Compare and Contrast- furniture

This post is about the furniture designs in the 18th century. In the 18th century, furniture were designed to be visually appealing. Furniture design in that era focused on simple, logical use of natural materials. Therefore, engravings and carvings were the methods used to accentuate the design of furniture. The furniture was not deisgned to be portable and thus weighed heavily as compared to our modern day light plastic chairs. The design and development of furniture over the centuries had been steady and predictable. It was largely influenced by the availability of materials, and the changing fashions of the eras. Dark or gilded carved wood and richly patterned fabrics gave way to the glittering simplicity and geometry of polished metal. The forms of furniture evolved from visually heavy to visually light.

 

Today contemporary furniture designers and manufacturers continue to evolve design. Still seeking new materials, with which to produce unique forms, still employing simplicity and lightness of form, in preference to heavy ornament. And most of all they are still endeavoring to step beyond what has gone before to create entirely new visual experiences for us.