Design History

1. Egypt: This piece of furniture uses the structure of a typical Egyptian stool. Except this piece is more modernized with the tufted buttons on leather material. This form of furniture is part of the Modernism era but also the resembles Egyptian interior design features.

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2. Gothic: The bed frame has a tufted backboard along with a victorian styled canopy bed frame all together. The colors of the frame are very dark but not completely black. It has hints if rustic texture. The top of the bed has Pinnacles. As well as the lancet carvings on the bottom front of the bed frame making it more of a "gothic era" space than a victorian.

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3. English Renaissance: The Image demonstrates what a Tudor Long Hall would look like today. The hallways have high ceilings like the gothic cathedrals. This is known as rib vault. This design really grabs ones attention to the longevity of the space and how much light the windows on both sides bring inside the home.

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4. Rome: I feel like this specific piece of furniture was inspired by the roman era except it looks more dated in comparison to the actual furniture piece with horse hair as the cushion mentioned in the lecture video. Instead of this piece having four legs it has a whole platform to stabilize the furnishing which in believe is something that wasn't really common back in the roman era.

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5. Greece: The walls in this room have this Rinceau decorative style on the wall. Very ornamental to the room giving it normal boring wall a characterized look with the stem leaf structure. It makes a normal room look more sophisticated and important.

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6. Gothic: Lancet Windows were used to line long walls to emphasize the length of buildings. Lancet Windows were especially popular in England for Gothic cathedrals and other religious structures. This living area in the picture above includes this lancet style window to really give the room a more open and high volume. This allows for lots of natural light to come in during the day.

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7. Rococo: Fauteuil Chairs in this picture give the space a very feminine look with the flowers giving it that detail. The Rococo era was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form. The golden mirror and the curio cabinet give an overall feel of this time period. The translucent chandelier is what ties it all together.

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8. Victorian: I believe that this space is heavily influenced by the victorian age as seen through the detail of wood all throughout the room as well as the tufted leather couches. The book shelf was not only just utilized for books but for knickknacks as well.

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9. Neoclassical: This space really looks back at the classical periods and takes all of the proportions and recreates them in a more refined way. As seen through the Sheraton chair backs with the oval back chairs which is known as the Adam Chair.

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10. Art Nouveau: This outdoor space is really inspired by the Art Nouveau time period with an indication of the chairs curves and the doorways circular shape. Along with a well developed roof. The lighting fixtures have this beautiful design on them that is only visible when the light is on.

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