Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology

KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology
KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology
KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology
KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology
KS4 GCSE
Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology
KS4 GCSE • Not eating (or using) products that are overfarmed, over-fished Reusing products multiple times for the same purpose is also
or on the endangered list. known as primary recycling. Reusing a product in a different way
Consumers have a growing number of choices to make about where
from the one it was designed for is known as secondary
and on what they spend their income. Greener and more
The 6 Rs are an important checklist. They are used by recycling. The classic glass milk bottle is reused many times
sustainable options are not always the cheapest or the best, but
designers to reduce the environmental impact of making informed decision and rethinking ones spending power can before it reaches the end of its useful life, as which point it is
products. They can also be used to evaluate the play a huge part in conserving resources. recycled. A plastic milk bottle, however, is intended to be used
environmental impact of other products. The hierarchy Deciding on the design of a product, e.g. the materials being used in only one, although it can have many different subsequent uses.
of sustainability places the strategies that are best for its production, will directly affect its sustainability. Donating to and buying from charity shops extends the life of
the planet about those that have a greater negative The types of questions designers need to ask are: products and in recent years there has been a resurgence of in
impact on the environment. • Are the materials locally sourced? products having second lives, thanks to websites such as eBay,
• Are they sustainably produced? Freecycle or Gum tree.
• Is it essential to use this material, of which there is a finite
supply?
By rethinking how the product is likely to be made, the product can
It is also becoming popular for furniture and other household
often be redesigned in a more responsible way.
items to be upcycled with a coat of paint and some minor repairs
or adaptations, extending their useful life by many years.

Reduction is often the result of having re-thought a

design or action. Materials and energy are saved due to Being able to repair a product when it is broken or worn is a way of
The first stage in the process is to ask whether the
efficient manufacturing practices and the use of clever extending its life and delaying the purchase of a new one. Repairing is
proposed product, part, purchase or even journey is design, incorporating sustainable materials.
required at all. Asking the question ‘Is it really a positive option over replacement as it means that only some parts
• Modern materials that are lighter and stronger than of the product are replaced. This creates jobs for skilled people who
necessary?’ can play a major role in reducing the traditional ones have contributed to the miniaturisation of
demand on materials. Simply not using something conduct repairs and stimulates a spare parts market. Unfortunately,
products, saving material and energy in manufacture and
saves 100% of what you have chosen not to use. use. repairing products has become harder over years. Growing number of
Example include: • Reducing the complexity or number of parts a product uses products are not design to be repaired. There are a number of
• Using your own carrier bag rather than and reducing the number of different materials in a product reasons why items may be designed this way, but it is usually because
purchasing a new one. makes recycling easier. they are cheaper to replace than repair. Some products, especially
• Walking or cycling to school instead of being • In factories, schools and hotels, fitting motion sensitive modern electronic products, are designed to last only a few years as
lighting and smart heating systems can significantly reduce technology dates quickly and older products will be superseded by
driven.
energy usage. newer, faster, more efficient models. This is called planned
Not using products such as some pesticides that are • Many large companies employ staff to conduct ‘energy
known to be harmful to the environment obsolescence.
walks’ to turn off unused appliances and lights and to ensure
windows and doors are shut to conserve heat.

Tertiary recycling, although a very important stage, is lower down the

Our planet has to provide all of our basic human needs, hierarchy of preferred options because most materials that are recycled
such as food, shelter and warmth. this way tend to be of lower quality than the original material.
Designers now have a much better understanding of Once all useful and recyclable materials are removed, the majority It takes a lot of energy to recycle materials.
which materials are sustainable and which are not. The of the remaining waste is organic matter and can be processed in This form of recycling requires the reprocessing of the material and in
general principle is that resources fall into two categories: one of two ways; ‘Recover’ or ‘Rot’. Food waste and garden waste many cases involves chemicals and/or heat to recover the recycled
Finite resources – are ones which are in limited supply or can be processed at a high temperature and turned into compost. materials. In an ideal world, tertiary recycling would remove all recyclable
cannot be reproduced. The waste can also be buried in landfill sites where the resulting materials from our household waste so that only biodegradable materials
Non-finite resources – are ones which are in abundant methane gas from the rotting matter is collected and burned and would be left. Only very few parts of the world are set up to cope with this
supply and are unlikely to be exhausted. used to generate heat or electricity in the same way. level of processing.
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Name Knowledge Organiser – Design Technology
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Marcel Marcel Lajos Breuer (22 May
1902 – 1 July 1981) was a
Breuer Hungarian-born modernist,
architect, and furniture designer.
Breuer extended the sculptural
vocabulary he had developed in
the carpentry shop at the
Bauhaus into a personal
architecture
Sir Alec Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine
Issigonis; 18 November 1906 – 2
Issigonis October 1988) was a British-
Greek designer of cars, widely
noted for the ground-breaking
and influential development of
the Mini, launched by the British
Motor Corporation (BMC) in
1959.
William William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3
October 1896) was an English
Morris textile designer, poet, novelist,
translator, and socialist activist.
Associated with the British Arts
and Crafts Movement, he was a
major contributor to the revival of
traditional British textile arts and
methods of production.
Mary Dame Barbara Mary Quant, Mrs
Plunket Greene, (born 11 February
Quant 1934) is a Welsh fashion designer
and
British fashion icon
She became an instrumental
figure in the 1960s London-based
Mod and youth fashion
movements.
Louis Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18,
1848 – January 17, 1933) was an
Comfort American artist and designer who
Tiffany worked in the decorative arts. He
is best known for his work in
stained glass.
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Philippe Philippe Starck (born January 18,. 1949)

