Design History

1. Art Deco: stylized sunray clock

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Art Deco: stylized sunray clock

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2. Art Nouveau. The inspiration is from plants, abandon straight edges in favor of flowing lines, repeating rhythm, and asymmetry for a natural feel. Asymmetrical lines mimic the look of organic curves, and repetition of patterns creates movement to make the structure feel alive.

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3. Arts and Crafts

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4. Rococo: asymmetrical curves and flowers

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5. Rome's tuscan's capital. It is a simple, unadorned shaft that rests on a simple, unadorned base and has a simple, unadorned capital. The base are either round or square.

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6. Gothic's quatrefoil. It is a geometrical shape consisting of four small circles, inside a central circle or a square. The small circles are erased where they merge on the diagonals and are formed into pointed cusps.

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Rococo: trees, flowers, landscape and bouquets tied with ribbon.

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7. Modernism's Pony Chaise.

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Gothic: gargoyle water fountain like

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Modernism: Chair's back is similar with Charles and Rey Eames.

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9. Victorian's Button Tuffting. It provides a more chic, tailored appearance. When buttons are pulled tightly against the fabric, a shallow depression is created. The highlight is the button itself.

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8. Renaissance: centered arch, Tudor style, panel square columns

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Rococo: Fauteuil

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10. Baroque: wingback chair

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Modernism and Renaissance: panel walls, tudor style, Frank Lloyd Wright-Taliesin West, HollyHock,

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Baroque's wingback chair. The chair back curves out to the sides. The chair's wings on either side of the seat typically are padded and upholstered in fabric.

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Rome: Metal Barrel Vault

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Rococo: canopy bed

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Rococo: canopy bed

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Rococo: canopy bed

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Renaissance

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Modernism in America: Charles and Rey Eames

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Victorian - United States

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Modernism: Charles and Rey Eames

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Renaissance's panel

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Rococo: Duchesse brisee

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Baroque: Parquetry

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12. Greek Stools. It only looks like Greek Stools, can't fold. The Greek Stools was a stool standing on four crossed, turned legs, sometimes connected by stretcher bars and terminating in hoof or claw feet.

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11. Egyptian Sacred Beetle. It modeled after the dung beetle, was closely connected with the sun god khepri, who brought the sunrise over the horizon each day, and symbolize rebirth, regeneration, and protection.

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Rococo: Bouquets tied with ribbon

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13. Byzantine Style. rounded shape, central-plan design, columns, domes, it was all done in a grandiose manner.

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Rococo's Shell motif

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