Streamline

Streamline Moderne , or the power line was a late branch of Art Deco , which emerged in the 1930s. Architecture and industrial design style of direction was characterized by streamlined curved shapes , horizontality and the glorification of speed and technology.
The aerodynamic streamlined , it was important means of transport, which especially aircraft and ships act as role models . Slowing form of the language was also applied to the stationary buildings and household appliances. The architecture favored horizontal lines and ships by details . Many of the buildings resembled the ocean ships to the golden age lived . The sleek design was most common in industrial and commercial buildings , but it was applied to some extent also in residential buildings.
Product design for cars , home appliances, small radios, furniture , phones and other device manufacturers interested in new design ideas . Streamline design , among others, favored the electric clocks, sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. Wide range of products from refrigerators to pencil sharpeners reminded streamlined vehicles. Preferably used in the manufacture of new materials such as aluminum and bakelite . The sleek design combined with images of wealth , and in front of an exciting future. These hopes were echoed , especially in the American middle class.

Streamline Moderne period reflected the financial condition , apart from that it was a reaction to Art Deco . The recession progresses, the 1930s, designers began to take off Art Deco plant and animal subjects ornaments and began to emphasize clean lines of the movement and flow of feeling and state of the art technology. Everyday objects turned into ultra- modern design and streamlined .
Concrete and glass replaced the exotic wood and kind of rocks . Art Deco with sharp edges was replaced by the aerodynamic curves . As early Art Deco was a futuristic modern and urban as compared to art nouveau . Sleek design was still often accompanied by art deco features, although leading to streamlined planners disgusted by the recent Art Deco fashions of the past , which was in their opinion was outdated and distorted modern .
Also, art deco era of new phenomena , such as the Bauhaus , skyscrapers , ocean, ships, machine functionalism and the romance were important stimuli . The modern urban life , mass production and new technologies such as plastic were also the Art Deco inspiration . There was still a characteristic of art nouveau, arts and crafts , and appreciation of individuality rather than industrial anonymity . Round and geometric shapes referred to more natural forms . In addition, the Art Deco emphasized the glorious luxurious ornamentation and surface pattern in general.
At the same time, Europe 's leading style was functionalism , which had differences in addition to the common features streamline Moderne with . Functionalism also to lower production costs and bring products out of the reach of working people . Straight lines and functionality are , in principle, quite the opposite design principles , but has plenty of features in common . Both inter alia, seek to take into account the expected consumer product design.
The architecture was a common preference for flat roofs , minimalism and ornamentation reduction, plain white walls , ribbon windows and extensive use of glass .
Streamline Moderne and functionalism are probably common features of exemplar from the common Bauhaus . When the Nazis closed the Bauhaus in 1933 , the majority of the teachers moved to the United States, where their ideas were good foundation. Bauhaus was also favored an asymmetrical composition and chrome plating , which became common in the United States.