Henry Van de Velde in Modern Architecture
Henry Van de Velde existed during the movements of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism. He is said to be the father of both Art Nouveau and Modernism and the ideals and theories of design that belong to each movement.
Van de Velde was a painter and architect obsessed with the activation of the line. The curve was a true form of organic expression and became an idea that accompanied the work of Van de Velde. Another desire of Van de Velde was the practice of total design. He insisted in the totally original and completely designed work of art and he translated these beliefs to the built world. Van de Velde designed his houses as a complete idea. The interior design including furniture …show more content…
The maker must be designing for the sake of design. In this way Van de Velde achieved beautiful and functional design simultaneously, which was the main desire of Hermann Muthesisus and the Werkbund. Henry Van de Velde’s work was so intrinsic to daily life that it seamlessly dictated the styles of many movements to follow Art Nouveau. Van de Velde’s style was the movement. Van de Velde created products with a level of quality and intuitive style that would have brought Germany back to the forefront of the economic world. He did so without conforming to a standard but instead by creating a type of design that is still a relevant approach to today’s theories of …show more content…
The true practice of original art is seen every day, evident in the curvilinear façade of a research lab, the organic blob forms of the digital age or the design of the total skyscraper from the curtain wall to the salad fork as a unified idea. One can argue that design was a religion to Van de Velde. One needs be committed to every line, curve and brushstroke to truly exemplify the practice of total design. These ideas continue to be unconsciously emulated in modern design.
Van de Velde still influences young architects and designers today. He has been a force in architectural theory since the 19th century at the Deutscher Werkbund; influencing minds like Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Mies Van der Rohe, who ultimately shaped the architecture of the modern style.
Today, the ideas of Van de Velde have helped to dictate the vision of Starchitects like Zaha Hadid and her office of parametric magicians, who have learned to design fluid organic structures with meaning at the human scale and as a total work of
Henry Van de Velde existed during the movements of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism. He is said to be the father of both Art Nouveau and Modernism and the ideals and theories of design that belong to each movement.
Van de Velde was a painter and architect obsessed with the activation of the line. The curve was a true form of organic expression and became an idea that accompanied the work of Van de Velde. Another desire of Van de Velde was the practice of total design. He insisted in the totally original and completely designed work of art and he translated these beliefs to the built world. Van de Velde designed his houses as a complete idea. The interior design including furniture …show more content…
The maker must be designing for the sake of design. In this way Van de Velde achieved beautiful and functional design simultaneously, which was the main desire of Hermann Muthesisus and the Werkbund. Henry Van de Velde’s work was so intrinsic to daily life that it seamlessly dictated the styles of many movements to follow Art Nouveau. Van de Velde’s style was the movement. Van de Velde created products with a level of quality and intuitive style that would have brought Germany back to the forefront of the economic world. He did so without conforming to a standard but instead by creating a type of design that is still a relevant approach to today’s theories of …show more content…
The true practice of original art is seen every day, evident in the curvilinear façade of a research lab, the organic blob forms of the digital age or the design of the total skyscraper from the curtain wall to the salad fork as a unified idea. One can argue that design was a religion to Van de Velde. One needs be committed to every line, curve and brushstroke to truly exemplify the practice of total design. These ideas continue to be unconsciously emulated in modern design.
Van de Velde still influences young architects and designers today. He has been a force in architectural theory since the 19th century at the Deutscher Werkbund; influencing minds like Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Mies Van der Rohe, who ultimately shaped the architecture of the modern style.
Today, the ideas of Van de Velde have helped to dictate the vision of Starchitects like Zaha Hadid and her office of parametric magicians, who have learned to design fluid organic structures with meaning at the human scale and as a total work of