September is Transformation Month at Apartment Therapy! That means we’re sharing stories about home transformations — from big renovations to tiny tweaks — all month. Head over here to see them all!When it comes to mid-century design, you might be most familiar with the avocado green upholstery and tapered teak legs of mid-century modern furniture. But there was another design hit of that era that’s both divisive and poised for a comeback: Brutalism.
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QUESTION: I inherited this chair from my mom but have no information on it. The only markings on the chair are “AT2-232” written with a marker on the bottom of the seat and “678” stamped into the wood on the bottom of the seat. Can you provide any information on the chair? ANSWER: Your chair is made in the Art Nouveau style. It would have been a dining or desk chair in its day since it doesn’t have a padded seat. The number 678 on the bottom is probably the manufacturer’s model number. Many pieces of Art Nouveau furniture were mass-produced even though your chair looks as if it was handmade. Art Nouveau or Jugendstil is an international philosophy and style of art and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that was popular from about 1890 to 1910. Art nouveau literally means "new art" in French. Those two names came Gallerie Maison de l'Art Nouveau in Paris and the magazine Jugend in Munich, both of which popularized the style. Maison de l'Art Nouveau, or the House of New Art, was the name of the gallery opened in 1895 by German art dealer Siegfried Bing that featured exclusively modern art. In 1900, Bing produced an exhibition of color-coordinated modern furniture, tapestries, and objets d’art at the Exposition Universelle. Because his decorative displays became so strongly associated with this style, the style, itself, took on the name of his gallery, "Art Nouveau." Inspired by natural forms, such as flowers and plants, Art Nouveau was a reaction to academic art of the 19th century and artists used lots of curved lines in their designs. Though the Art Nouveau movement was innovative, it didn’t last long. It was important in American furniture history, however, because it heralded the end of the dismal darkness that was the close of the Victorian era. Rebelling against the overembellished furniture that flooded the furniture marketplace of the late 1890s, some European designers developed new ideas that found immediate approval with wealthy collectors. They began designing furniture and accessories with simple, flowing, fluid lines, taking their cues from nature, with its motion, curves, and endless cycling. Fairylike tendrils wove in, out, and around the leaves and stems of flowers, fruit, and nuts. The entire effect was one of delicate sensuality and naturalness, with faint overtones of sentimental decadence. The Art Nouveau years found their greatest expression in accessories, not furniture. This was the era that fostered the whirlwind careers of Louis Comfort Tiffany and others who worked in glass, china, pottery, and metal. Those substances were far easier to shape into the undulating styles of the time than was wood. Most wooden furniture during this period was custom-made and therefore usually of good quality and fine woods, featuring asymmetrical lines, as well as stylized animal and plant forms. Art Nouveau is a "total" art style, embracing architecture, graphic art, interior design, and most of the decorative arts including jewelery, furniture, textiles, household silver and other utensils and lighting, as well as the fine arts. Artists desired to combine the fine arts and applied arts, even for utilitarian objects, such as tableware, cigarette cases, and silverware. Art historians consider it an important transition between the eclectic historic revival styles of the 19th-century and Modernism. Three international art exhibitions—the Barcelona Universal Exposition of 1888, the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris, and the Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna of 1902 in Turin, Italy— showcased an overview of this modern style in every medium. Like most design styles, Art Nouveau sought to harmonize and modernize forms of the Rococo style, such as flame and shell textures. Artists and designers also advocated the use of stylized organic forms as a source of inspiration, and expanded their use of natural forms with seaweed, grasses, and insects. But unlike the craftsman-oriented Arts and Crafts Movement, the artists of the Art Nouveau Movement used new materials, machined surfaces, and abstraction in their designs. The stylized nature of Art Nouveau design made it expensive to produce, therefore, only the wealthy could afford it. Unlike furniture handmade by the craftsmen of the Arts and Crafts Movement, that of the Art Nouveau Movement was produced in factories by normal manufacturing techniques. Finishes were highly polished or varnished, and designs in general were usually complex, with curving shapes. Several notable designers of Art Nouveau furniture were also architects who designed furniture for specific buildings they had also designed, a way of working inherited from the Arts and Crafts Movement. One such designer is Antoni Gaudí, who produced many notable buildings in and around Barcelona, Spain.
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Urban Outfitters has been on point with furniture recently. Your friends might not believe you found your kitchen table from the same place you bought a tie-dye crop top and high-rise jeans, but if you’ve browsed their latest fall furniture releases, you know that Urban is overflowing with rattan and pieces with mid-century modern appeal. All of Urban’s home collections feel fresh and have a bohemian flair that appeals to maximalists and minimalists alike.
A modern twist with a calming vibe. Our most popular RAKESH II Door is now available as bi-fold doors. These can be made as two sets of single hinged bifold in the middle or one connected set of four smaller panels (as shown). Replace your standard builder grade pantry or closet doors with beautiful Rakesh II Doors. All of our door designs are handcrafted as one solid door, no kits or assembly. Our bi-fold doors include an upgraded weight capacity hidden hinge side mount. Measure your exact inside frame dimensions width and height and we will figure out build dimensions for you. Product Details: Choice of solid white pine or maple wood species(pine shows more knots and grains) Pine wood is top-quality, kiln-dried, tongue and groove Design is on front side Each order is custom built Bi-folds arrive hinged Price shown is for one panel, listing photo shows “3” panels Shipping: Standard and Rush Shipping available $250 STANDARD USA SHIPPING, includes a residential delivery appointment with our selected freight carrier and lIftgate at destination delivery, curbside Standard Shipping ships up to 6 weeks after order date Rush Shipping calculated at checkout based on invoice total Rush Shipping ships up to 3 weeks after order date Free local pickup available Please click on the link below to select a stain or paint color. Benjamin Moore Paint Stain Color Chart Need Hardware? Check out our selection here. For more information, please review our policies: Orders, Shipping, Returns, Terms of Service Have questions regarding your order? Please feel free to Contact Us.
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