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Modern furniture refers to furniture produced from the late 19th century through the present that is influenced by modernism. Post-World War II ideals of cutting excess, commodification, and practicality of materials in design heavily influenced the aesthetic of the furniture. It was a tremendous departure from all furniture design that had gone before it. There was an opposition to the decorative arts, which included Art Nouveau, Neoclassical, and Victorian styles. 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. This shift from decorative to minimalist principles of design can be attributed to the introduction of new technology, changes in phi

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  • Modern furniture (en)
  • Modern möbeldesign (sv)
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  • Modern furniture refers to furniture produced from the late 19th century through the present that is influenced by modernism. Post-World War II ideals of cutting excess, commodification, and practicality of materials in design heavily influenced the aesthetic of the furniture. It was a tremendous departure from all furniture design that had gone before it. There was an opposition to the decorative arts, which included Art Nouveau, Neoclassical, and Victorian styles. 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. This shift from decorative to minimalist principles of design can be attributed to the introduction of new technology, changes in phi (en)
  • Modern möbeldesign syftar på den enkla, rena och sparsmakade möbeldesignen mellan ungefär 1920–1970 under modernismen. Under 1900-talet var designen en viktig del i vardagen och kulturen. Designen kunde också ses som ett sätt att förbättra människors livskvalité på. Det fanns ingen teoretisk och filosofisk grund eller intellektuell baktanke med objektets design och därför hade formgivningen en mycket liten påverkan på samhället och den industriella utvecklingen. Den moderna designen utvecklades av 1800-talets designreformer, bland annat William Morris vars idéer senare bidrog till den moderna rörelsen. Walter Gropius försökte integrera teori med träning genom industriell produktion under 1900-talet, vilket gav upphov till den moderna möbeldesignen. Gropius skapade senare skolan Bauhaus för (sv)
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