This course explores the ideologies that defined the enduring styles of modern and contemporary design, from Art Nouveau in 1900 to the pluralism of the new millennium.
The sessions examine the major avant-garde trends of the period, including Art Nouveau, Modernism, Art Deco, ‘Pop’ and Post Modernism, focusing on furniture and setting the leading practitioners and key examples of each movement into their historical context. The course is led by Lis Darby, Programme Director of the MA in Contemporary Design at Sotheby’s Institute of Art – London.
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Faculty
Dr. Lis Darby, Programme Director, MA Contemporary Design
PhD in History of Art, Courtauld Institute, University of London; MA in Art History, Courtauld Institute; BA (Hons) in Fine Art, Leeds University.
Lis Darby's publications include
The Cult of the Prince Consort (with Nicola Smith), the catalogue (with Benedict Read) of
E. Manning, Marble & Bronze: The Art and Life of Hamo Thornycroft, and articles in various periodicals including
The Sculpture Journal.
Elisabeth Bogdan, Course Leader, Decorative Art & Design Semester Course
MA in History of Design, Royal College of Art/Victoria & Albert Museum; BA (Hons) in Historical Geography, University of Toronto.
Lis Bogdan was senior lecturer for eight years on Southampton Solent University’s BA (Hons) and MA Fine Arts Valuation programmes, and has taught at Oxford Brookes University, the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Her specialist teaching includes eighteenth- to twentieth-century European and American design, decorative art and architectural history, and she is a former Trustee of the Design History Society.