Ethno-Design of Galicia at the Beginning of the 20th Century

The aim of the research is the factors and backgrounds formation of Galicia ethno-design at the beginning of XX century. The processes, which influenced the area of ethno-design development, have completely been spotlighted in the work. Its formation is being considered as the cultural event interrelated with the historic-economical, geographical, social-cultural changes in the region of the investigated period. Research methods: search-analytical (identification, literature analysis and origin foundation), historical (research of events and phenomena development), chronological (events consideration in the time consistency), logical-synthetic (factors, events and phenomena analysis), generalization and systematization results. Scientific novelty. In the research the backgrounds and features of regional manner-designed heritage formation have been revealed which are rooted in the unique folk art, folk art traditions, grand work of regional rules formation and stylization, ethno-pedagogics principles application in familial art upbringing, formation of private craft and art-industrial schools in the area, and so forth. Conclusions. As the result it has been concluded that the Galicia ethno-design at the beginning of the last century was characterized by the distinctive art and art-industrial traditions which influenced the unique Ukrainian style separation based on the West-European achievements. Different kinds of folk art, craft and homecraft played the important role in those processes. Through the nature forms and reasons stylization they gained their signs and colors semantics inherent of the area. The background of Galicia ethno-design development has become the esthetic tastes formation in family training of children and youth, ethno-pedagogical phenomenon of the regional art dynasties, foundation and performance of educational establishments with the national art-industrial culture of the area. It is highly important to use this experience in the professional training of Ukrainian designers.