OCR GCSE Product Design June 26th 2017

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Started in the 1920s and 1930s with the Bauhaus and their innovative use of steel tube

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Marcel Breuer designed the MB-118 chair in 1928 which had a modern and minimalist style. It involved the use of tubular steel and innovative industrial processes which influenced modern designers across the world.

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Eileen Grey’s E1027 table was designed in 1929 and was influenced by the Breuer chair. It was just as innovative.

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The Grey table and the Breuer chair broke new ground and set a high standard for those wishing to emulate the modernist style.

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The growth of modernist design movement was based on the use of modern materials such as steel tube. As this approach became more popular, the use of materials such as tubular steel saw an increase in use.

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By the 1940s, Maclaren worked with aluminium tube and applied it to the B-01 folding pushchair.

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After this, the use of tube in the design of folding equipment and furniture was expected and considered modern.

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B-01 buggy was the first folding pushchair and inspired other designers to follow suit. This meant there was a range of lightweight folding products. The high standard of his design and level of innovation set a high bench mark that other designers tried to meet. His buggy was a big improvement on past designs and set new standards in terms of the materials used, folding capabilities and aesthetics.

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Maclaren’s use of the aluminium tube was new to the design of everyday products. After the B-01 buggy, aluminium was considered as the main material for many other products. The manufacturing techniques introduced by Maclaren have been utilised ever since. The product stood out from other similar products and is still in production today. It has stood the test of time.