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The term Asian furniture, or sometimes Oriental furniture, refers to a type of furniture that originated in the continent of Asia. Sometimes people also think of Asian furniture as a style of furniture that has Asian accents. With assimilation with western culture, the term can also expand to modern Asian furniture.

Southeast Asian furniture

Europeans began to receive and collect Asian furniture in the 18th century. Southeast Asian furniture such as Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Javanese, and Balinese furniture are now becoming more prominent and appreciated. Other Asian furniture such as South Asian and Indian are also becoming more popular in interior decorating. There is also the colonial furniture made for the British during their rule in Asia, which includes furniture mostly from India and Myanmar and their reproductions. Southeast Asian furniture is usually dark brown with a lot of Hindu-influence carving. Some may have Polynesian accents such as those from eastern parts of Indonesia. Read More »The History of Furniture: Asian History

In today’s home, contemporary interiors are comfortable and welcoming without being cluttered and dark. Today’s contemporary style is equally appropriate for offices and stores, loft apartments, and traditional homes. In this article, we will discuss more about Contemporary furniture. First, What’s a contemporary style? Fundamentally, a contemporary style of decorating is defined by simplicity, subtle sophistication, deliberate use of texture, and clean lines. Interiors tend to showcase space rather than things. So usually, things that are modern and current with the styles of the moment are contemporary styles. By focusing on color, space, and shape, contemporary interiors are sleek and fresh. To achieve the look of a contemporary home, it’s important to stick to some basic rules.Read More »The History of Furniture: Contemporary

Ecodesign – Ecodesign can be traced back to the 1920s, in America, when people became somewhat aware of the toll some materials can take on… Read More »The History of Furniture: Ecodesign

Modernism was an artistic movement that started in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century and is generally considered to have developed until the… Read More »The History of Furniture: Modernism

Furniture is often something we take for granted. But, each piece has a storied history. Now we are going to talk about some of those histories in Europe and in North America too. The earliest European settlers in America arrived with only the most basic provisions to re-create their material existence. Most brought little in the way of furniture beyond a chest, small boxes, and other simple storage containers. Plentiful American timber made it unnecessary to ship bulky furniture across the Atlantic at a great expense: thus, from the beginning, furniture making was an essential trade in the colonies.

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Revival Furniture We are now arriving at the 19th century in our history of furniture series. Back in the 19th-century Victorian furniture refers to the… Read More »The History of Furniture: 19th century

Now we get a grasp of what’s going on in the 17th century. Now I wonder, What happened during the 18th century? What was it… Read More »The History of Furniture: 18th centuries (Rococo Style)