War and Modernism

The affect of industrialization that occurred after WWI is an example of a political influence on modernism, while the onset of urbanization and the consumerism mentality during this time frame, can be described as social changes affecting this design revolution. 

With war comes innovation, innovation in terms of producing and manufacturing on a grand scale in order to equip military forces with necessities and weaponry. With this advancement of technology for these purposes, you get alternative ways in which to produce other goods. By creating jobs, this lead to urbanization.

Urbanization presented a dilemma in which designers have never before encountered. They had to accommodate a generation of new tastes and preferences, while taking into consideration sanitation and environmental factors. Designers were thinking about how the busy life of these urban dwellers gave little time to think about fine details and ornamentation which lead to a concept of modernization.

Manufacturing on a grand scale also leads to mass consumerism. This mindset after WWI  bred the idea that all socioeconomic classes can obtain the same type of products, theoretically.

How I understand modernism is the idea of simplicity and lack of over-stimulative attributes. With everything that was impacting society at this time, I think that this idea of modernism tries to convey order and simplicity amongst disorder and chaos.