. Bogdan Radu

Learning outcomes:

knowledge and operation with specific design drawings, product photography, and analysis of a product

Content:

REVERSED DESIGN versus RENEW DESIGN
„A chair is the first thing you need when you don't really need anything. As such, it is a peculiarly compelling sym- bol of civilization.” Caplan (1982)

FIRST PHASE: measurements and graphic representation of an existing wooden armchair
SECOND PHASE: interpretation and innovation of the armchair that was studied

Teaching Method:

Case-study presentations, discussions

Assessment:

formative assessments during the project; final evaluation of the project's requested elements and presentation

Bibliography:

-Mel BYARS –The Design Encyclopedia, Laurence King Publishing Londra și Museum of Modern Art New York, 2004 (prima ediție 1994)
-Kenneth FRAMPTON –Modern Architecture: A Critical History, Thames and Hudson, Londra, editia a treia 1992 (prima ediție 1980)
-Renato De FUSCO –Storia del Design, Editori Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1993
-Nina KOTZEL –Design, the Groundbreaking Moments, Prestel Munich, 2013

-furniture companies: Cappellini, Cassina, Zanotta, Vitra, Artek, Fritz Hansen, Herman Miller, Knoll etc.
-documentary: www.vitra.com/en-un/page/chair-times