Modern Furniture Design

furniture during the middle ages

In the past during Middle Ages, their design's style was Rococo, Classicism, etc with many decoratives and patterns.
But now the design's styles lead towards modernism which is more geometric and minimalistic in shape with bold color. Lamenated plywood, plastics and fiberglass are the materials chosen for creating the furniture.

 

In today's world, global warming also play a role in furniture design. The artist have created eco-friendly furniture with higher sustainability known as Ecodesign to prevent worsen the global warming. They use environment friendly materials to create their furnitures.  Its use and popularity are increasing each year.

 

 

 

Furniture Design -Introduction-

Furniture design is the process of creating and designing a piece or pieces of objects which can be used to support various human activities such as sleepimg, seating, etc. The furniture include tables, chairs, cupboards, and many more. They can be made out of wood, steel, glass,  plastic, etc.

 

During the Middle Ages, the Itallian Renaissance was inspired by the Greco-Roman tradition, while in other regions, they have different style in designing their furniture. In the 17th century, the Southern and Northern Europe was characterized by grandeur, often gilded Baroque designs that often incorporated a profusion of vegetal and scrolling ornament. In the 18th century, furniture designs began to develop more rapidly, although different styles were frequently used by different countries such as Palladianism in Great Britain or Louis Quinze in French furniture, others, such as the Rococo and Neoclassicism were eternal throughout Western Europe.