Fifteen Lectures on Modern Furniture Design Methods

Fang Hai, Ph.D. in Design from Aalto University (formerly the University of Art and Design Helsinki) in Finland. He is an expert scholar spanning the fields of architecture and design. He has been honoured with Finland's "Cultural Achievement Award" and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Aalto University. He has worked in the studio of Finland's most prominent contemporary design master, Kukkapuro. With over 30 years of experience in comparative research on Chinese and Western design, he has published more than 20 academic monographs. An Shun graduated from the School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology, and her main research direction is in furniture design and cultural studies.

• Preface 1Preface 2 Introduction: Principles, Inspirations, and Techniques of Modern Furniture DesignChapter 1: Rietveld: Modern FurnitureChapter 2: Breuer Mies, and Le Corbusier: Steel Pipes FurnitureChapter 3: Aalto, Mathsson, and Mollino: Plywood FurnitureChapter 4: Prouve: Metal FurnitureChapter 5: Jacobsen and Juhl: Art and Formal BeautyChapter 6: Eames and Saarinen: The Experimental Revolution of Creative MastersChapter 7: Nelson: Let the Modulus Determine Modern Office FurnitureChapter 8: Wegner, Tapiovaara, and Axelsson: From Tradition to Innovation Chapter 9: Panton, Paulin, and Mourgue: Geometry and ColorChapter 10: Sottsass, Mendini, and Shiro Kuramata: Fashion, Craftsmanship, and CreativityChapter 11:Colombo and Aarnio: The Interweaving of All-round Inspiration and New MaterialsChapter 12: Kukkapuro and Opsvik: Scientific Thinking Leads Design CreativityChapter 13: Pesce and Starck: The Modeling Language of New MaterialsChapter 14: From Arad to Newson: Sculpture and FurnitureChapter 15: From Morrison to Grcic: Pursuing the True Essence of Design in the New EraBibliographyEpilogue