Constructivist Chair

Constructivism is peculiar aesthetics utility, rationality strictly utilitarian forms, peeled romantic dekorativizma Nouveau.

A simple furniture, stringent forms of convenience. The function, the appointment of each subject is clear. No bourgeois excesses. Simplicity is being sent to the limit, until such simplification when things - chairs, beds, closets - are simply objects for sleeping, sitting room.


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Russian Constructivist Architecture



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El Lissitzky Lecture Poster Design

"Hypothetical lecture poster for renowned and deceased Russian Constructivist designer El Lissitzky. The aim of the project was to reference El Lissitzky's design aesthetic to express his contributions to the fields of photography and graphic design to a young fledgling group of design students."


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Tatlin's Tower Short Film



made by Lutz Becker.
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Shukhov Tower in Moscow


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Stalin's Steakhouse Restaurant



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Constructivist Watch Design


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In the Style of 'Constructivism'

Constructivism is peculiar aesthetics utility, rationality strictly utilitarian forms, peeled romantic dekorativizma Nouveau.A simple furniture, stringent forms of convenience. The function, the appointment of each subject is clear. No bourgeois excesses. Simplicity is being sent to the limit, until such simplification when things - chairs, beds, closets - are simply objects for sleeping, sitting room.After the end of World War Constructivism in furniture is gaining important positions, based on the credibility of Architects, whose innovative structures often served to demonstrate their interior furniture experiments.



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Constructivism Exhibition

This project focussed on the promotion of a special exhibition at the Eisner Museum of Advertising in Milwaukee, Wisconsin titled 'The Graphic Works of the Russian Constructivists.'






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Constructivist Furniture and Interior Design



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Constructivist Book Design





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Constructivist Work by Haydn Llewelyn Davies


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Constructivist Editorial Design



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Post Revolution (1917-1932) Constructivism

In the first year of Soviet Power, all of the architects who refused to emigrate as well as the new generation denounced any features of classical heritage in their works and started to propagate formalism. The most influential of all Revivalist themes. Giant plans were drawn for massive cities with technical advances. The most ambitious of all was Tower of the Third Internationale planned in 1919 by Vladimir Tatlin (1885-1953), а 400 meter spiral wound around a tilted central axis with rotating glass chambers. Impossible in real life, Tatlin Tower inspired a generation of Constructivist architects in Russia and abroad. Real Shukhov Tower, rising 160 meters above Moscow, was completed in 1922. According to the initial project, the Hyperboloid Tower by Vladimir Shukhov with the height of 350 meters had the estimated mass of only 2200 ton, while the Eifel Tower in Paris with the height of 350 meters weighs 7300 ton.


One of the most important priorities in post-revolutionary period was a mass reconstruction of cities. In 1918 Alexey Shchusev (1873-1949) and Ivan Zholtovsky founded the Mossovet Architectural Workshop, where the complex planning of Moscow's reconstruction as a new Soviet capital took place. The Workshop employed young architects that soon emerged as avant-garde leaders. At the same time, architectural education concentrated in VKhUTEMAS college, divided between revivalists and modernist.


In 1919 Petrograd saw a similar planning and educational setup headed by experienced revivalist Ivan Fomin (1872-1936). Other cities followed suit, and the results of the work carried out there were to make dramatic changes in tradition Russian city layout. The first large scale development templates generalny plan were drawn there. Effectively the whole city was planned as a series of new wide avenues, massive public structures, liquidation of worker quarters and turning them into proper housing with heating and sanitation. First apartment building of this period was completed in 1923, followed with a surge of public housing construction in 1925-1929.
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Constructivist Modern Furniture Design



designed by Iroje KHM Architects.
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Island House Architecture in South Korea


The detail design is best described as domestic deconstructivism, with an angled steel and glass façade arranged to maximize external views, both out to the landscape beyond and between different parts of the house. Architecturally distinct from its surroundings, the architects argue that the house engages with landscape, rather than site. From inside the house, these concerns are clear. The double-height open plan living space is placed at the centre of the plan. Poured and polished concrete floors wend their angular way through the site, forming floors and stairs as well as the kitchen counters and table. The fruit trees, pool and pavilion create a private exterior space, while a pathway runs from this serene haven down to the jetty, where a speedboat allows the family to make easy upriver sojourns.

The house’s structure was engineered by Sung Yeong Oh of MOA, with custom lighting by LITEWORK and furniture by Hee Su Hong. This spectacular residential complex is an expansive structure standing on the banks of the Han River in South Korea’s Kangwon-do province. Designed by Hyo Man Kim of Iroje KHM Architects, with a design team of Su Mi Jung, Jung Min Oh, A Rum Kim, Sun Hee Kim, the Island House runs to over 700 square metres of accommodation, covering everything from a manager’s suite in the basement to bespoke rooms for karaoke, playing cards and billiards. The house is arranged in a shallow curve around a large outdoor pool and courtyard, complete with fruit trees and a dining pavilion. As well as the master suite complex, there’s also a large three-bedroom guest area, gymnasium and roof garden running the length of the structure. In short, the house is its own self-contained domestic archipelago, a sequence of spaces wrapped in a jagged, crystalline skin, creating the appearance of an outcrop of sparkling rock on the waterside.


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Modern Constructivist Magazine Examples







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Constructivist Stop Motion Animation



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Cascade Chandelier Modern Kitchen Space



designed by Tevami.
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Slovenia, Principle of Constructivism and Modern Vila Grad by Groleger Arhitekti


Beauty at its essence is its very aesthetically from the surrounding environment. A scene in the lush green environment gives the pure white building a friendly and at the same time luxury aura. A very important urban planning aspect was to maintain the rich green tissue of the surrounding hill and connect it with the newly designed green par terre. In close proximity to the historic Old Town of Ljubljana lies the new sculptural building, embedded in a green oasis beneath the hill and the old castle, the city landmark.

A clearly structured floor plan offers exceptional living qualities. The living and dining area is designed as an open, flowing space, extending into a spacious terrace. Large scale glazed windows create in the interior good lighting conditions and spatial continuity. Two fundamental elements determine the character of the building: The “spine” and the “living cell”. The second term refers to the large and small lounge.

A corridor and a flight of stairs connect the two levels. All ground floor apartments enjoy also gardens, forming a close relationship with the surrounding landscape. Floor to ceiling sliding glass doors create seamless transitions between outside and inside. In the more private sleeping area are bedrooms, children’s rooms and bathrooms, oriented to the courtyard which serves as a small shielded children’s. The exterior reflects the internal structure. The more calm courtyard façade turned towards the green hill, is cladded with dark gray stone. Living room and terraces alternate like a chequerboard pattern, the façade is a result of a dynamic, lively, rhythmic “living cell” on the skeletal structure. The “stacking principle” of the big lounge is visible in the composition of the white street façade.

Photos: Miran Kambic


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Vintage Soviet Propaganda Posters







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Some Constructivism Inspired Posters







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