Modern furniture design

Nowadays many designers have rejected traditional furniture styles. The designers of this period have made use of new manufacturing methods and new materials to revolutionize both the appearance and the function of furniture.

A variety of modern furniture styles has appeared during the 1900's, but most of the styles share a number of characteristics. The chief characteristic of modern furniture is its abstract form - that is, its appearance is not based on recognizable forms, such as animals or human figures. Most modern furniture has little decoration. Designers have used as few materials as possible and have selected materials that are lightweight, hard and smooth. They have reduced the number of parts in a piece of furniture. For example, modern tables and chairs may have only one support instead of the traditional four legs.

Modern designers have also reduced the number of furniture forms used in a room. For example, some designers have eliminated traditional cabinets and cupboards and replaces them with sets of drawers and shelves called storage units. Some storage units are built into walls and become part of a room's architecture. Other are modular units, which can be moved and combined in various ways to fit a particular setting or to rearrange space in an area.

Although the middle and late 1900's have in many ways revolutionized furniture design, most buyers still purchase furniture reproducing earlier period styles. The French and English designs of the late 1700's and early 1800's remain consistently fashionable and current taste prefers a blend of historical and modern furniture styles.

People all over the world spend hundreds billion annually on commercially produced furniture, making it one of the leading consumer industries in the world.

Make a report at the conference on the following topic: 'Early and Modern Furniture Styles'. Write down an essay for the group.

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