HELP ASAP PLEASE Evaluate the role of cultural, technical and aesthetic influences on
utilitarian objects.
Time 2 to 5 hours
Question How do culture, form, and function shape the surfaces on which we sit?
Resources* Design Museum - A Century of Chairs
http://designmuseum. org/exhibitions/online/a-century-of -chairs
Metropolitan Museum of Art - Shaker Chairs
http://www. metmuseum. org/toah/hd/shak/hd_shak. htm
Metropolitan Museum of Art - French Furniture in the 18
th Century: Seat
Furniture http://www. metmuseum. org/toah/hd/sfurn/hd_sfurn. htm
Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Bauhaus (1919-1933)
http://www. metmuseum. org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh. htm
Supporting Documents:
Chair Design Reflection Matrix
Post-Project Reflection Questions
Written Task Rubric
Written Task Editing Checklist
Summary After reading about Shaker chairs, 18th-Century French furniture, and the
Bauhaus movement, write an article for a design magazine. In the article,
compare chairs from the three different focus design movements.
Describe the physical attributes (materials, structure, etc.) of each chair
and explain the aesthetic and utilitarian value of each chair in its
associated context. Make sure to include pictures with citations.
* The resources listed here provide a suggested starting point for your
investigation. You are welcome and encouraged to integrate other primary
and secondary sources. Just make sure to cite any sources you use!