Light & Engineering 29 (1)

Volume 29
Date of publication 02/27/2021
Pages 88–93

Experimental Design In The Ussr As Exemplified by Conceptual Design Of Household Luminaires Light & Engineering Vol. 29, No. 1

Articles authors:

Vladimir V. Vinogradov

Vladimir V. Vinogradov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Automatic Design sub-department of NITU MISiS. He leads the Basics of the Design Theory course, considers methods of art design as an informational and communicative structure, which includes cultural archetypes and latest mass technologies, and a Member of the Russia Designers Association

Abstract:

The article presents some models of household luminaires. Sculptural characteristics and creative solutions of luminaires designed in mid‑1980s are presented. Design approach and creative experiment techniques of design are described. Conceptual options and models of leading Soviet industrial engineers are shown. Methods of design experiments are revealed. Availability of non-conventional design approach (the experiment method) and necessity of its improvement are noted. It was the All-Union Research Institute of Technical Aesthetics (VNIITE) that established perfect conditions for this.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33383/2020-033

Article in RUS:
Svetotekhnika # 6, 2020, pp. 5–9

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