Pop art

Pop Art Design emerged in the mid-50s in Britain and in the late 60’s in the United State. Pop art reflected on the cult of celebrity, commodity fetishism and media reproduction which were widely common in everyday life after the post war era.  It is a movement that is also at fashion today as man and Wharhole works are being manipulated and shaped in different ways such as branding, décor, fashion and others. It was a colourful vibrant movement that characterised unusual geometric shapes.

Pop Art furniture was and still is characterized by the use of plastic.  This is probably due to the range of colour plastic can provide.  Pop art furniture is still used and enjoyed today. Below is unit made by Giuseppe Canevese for EnneZero and its surface is made by Guido Grepex. The unit features comic art, is a style which was highly used in the Pop art era.

The marshmallow sofa designed in 1956 is a perfect example of the humoristic style that Pop art had. It was designed by George Nelson and it is considered one of the earliest Pop art design furniture. It is the transformation of the traditional sofa with a variety of coloured cushions we usually use independently on stools. It is also shaped in a shape of Wafel with its curved steel construction. It was partially discontinued due to the high labour it required to be produced. It was later continued in 2003 as the trend of Pop art evolved again.  Just like many pop art furniture which was made at that time it had a playful look which was attracts you to use. It also resembles the digital age where you have a number of coloured pixels lined next to each other.

Bibliography 

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