This was one of the most interesting lectures I have ever been to in my life. This helped me to realize the amazing designs I see everyday. I'm so glad he put it on youtube! Thank you!

Beautiful lecture! Stumbled upon by mistake. Lucky me. Many thanks for creating these and for making them freely available!

The outtakes at the End are great! Thank you for giving me these lessons for free.

I enjoy your punctuated subtle humor! Thank you for an educational and entertaining video.

2 of those IBM type face balls ended up as earrings. Those machines were less tedious to use than most other typewriters. Wonderful lecture.

My cousin's building's lobby had 4 of those diamond wire chairs. I used to sit in them. They were interesting. They stayed there for twenty years before breakage and vandalism took them to storage. For all I know, they're still in the storage of the building, which is no longer a luxury building, but a very tall slum. Curious how that happens, eh? What was a top end in the 70s is now hood central, Scarborough, Toronto.

Ok. I’ve almost finished watching this ENTIRE series. All 31. I want some kind of “grad certificate “! Enjoyed it.

Clicked for the history in industrial design, subscribed for the joke about admitting publicly you do not like the tulip chair😂

There are many examples of Harry Bertoia sculptures sold at the Rago Arts Auction House. I had the pleasure of seeing three of them for the January Sale.

I’m so grateful for this lecture series. I’m not a design student, but I love learning about design and this has been the most instructive and illuminating set of lectures. I never understood the appeal of modernism, and now I totally get it. Thank you Professor Bird!!!

Enjoyed your well thought out presentation. My father was chief production engineer at Knoll from 1956 through 1970 (worked there myself in 1977), so I grew up around these designs and the people who created them.

As always, brilliant lecture. Thanks for sharing

I'm so glad you posted these publicly! It's really helped me make articulate explanations of why I like the styles that I like, and to even name those styles in the first place!

This was wonderful and there were things in this one that felt so personal. I had an IBM Selectric and it was life-changing. I was 25 and I was able to purchase one through a special payment program with my new American Express card. I felt so fancy! I discovered the beauty and wonder of writing free form because I could type almost as fast as I could think! And the furniture and cubicles were where every job I had in my 20s happened. I am thoroughly enjoying this series and your presentation. I’m glad you put this all on KZfaq.🌸

Sir, thank you Soo much for your well structured, rich and "straight-to-the-point" lecture, taught in a very relaxed and visual manner. It is my nearly first experience with the history of ID and, thanks to you , it was successful. Highly appreciated!

These lectures just go from strength to strength! Fascinating information delightfully presented. I had a robin's egg blue Royal typewriter, BTW, and I loved it - in a world of huge, clunky, olive drab steel typewriters it seemed sleek, ultra-modern, slightly subversive, and (gasp!) fun. :-)

Thanks Matthew! I love this whole series/ class

Great lecture, with much food for thought about intended and unintended consequences.

Wow! So interesting!

My dad had one of those olivettis with the nixi tube numbers! Cool, eh? It was the first calculator I ever used.

I have both a IBM model A from 1935 and the Model B

Thank YOU very much 😁

Very interesting. Thank you. At 31:00 on the slide you mention "a beautiful book about Herman Miller". What is the titel of this book? Inspiring lectures. Thanks again.

As always, love your talk. Could have lived without the Dina Martina Pizzazz video.

Q. Are you sitting alone in your office criticizing Saarinen on a Tulip chair? I purchased the six-piece Knoll tulip table set (with upholstered backs) from a modern furniture store on Wickenden Street called Alphaville back in the 1990s. It was one of those small shops with one large window. They had the Tulip chairs beautifully lit and arranged to fill the window. I saw it late at night and almost drove my Jetta off the road! I parked and went to window gawk at the set, the next day I went back to purchase it for a measly $500.00! Needless to say, I love the visual aesthetics of the Knoll Tulip chairs and table, but they are also the most comfortable dining chairs I've sat on, especially the 2 captain chairs. I often use one of the other chairs as a makeshift ottoman. My cats also love them and have proved the upholstery to be very durable (almost catproof!). I also like the solidity of the table, but even with the heavy cast base, the chairs, as you mentioned are still somewhat topheavy, again proven by my cats. And finally, Saarinen's idea of "eliminating the slum of legs" actually works, whether it was the form following the function or vice versa. Great, informative lectures! Thanks for posting them on YT.

Last 2 minute, mesterpice 😀

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