vernacular graphic design

Paul Elliman
Tibor Kalman
Robert Venturi - Learnings from Las Vegas
Ron Arad- Creative Salvage
Danny Lane

Duchampian product design:
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Jane Atfield
Michael Mariot: bucket lamp
Tord Boontje- Rough & Ready collection


From: "Graphic Thought Facility" A+D Series, Yale University Press, 2008

no set "house style"
return to basics, reuse of found materials, decorative possibility of simples shapes and substances
salvaged found material, DIY aesthetic, hands-on mentality- simple methods eg. collage, low grade materials, vernacular display methods (what would be used in op shops, garages etc, photocopy shop spiral bind), kee klamp system, Alan Fletcher
work with local craftsman/artists/photographers to realise their intriguing, insightful vision (backstage of globe theatre)
conjoining old techniques/processes with new
adapt single idea/material for different uses
customized design


54th Carnegie international / Laura Hoptman, curator
FINE ARTS LIBRARY
709.04 C289 2004-05