Subject 'History of Furniture Design I. Antique and the First Style Periods'

Year:   2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    2020/2021    

• Introduction to speciality; development of furniture design in the early cultures
• Ancient Greek and Roman furniture design
• Romanesque style in the furniture design of different countries
• The influences of Gothic style in furniture design; new technologies
• Renaissance and its development; influences on the furniture design of different countries
• Baroque and its characteristics in different European regions; most notable craftsmen of the Baroque era and their designs

Upon completion of the course, students will:
• be familiar with the development of everyday furniture used by nomadic cultures;
• comprehend the development of furniture design in the early cultures and the antiquity.
• comprehend the development of furniture design in post-Roman period and the following early style periods;
• know the stages of development of furniture design in different European regions.

2019: 2275  

2018: 2275  

2017: 2275  

2016: 2275  

2015: 2275  

2014: 2275  

2013: 2275