Friday, July 15, 2011

Modern Furniture In The Contemporary World Today

By Adriana Noton


Modern design and contemporary design should not be confused. Many people use this word to describe contemporary furniture. Modern furniture falls within a particular period and it has a lot to do with the style and the design thereof. This particular style falls into a specific style and design which must fulfill the standards of Modernism.

The two periods, Contemporary and Modern, should not be confused. This is the same for furniture. To add to the confusion, though, this can also be contemporary as there are many recapturing of this period in the twenty first century. The point, however, is that there is a criteria by which it need to be judge to place it within that period.

Shape, color, line, and materials are the design elements which encapsulates this period. The squares, rectangles and circles have been used to create seating, chairs and tables. In the contemporary world people have turned back the clock and have revived the designs and it has been used in many homes as a "new" way of decorating. It is the simplicity and also the practicality of it which attracts people to it.

They have used squares, rectangles and circles, but have also had the flair of introducing curved lines to create dynamic shapes. Many of these different pieces of furniture are made from different types of material. In its time period the most common materials which were used were vinyl, plywood, acrylic and chrome. The chrome was mostly used for the frame. The vinyl was used in place of leather. This was about style and functionality which would not cost too much.

It is the 1950s and 1960s periods which captured this style and design. This has been revitalized in the current period, but it can only replicate it, because it has certain elements which cannot be denied. For example, its color (primary and secondary) usually brighten up the neutral colors which was mainly black gray or white. It also included the accessories you use to recreate the period.

The designers responsible for the set "rules" for modern furniture are Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffman, Arne Jacobsen and Eero Aarnio to name a few. They have been able to create unique designs in their own right. The designs which cannot be easily be topped. For example, Le Corbusier's created the (perfect) square chair which was surrounded by the chrome frame. Josef Hoffman was famed for his Kubus styled chairs.

The swan chairs can be attributed to Arne Jacobsen and Eero Aarnio was responsible for the ball chair which was also interpreted into a hanging transparent ball. These designers did well in the aesthetics of their designs as well as creating very comfortable seating and stylish modern furniture Toronto for most homes.

Anyone who wishes to revive this period's designer furniture has to take into consideration the exact reason why it is called that. For example, Le Corbusier used the golden ratio in his designs. The best way to therefore replicate any of the ideas is to capture its full purpose, aesthetics and design elements.




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