textures
rough to smooth
visual and tactile
#1
Title
A series of illustrations and designs for the Ballet Scheherazade costumes
Based on The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as
The Arabian Nights.
Illustrator / Designer
Léon Bakst 1866-1924 for the Ballet Scheherazade costumes
Design Collaborations with Dates
Léon Bakst, Illustrator Designer
(1866-1924)
Ballet Scheherazade (1888) by Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov(1844-1908)
Michel Fokine choreographer and dancer (1880-1942)
Describe both the visual and tactile textures of the ballet costumes
Materials & Technique
how was this made?
describe the full process.
Medium for the Illustrations
watercolor / gouache on paper
Medium for the Costumes
printed (silkscreen) fabrics
Story: The Sultan Schariar, convinced that all women are false and faithless, vowed to put to death each of his wives after the first nuptial night. But the Sultana Sheherazade saved her life by entertaining her lord with fascinating tales, told seriatim, for a thousand and one nights. The Sultan, consumed with curiosity, postponed from day to day the execution of his wife, and finally repudiated his bloody vow entirely.
citation: – Rimsky-Korsakov
a b c "Scheherazade, Op. 35". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
#2
Title
Apple iPod
Designer
Jonathan "Jony" Ive (b1967) iPod Apple Device
Date
2001
Design Concepts
Describe both the visual and tactile textures of the iPod device.
See quote about the iPod to the right
Construction Materials
metals and plastic
read more
[link]
“. . . Building upon the Sony Walkman (1979) introduced more than 20 years earlier, the iPod is an archetypal object, defining a new genre of portable digital-music players. The iPod—–from its classic mechanical scroll wheel to the streamlined and downsized Nano and Shuffle players to the iPod Touch —– epitomizes the kind of relentless product evolution and technological obsolescence that characterizes industrial design in the digital age. A true object of desire since its introduction in 2001, the iPod captures the idea of ‘aspirational design’ perfectly, something that Apple does so well—–the ability to show the public something new it might not even know it needed or wanted, instead of simply mirroring the known tastes and expectations of the public back to itself.
quote on left is by Andrew Blauvelt, design Director of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota as published in Dwell Magazine
citation Dwell Magazine
[link]
#3 & 4
Title
Castles & Sun (date unknown) (top)
Bavarian Don Giovanni (1919) (below)
Artist
Paul Klee (1879-1940) Artist
Born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland and lived in Germany
Taught at the Bauhaus from 1921 to 1931
Later returned to Switzerland
Bauhaus 1919-1933
Date
1879-1940
Design Concepts
Describe how he uses visual and tactile textures
Medium
Watercolor painting on paper
