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Décor
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ADAM STYLE
- British neoclassical style that predominated from about 1760 to
1790. It was established by architect Robert Adam and his brother, James. A reaction to the
more fanciful
rococo style of the 1750s, it is characterized by slender,
graceful lines, refined shapes, and restrained ornamentation.
ARMCHAIR - Seating that has both a backrest and armrests
(see bergère and
fauteuil).
ARMOIRE - Tall, upright cupboard or wardrobe that does
not contain drawers and may or may not contain shelves. It closes
with a door or doors at the front.
ART DECO - Derived from an historic Paris exposition in
1925 that celebrated the marriage of art and industry in
denunciation of Art Nouveau. It
introduced simple, streamlined forms that were majestically
interpreted in exotic woods and materials. American designers of
the 1930s took this look further, using asymmetry, arcs, sleek
lines, and geometric shapes not only in furniture, but also in
architecture and a wide range of household objects.
ART NOUVEAU - Style based, literally, on the "new art"
of Europe in about 1875. Flowing, nearly freeform shapes from
nature were carved and painted on furniture. An elongated,
slightly curved line that ends in a more abrupt, nearly whiplike
second curve is its most characteristic design.
ARTS AND CRAFTS - Both a furniture style and a movement
that emerged in England toward the end of the 19th century in
reaction to the excesses of the Victorian era and the Gay
Nineties. It glorified craftsmanship in deliberately simple shapes
with exposed joinery and spare ornamentation. William Morris and
John Ruskin were among its proponents in England. Based on their
beliefs and designs, Gustav
Stickley pioneered a similar movement in America, before it
waned with the onset of World War I.
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