4/20/2024 7:21:47 AM	INDE 62.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2007	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INDE 62.1	Title:  HISTORY OF FURNITURE 1
Full Title:  History of Furniture 1
Last Reviewed:9/25/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  INDE 130

Catalog Description:

An overview of furniture styles of Europe and North America. Representative furniture, historical backgrounds, and significant designers from antiquity through the present will be discussed.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An overview of furniture styles of Europe and North America. Representative furniture, historical backgrounds, and significant designers from antiquity through the present will be discussed.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 2018	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C1	Arts		Fall 2019
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2007	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1.   Recognize period furniture and identify the country of origin for

    each piece.

2.   List the distinguishing features of furniture from Egypt, Greece,

    Rome and of the Byzantine, Hispanic, Italian and Gothic styles.

3.   Differentiate among and list the distinguishing features of furniture

    from each of the following periods: Early to Late Renaissance,

    Baroque, Rococo, Regency, Directoire, Neoclassic and Empire and Tudor

    periods.

4.   Describe the Elizabethean, Jacobean, William and Mary, Queen Anne and

    Georgian styles in England.

5.   List the distinguishing features of furniture of Chippendale,

    Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and the Adams brothers.

6.   Describe the differences among Colonial, Early American, American

    Georgian, and Federal furniture.

7.   Describe the main features of furniture in the 20th century styles.

8.   Coordinate furniture styles with interior elements, fixtures, and

    accessories.

Topics and Scope

I.   History of furniture styles

    A. Main features

       1. Shapes

       2. Symbols

       3. Wood

    B. Start and ending dates for specific styles and periods of

       furniture (according to Sherrill Winton)

    C. Distinguishing characteristics of each period for use in

       identifying furniture styles

       1.  Egyptian

       2.  Greek

       3.  Roman

       4.  Byzantine

       5.  Hispanic

       6.  Italian

       7.  Gothic

       8.  French

           a. Early to late Renaissance

           b. Baroque

           c. Rococo

           d. Regency

           e. Directoire

           f. Neo-classical

           g. Empire

       9.  England

           a. Tudor

           b. Elizabethan

           c. Jacobean

           d. William and Mary

           e. Queen Anne

           f. Georgian Styles

      10.  Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Adams

      11.  America

           a. Colonial

           b. Early American

           c. American Georgian

           d. Federal

II. 20th century furniture styles

    A. Prominent furniture designers

           1.  Gebruder Thonet

           2.  William Morris

           3.  Ernest Grimson

           4.  Charles Mackintosh

           5.  Gerritt Rietveld

           6.  Mies Van der Rohe

           7.  Marcel Breuers

           8.  Alvor Aalto

           9.  Charles Eames

           10.  Hans Wegner

           11.  Gustav Stickley

           12.  Modular - Italian Design

    B. Characteristic features of each designer's furniture

III. Relating furniture styles to interior elements

    A. Fabrics

    B. Wall coverings

    C. Lighting fixtures

    D. Accessories

Assignments:

Representative assignments:

1.  Reading, 25-50 pages per week.

2.  Furniture styles reference file: compile photos or drawings of

furniture from 14-20 periods. Label according to period and style.

3.  Select photos or drawings of room furnishings representative of four

style periods.  Match furnishings to locations on a hand-drafted interior

design floor plan. Present orally in class.

4.  Write a critique of each of the four style periods selected above (3-5

pages).

5.  Reference readings and reports (3 reports of 3-5 pages each).

6.  Quizzes (2-3).

7.  Midterm and final exam.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 30%
Critique; reports.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Reference file; floor plan with photos.
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 30%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, Short essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
attendance and participation; oral presentation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Stanley Abercrombie et al, Interior Design and Decoration, Prentice Hall

PTR, 2006.

Robbie Blakemore, History of Interior Design and Furniture: From Ancient

Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

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