US_215 Czech furniture and housing culture after 1989

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 N51
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 21 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
As part of the course, students will be introduced to the development of residential culture and furniture from 1989 to the present, with overlaps to the first post-war periods. The aim is to present basic trends and creators dealing with furniture and home accessories, in the context of period trends.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
- navigate the issues of furniture and housing in the Czech lands after 1989, including knowledge of changes in the post-war period
- identify and describe the most important developmental milestones determining the changes in housing culture from 1989 to the present, including post-war constraints
- know the most important personalities of Czech furniture and residential culture
Syllabus
  • 1. Post-War Furniture: changing the structure of the furniture industry, basic directions
  • 2. Development of the furniture industry in Brno: development of furniture for industrial production under state plans
  • 3. Sector furniture
  • 4. Change in home layout and investor equipment
  • 5. Bent furniture of the postwar decades: R. Hofman, A. Šuman, J. Macek
  • 6. Furniture personalities: František Vrána and Josef Macholán
  • 7. The Brussels dream: a so-called Brussels style housing culture
  • 8. Author creation
  • 9. Postmodern: protest against the commonplace
  • 10. Transformation of the furniture industry and interior after 1989
  • 11. Czech furniture manufacturers and their position on the Czech and foreign markets
  • 12. Tradition and innovation: modern bent furniture
  • 13. Latest trends in furniture and home culture
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Náhradní obsah: KOUDELKOVÁ, Dagmar a Jana PAULY. Design 1970–1989. In: ŠVÁCHA, Rostislav a Marie PLATOVSKÁ, eds. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění VI/2 1958–2000. Praha: Akademie, 2007, s. 811–839.
  • HAVRÁNEK, Vít. Bruselský sen : československá účast na světové výstavě EXPO 58 v Bruselu a životní styl 1. poloviny 60. let : Galerie hlavního města Prahy 14/05/2008 - 21/9/2008, Moravská galerie v Brně 21/11/2008 - 01/03/2009. Edited by Marie Bergmanová - Robert V. Novák - Daniela Kramerová - Vanda Ská. Praha: Arbor vitae, 2008, 367 s. ISBN 9788087164037. info
  • KOUŘILOVÁ, Karolína. Jaroslav Šmídek a jeho nestárnoucí návrhy nábytku (Jaroslav Šmídek and his Ageless Furniture Designs). Dřevařský magazín. Banská Bystrica: Trendwood-tdw, 2020, vol. 2020, No 3, p. 70-71. ISSN 1338-371X. článek v elektronické podobě info
  • KOUDELKOVÁ, Dagmar. Josef Macholán: nejen židle... (Josef Macholán: not only chairs...). In Dřevařský magazín. Banská Bystrica: Trendwood-tdw, 2017, p. 64-65. Text článku na webu vydavatele info
  • KOUDELKOVÁ, Dagmar. Sektorový nábytek národního podniku Interier Praha (Furniture Interier Praha). Banská Bystrica: Trendwood-tdw, 2010. info
  • KOUDELKOVÁ, Dagmar. Sektorový nábytek - překonaný nebo moderní? (Sectional furniture - outdated or modern?). Banská Bystrica: Trendwood-tdw, 2009. text info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions
Assessment methods
Essay in the range of about 5,400 characters, including spaces (with a list of sources that do not count in the range), a short online exam.
The topic of the essay from the scope of the subject will be focused on a selected work (group of works), its presentation on the basis of knowledge of professional sources and inclusion in the contemporary context with emphasis on self-interpretation. The work must contain a list of resources.
Deadline for submitting the essay to the submission room in the IS: 30. 5. 2021
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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