Short courses

Summary

The post- World War 2 period was a time of innovation, optimism and dreams. Many of Europe’s cities and towns had suffered devastating destruction and, in the wake of this, a wave of modernist design, architecture and art was used to rebuild our homes and our dreams. We will explore the period from the late 1940s to the end of the 1960s, looking at artists, architects and designers such as Isamu Noguchi, Alver Alto and Lucienne Day, how they were influenced by the events of the period, and how they went on to reshape our world then and still do today. 

Areas you'll explore include: 

• The key aspects of mid-century modernist aesthetics 
• Important works by key artists, designers and architects 
• The broader historical, cultural and social developments of their time. 

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to: 

• Demonstrate a familiarity with the aesthetics of mid-century Modernism. 
• Be able to contextualise key artists, designers and architects work within the period. 
• Discuss how the work of the selected artists, designers and architects were influenced by previous periods and how their work influenced future generations.