Starck is a French designer known since the
start of his career in the 1980s for his
interior, product, industrial and
architectural design including furniture

Coco Chanel Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco"

Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971)
was a French fashion designer and
businesswoman. She was the founder and
namesake of the Chanel brand.

Alexander Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE

(17 March 1969 – 11 February
McQueen 2010), known professionally as
Alexander McQueen, was a British fashion
designer and couturier. He is known for
having worked as chief designer at
Givenchy from 1996 to 2001 and for
founding his own
Alexander McQueen label.
Vivienne Dame Vivienne Isabel
Westwood DBE RDI (born 8
Westwood April 1941) is a British fashion designer
and businesswoman, largely responsible
for bringing modern punk and new wave
fashions into the mainstream.

Harry Beck Henry Charles Beck (4 June 1902 – 18

September 1974), known as Harry Beck,
was an English technical draughtsman
best known for creating the present
London Underground Tube map in 1931.

Norman Norman Robert Foster, Baron

Foster of Thames Bank, OM, HonFREng
Foster (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect
whose company, Foster + Partners,
maintains an international design practice
famous for hightech architecture.
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Name Name
Raymond RAYMOND TEMPLIER (1891 -
Alessi Alessi is a housewares and kitchen utensil
1968) like many of his
Templier contemporaries in jewelry, was
company in Italy, producing everyday items
from plastic and metal, created by famous
born to a family with a long designers.
tradition as jewelers.
Gerrit Gerrit Thomas Rietveld; 24 June Apple Apple Inc. is an American multinational
1888 – 25 June 1964) was a technology company headquartered in
Rietveld Dutch furniture designer and Cupertino,
architect. One of the principal California that designs, develops, and sells
members of the Dutch artistic consumer electronics, computer software, and
movement called De Stijl, online services.
Rietveld is famous for his Red and Braun GmbH formerly Braun AG, is a German
Blue Chair.
Braun
consumer products company based in Kronberg.
Charles Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 From 1984 until 2007, Braun was a wholly
June 1868 – 10 December 1928) owned subsidiary of The Gillette Company,
Rennie was a Scottish architect, designer, which had purchased a controlling interest in
Macintosh water colourist and artist. His the company in 1967.
artistic approach had much in
Dyson Dyson Ltd. is a British technology company
common with European
established by James Dyson in 1987. It designs
Symbolism. His work was and manufactures household appliances such as
influential on European design vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, bladeless fans,
movements such as Art Nouveau heaters and hair dryers.
and Secessionism.
GAP The Gap, Inc. commonly known as Gap Inc. or
Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi (3 May 1931 – 4
Gap, (stylized as GAP) is an American
September 1997) was an Italian
worldwide clothing and accessories retailer.
architect and designer who
achieved international
recognition in four distinct areas:
theory, drawing, architecture Primark Primark known as Penneys in the
and product design. Republic of Ireland) is an Irish clothing and
He was the first Italian to receive accessories company which is a subsidiary of
the Pritzker Prize for architecture. AB Foods, and is headquartered in Dublin.
Ettore Ettore Sottsass (14 September
1917 – 31 December 2007) was
Sottsass Under Under Armour, Inc. is an American company
an Italian architect and designer
during the 20th century. His work Armour that manufactures footwear, sports and casual
apparel.
included furniture, jewellery,
glass, lighting, home objects and Zara Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories
office machine design, as well as retailer based in Arteixo,
many buildings and interiors. Galicia. It is the main brand of the Inditex
group,3 the world's largest apparel retailer.