Shape & Form... The Futurist Way

 

One of Fortunato Depero's Futurist waistcoats.

 

I'm on my way to getting my Futurist handbook sorted out so that I have a specific small amount of rules I must adhere to for my designing stage so during the process I needed to look at accepted shapes of Futurism and I realised I hadn't put up a post about this yet so here it is!

I learnt a lot about the shape and form in Futurism by looking specifically at the related fashion. I was shocked at how amazingly colourful these pieces of clothing were, especially the waistcoats! Just look at these Futurists proudly wearing them here. I personally would have to applaud them for their bravery. Then again making a statement was something they were all about!

 

 

Futurist shape and form:

• No uniformity
• Asymmetrical
• Aggressive shaping
• Different lengths and shapes
• Sleek lines
• Simple shapes
• Shapes to stun and liberate!
• Diagonal surface patterns
• Geometric exuberance
• NO stripes, checks or little dots
• Dynamic patterns
• Lots of triangles, cones, spirals, ellipses & circles
• Zigzag décolletés, sleeves that don't match, different shaped/height shoes

         

 

I really like how these specific shapes can be fit together to create interesting patterns which seem state-of-the-art for that time.