Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks 1. Find in the text the English for: радикальные перемены, экзотические материалы, экономическое дав-
ление, манипуляция формы, геометрическая форма, неукрашенная по-
верхность, натуральные материалы, авангардный дизайн, коммерческое
производство, короткое существование, мощное сопротивление, выдаю-
щиеся фигуры, современный интерьер, промышленные материалы, сти-
мулировать потребность, предмет массового производства, частично, ин-
терес потребителей, экономический и политический беспорядок, быстро
возрастающее количество.
2. Use one of the prepositions to fill the gaps: Against, along, by, for, in, on, to, with 1. The second quarter of the twentieth century saw radical changes … design.
2. The geometric forms and plain undecorated surfaces favored … modern-
ists were, however, too demanding … most people.
3. It was with relief that consumers turned … the warmer organic design,
with its emphasis … wood and natural materials, that emerged in Scandi-
navia in the mid-1930s.
4. The school strove to mold designers who could create beautiful and use-
ful prototypes suitable … commercial production.
5. One of the strongest and most influential reactions … the Art Deco
movement came from the Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
6. The pavilion itself was a prototype for standardized housing, conspicu-
ously furnished … commonly available items such as leather club chairs.
7. Le Corbusier advocated furniture that was rationally designed … indus-
trial principles.
8. In the United States, designers responded … European influences, gradu-
ally transforming them into a uniquely American idiom.
9. The machine aesthetic was an important influence … design.
10. Museums and designers across the country turned their energies … pro-
moting American design through the Good Design movement, which
promised quality-of-life enhancing products for any budget.
11. Inspired in part … pre-war European efforts this movement energetically
promoted modern design to the American consumer.
12. Consumers now had access … goods of modern design in rapidly increas-
ing quantities.