(en)Katalog ECTS

Design in Poland

(en)Pedagog: dr Anna Wiszniewska

(en)Pole (en)Opis
Course type lecture
Didactic methods

lecture illustrated with slides, if possible presentation of real objects (toys, ceramics, jewelry)

Language of lecture polski;
Prerequisites

credit for previous years of study

Final requirements

A passing score on the written test (semesters I and II) is required for admission.

The form of passing the course (assesment methods and criteria)

Assessment of the level of knowledge acquired during the course of the test. Assessment is also the knowledge and ability to use professional terminology introduced during the course.

Teaching goals (program content, subject description)

This lecture introduces
the history of design in Poland, including mainly the design of interi
interiors, furniture and other interior design elements in the context of cultural, social, political and economic changes.
cultural, social, political and economic changes.
1. THE ZAKOPANE STYLE. Search for the national style.
national style.
2. Activity of the Society of Polish Applied art.
3. Cracow workshops.
4. Poland at the International Exhibition of
International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1925.
6. The presence of the Avant-garde - the BLOK and Praesens Groups
and Praesens Groups, The Least Flat Exhibition
7. Artists Cooperative ŁAD.
8. Floating "showpieces of Poland in the world" - transatlantic ships M/
S Piłsudzki and M/S Batory.
9. Poland at the World Exhibition in 1937.
10. Barbara Brukalska and her functional kitchen in WSM housing estate.
11. After second world war. BNEP and artistic industry exhibitions in
1940s.
12. IWP
13. Cepelia
14. World Youth Festival in Warsaw. "Post-war" modernity.
15. 1st and 2nd National Exhibition of Interior Design at Zachęta.
16. 30th anniversary exhibition ŁAD.
17. New materials in design: wicker, plywood, plastics.
18. Object art: ceramics, glass, fabric, wood, metal
19. Establishment of the first Polish Department of Industrial Forms. The first Design
Design Fair in Warsaw.
20. The Kowalskis' furniture.
21. 1989 political transformation and its consequences for design. 22. Presentation of selected designers of the last decades.
23. Visiting the permanent exhibition of Polish design at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Compulsory literature used during classes

Irena Huml, Polska sztuka stosowana XX wieku, Warszawa 1978.
Irena Huml, Warsztaty Krakowskie 1913-1926, Wrocław 1973.
Anna Frąckiewicz (red.), Spółdzielnia Artystów ŁAD 1926-1996,
Warszawa 1998.
Czesława Frejlich (red.), Rzeczy pospolite. Polskie wyroby 1899-1999, katalog wystawy,
Olszanica 2001.
Czesława Frejlich (red.), Rzeczy niepospolite. Projektanci XX wieku, Kraków 2013.
Irma Kozina, Polski design, Warszawa, 2015.

Additional literature recommended for the student's self learning

Barbara Tondos, Styl zakopiański i zakopiańszczyzna, Wrocław 2009.

Jerzy Warchałowski, Polska sztuka dekoracyjna, Warszawa 1928.

Anna Sieradzka, Art Déco w Europie i Polsce, Warszawa 1996.

Anna Kostrzyńska-Miłosz, Polskie meble 1918-1939. Forma –
Funkcja –Technika, Warszawa 2005.

Wanda Telakowska, Tadeusz Reindl, Problemy wzornictwa
przemysłowego, Warszawa 1966.

Andrzej Wróblewski, Wzornictwo przemysłowe, Warszawa 1972.

Czesława Frejlich (red.), Z drugiej strony rzeczy. Polski dizajn po roku 1989, Kraków 2018

Learning outcomes
SkillsKnowledgeSocial competences

Ability to analyze and identify projects in terms of style, functionality, materials and
The ability to analyse and recognise designs in the context of style, functionality, materials and technology, as well as the so-called "added values". Formulate theses and select arguments in a discussion on Polish design.

Graduates are able to

use their knowledge - formulate and solve complex and unusual problems and innovatively perform tasks in unpredictable
to perform tasks in unpredictable conditions through
- proper selection of sources and information from them, making evaluation, critical analysis, synthesis and creative interpretation and presentation
selecting and applying appropriate methods and tools
- selecting and applying appropriate methods and tools, including advanced information and communication techniques
- adapt existing methods and tools or develop new ones
formulate and test hypotheses related to simple research problems - K_U01
to take independent decisions concerning design and realization of artistic works, to use patterns underlying artistic creation, allowing freedom and independence of artistic expression, and to design effects of artistic works in aesthetic, social and legal aspects - K_U03
cooperate with other persons in teamwork and take leading (managerial) role in such teams - K_U08

General knowledge of the history of design in Poland from the late 19th century
to the present day - in the context of cultural, civilisational
Cultural, civilizational, social, political, and economic changes.
Recognition of basic projects, designers, events from the history of
Polish design history.

Graduates will know and understand:

in-depth - selected facts, objects and phenomena as well as methods and theories explaining the complex relations between them, constituting advanced general knowledge within the scope of the artistic discipline Plastic arts and art conservation, forming theoretical grounds, ordered and theoretically supported knowledge covering key issues and selected issues from the scope of advanced detailed knowledge - appropriate for the programme of education - K_W01
historical and cultural context of the field of plastic arts and art conservation and its relations with other areas of contemporary life, and independently develops this knowledge in a way that corresponds to the field of study - interior design - and the selected specialization - K_W05
standards underlying artistic creation, enabling freedom and independence of artistic expression - K_W06

principles of creating artistic works and creating artistic activities of high degree of originality on the basis of knowledge on art styles and related creative and reproductive traditions - K_W07
development trends and tendencies within the discipline of plastic arts and conservation of works of art, plastic and artistic arts proper for the field of study - design arts, selected fine arts - K_W08
interrelations between theoretical and practical aspects of the interior architecture major, and uses this knowledge for further artistic development - K_W10
fundamental dilemmas of contemporary civilization and basic terms and principles of copyright law and industrial property protection, as well as broad knowledge concerning economic, financial, marketing, ethical and legal aspects of the profession of an artist - designer of a selected specialization, and basic principles of creating and developing various forms of entrepreneurship - K_W11

Sensitivity to the aesthetic values and social, economic, and political contexts associated with design and its history.

Graduates are prepared to:

recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems and to consult experts in case of difficulties in solving the problem independently K_K01
perform professional roles responsibly, taking into account changing social needs, including:
- develop the achievements of the profession,
- Maintain the ethos of the profession,
- adhere to and develop principles of professional ethics, and to work towards adherence to such principles - K_K03
to critically evaluate the acquired knowledge and received contents, to self-assess their own design solutions and to constructively criticize the actions of others - K_K06
fulfill the social role of a graduate of a course of study related to an artistic discipline, reflect on the social, scientific, and ethical aspects of one's own work and its ethos; communicate effectively and initiate actions in the society, and present complex tasks in an accessible form using information technology - K_K07

Description of the requirements for the studio, workshop or teaching aids

lecture hall equipped with projector and computer

The weekly number of hours of classes or lectures, the number of ECTS points assigned to the subject and information on the form and completion of the subject are included in the study program and Course Cataloque (information is displayed in Akademus system)


(en)Lista studiów

(en)studia status (en)czas[h] ECTS (en)forma pass
Interior Design s.1 (en)o 30 2 lecture 30h
lecture [pass with grade]


(en)Semestr 2021/22-WS (en)(Z-zimowy,L-letni)
(en)Kod kursu: #38.16604