define 21st century design

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Clarification of Question by ihateme-ga on 05 Apr 2004 18:39 PDT

What characterizes 21st century design?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 05 Apr 2004 18:40 PDT

Design of what? Automobiles? Potato chips? Space stations? Artificial hearts?

Your question will be more manageable (and hence more answerable) if
you can narrow it down.

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Clarification of Question by ihateme-ga on 05 Apr 2004 20:02 PDT

specifically furniture design

Hello ihateme~

According to experts, 21st century furniture is designed to help make
a home a haven??a place to refresh their batteries from the world's
daily distractions.? (?Furniture Trends for the 21st Century,? USA
Today, http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1272/2658_128/60868295/p1/article.jhtml
)

It is defined in three ways:

ECLECTIC
Eclectic styles are favored in 21st century furniture--pieces
collected from various times and places. No longer is it desirable for
the couch and chairs to match. An opulent Victorian chair?a family
heirloom?can be readily ?matched up? with a new sofa in sleek, modern
lines. An Art Deco 1930s vanity may easily be paired with a bamboo
seat in the new ?import? style. Mix and match is where it?s at. ?In
the future there will be a more eclectic mix of styles and
materials?We believe in the future people will not be afraid to
combine various styles?old will be mixed with new and expensive with
cheap. People?s homes will reflect their personality. Everyone is
different,? says Babylon Design. (?Designing the 21st Century,? by
Charlotte J. Fiell, Peter M. Fiell, p.46,  TASCHEN America, 2001:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/3822858838/ref=ase_arcspacecom-20/103-5500146-2032652?v=glance&s=books
)

LESS COMPLICATED
New furniture is usually more sleek in design, and less complicated.
?The attempt to achieve simple things meets what you might call a
?biological? need for simplicity. Since we are complicated beings, let
us at least be surrounded by simple objects,? says Alberto Meda
(?Designing the 21st Century,? p. 320)

FRIENDLY
It?s also designed to be family friendly, easier to clean, and more
versatile. Practicality blended with comfort. ?We like to design
friendly, non-obtrusive products, which you feel might always have
been where you place them,? Bartoli Design adds. (?Designing the 21st
Century,? p.48)




You may also find the following helpful:

?Designing For the 21st Century,? Adaptive Envirnoments:
http://www.adaptenv.org/21century/program1.php

Regards,
Kriswrite

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