Victorian Era Furniture Designers

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Victorian era furniture designers.

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This period of furniture design saw more usage of needlework upholstery and decoratively painted surfaces. Furniture history changed forever through the victorian period. Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the victorian era victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament. Button back chairs pouffes and ottomans were customary.

While the victorian era featured heavy dark furniture edwardian furniture shifted to light or pastel colors and floral designs. Victorian 1840 to 1910 the victorian period named after england s queen victoria served as a very sharp contrast to the shaker period. The upholstery of this period matched the ornate stylings of the wood with needlepoint and tapestry adorning many of the most intricate pieces. It became desirable to have a home laden with furniture to show your status to your peers.

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In general though the design of furniture often borrowed from earlier styles most notably of gothic and rococo. