INTERIOR DESIGN

Interior Design

Abstract

Interior design evolves through ages. From embellished ornamental designs to simplistic designs, the expedition of interior designing is still continued with innovative styles and aspiring designs according to the relevant time period. This paper seeks to analyze the historical and contextual background of Interior Designing. Different eras that are quite significant in the history of evolution of Interior Designing are elucidated in this research paper. The major periods that are discussed include Georgian/Colonial, Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau, Era of 1930's and 1950's and the current Sustainable/Green Design.

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Body: Discussion and Analysis4

Georgian/Colonial Interior Design4

Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau5

Interior Design in the Era of 1930's6

Modern Movement in 1930's7

Interior Design in the Era of 1950's7

Sustainable/ Green Design8

Conclusion8

Interior Design

Introduction

Interior design can be defined as decoration, design, planning and furnishing of man-made spaces. It is strongly relevant to architecture. The field of interior design is comparatively new, even though the wish for creating pleasing surroundings is as old as the human civilization. Since around the second half of the twentieth century, the word interior decorator has been so droopily lent oneself as to be virtually insignificant, ensuing more descriptive terms came in it usage. A broader area of activity is indicated by the term interior design and simultaneously proposes its standing as a profession appealing to the mind. The trend, in recent times, has been towards an ornate to a lesser extent and more functional style nurtured by the interface of architects and designers working in lineups, whether it is the modernizing of existing interiors, such as Hugh Casson and Misha Black, or in new buildings, like in Milan, Pirelli building of Gio Ponti, capital city of Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer, and the countless pieces of work by Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier, and Owings & Merrill, Skidmore. For complementing modern architecture, architects often design furniture of international-style that is both simple and functional and geometric and light.

The artifacts of Egyptian tomb give the indication of ancient interior design. Ancient design is also depicted in the sophisticated murals and mosaicking on the floor created in the conserved cities of Rome- Pompeii and Herculaneum Roman. Furniture was simple, in medieval Europe, with wall tapestries pertained to be meant for adornment and insulation. More elaborate decoration with painted ceilings, wall paintings, and complicated patterns was seen by the Renaissance in palaces and villas. Very intricate embellishment and carving was developed by the later styles of baroque and rococo. Adam brothers were the foremost English architects to innovate a building as an incorporated intact as Syon House, Middlesex. In England, Grinling Gibbons and Inigo Jones were some of the early names associated with interior design. Wall paper, carpets, and furniture were designed in Victorian times by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, William Morris and Adolph Loos.

Body: Discussion and Analysis

Georgian/Colonial Interior Design

The period from 1714-1830 was ruling period of all of the ruling King Georges of England and Ireland and the term Georgian pertains to that historic period. Though, the style per se was not influenced by Georges, but a movement ...