Constructivism vs Constructivist Product
Constructivist Product is the cross-discipline counterpart of Constructivism — the Productivist expression of the Constructivist movement.
Constructivism
The avant-garde architecture of the early Soviet Union — abstract, dynamic geometry and exposed structure put in the service of a new social order.
- Abstract, dynamic geometry and asymmetry
- Exposed structure and modern materials (concrete, steel, glass)
- Cantilevers and bold horizontal/vertical contrasts
- Architecture as a 'social condenser' for collective life
- Industrial, machine-inspired forms
Constructivist Product
Revolutionary Soviet objects that put art to work for the new society — geometric agitational porcelain, utilitarian furniture, and worker's clothing, conceived as engineered constructions rather than decoration.
- Engineered, constructed form — the designer as 'artist-engineer'
- Dynamic diagonals and intersecting geometric planes
- Revolutionary red, black, and white palette with bold lettering
- Multifunctional, collapsible, space-saving utilitarian furniture
- Agitational imagery and slogans applied to mass objects
At a glance
| Constructivism | Constructivist Product | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1915–1935 | 1917–1932 |
| Discipline | Architecture | Industrial Design |
| Region | Russia, Soviet Union | Soviet Union / Russia |
| Family | Modernism | Revolutionary Modernism, Productivism |
| Formal traits | geometric, dynamic, industrial, asymmetrical | geometric, diagonal-dynamic, red-black-white, utilitarian |
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