Course Description

A study of 20th & 21st Century designers who have impacted interior design, the philosophy of designers, and significant influences and innovations on movements of each respective decade of the 20th Century and into the 21st Century.

Seminar format, student presentations, discussion, and projects based on readings and observation; illustrative material, visuals such as digitals, and illustrations; field trips, guest speakers when appropriate.

Arne Jacobsen, Achille Castiglioni, Alvar Aalto, Charles Eames, Cini Boeri, Jens Risom, Verner Panton, Eero Aarnio, Eero Saarinen, Eileen Gray, Finn Juhl, Frank Gehry, George Nelson, Gerrit Rietveld, Marcel Wanders, Johnny Swing, Hans Wegner, Isamu Noguchi, Jorge Pensi, Kaare Klint, Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Breuer, Mario Bellini; Mies van der Rohe . . . . . . PLUS MORE.

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; 3.00 gpa, and consent of instructor, Dr. Nancy Kwallek, n.kwallek@mail.utexas.edu, 471-6249 (Space is limited)