Design History

Modernism: Modernism is its emphasis on simplicity, avoiding excessive ornamentation, and focusing on clean, straightforward design. Showcasing the natural beauty of wood, metal, glass, or concrete in their raw forms.

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Art Deco: Art Deco interiors emphasized symmetry, balance, and order in their design layouts. The room in the image, while more informal and organic, still has a sense of balance in the way the furniture and decor are arranged. Very stylized and geometrical.

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Arts and Crafts: The armchairs would be important to not use any glue, nails, or anything like that. Instead, they would use dowels to hold the pieces together. Arts and Crafts design rejected the over-ornamentation of previous design movements like Victorian or Rococo styles.

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Victorian: This is the first time we see button tufting which was for a purpose so that the feathers wouldn't move in this piece of furniture. Victorian interiors frequently used rich, warm colors, with dark tones of red, brown, and gold being common in their decor.

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Rococo: In this photo Rococo design often featured curved, flowing lines in furniture and architectural details, creating a sense of movement and grace. Visually pleasing, with attention to detail in every corner.

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Baroque: Gibbons Carving was famous back in the Baroque era. His Carvings were very bulky and very heavy but they were very sought-after. The Baroque style favored flowing, curved forms, both in architecture and interior design.

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Gothic: We see a tracery design in the window that is seen as lacy stone on the window. Used to be heavy but now they have refined it so it's much lighter. The height of the room creates an atmosphere of awe, a common effect achieved in Gothic spaces designed to inspire a sense of the sublime.

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Rome: This is a Roman Dining room. In this photo, we see how the furniture is a couch they had in Rome. The cushion was made out of horse hair so it wasn't comfortable. The room in the image is both functional and aesthetically pleasing, reflecting the Roman value of balance between utility and decoration in domestic spaces

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Greece: In this photo there are pillars in; Greece, they are called orders called Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. On top of the pillars, they are seen more as Corinthian because of how they curl. Like ancient Egyptians, the Greeks also relied on natural materials like stone, wood, and clay in their architecture and household items.

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Egypt: You can see that on the walls they have a design called hieroglyphics. I've also noticed that they used plants. In Egypt they use lotus. The color palette consists of warm earth tones browns, reds, and oranges reflecting the natural landscape of Egypt.

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