This weeks lecture was about modernism. It was interesting to track the reaction from pre-war ornate design styles to the complete opposite end of the spectrum with the new modern design style that emerged. This shift to pure functionality not only fuelled a new design era but made housing and interior design affordable. By making products as simplistic as possible, this meant that it was easier to manufacture them and mass produce them. It was a big driver of social change. Social housing emerged that was low cost to try and solve the housing crisis. At the core of modernism, there was a notion that the world had to be fundamentally rethought. This was a period of experimentation. Leaving behind a period of ornamental indulgence meant that designers had a new set of parameters to design within. However, this did not mean that designers felt boxed in. In fact, designers were extremely excited about the new realms of possibilities that technology offered. It was the single most influential period in design. I really appreciate the effect this has had right through until the modern day. Many of these designs are still identifiable in our homes and in our architecture. It is easily to overlook this period as it feels familiar to our modern day, but it is so important to realise this was this genesis of a design style that still has a heavy influence in the modern day.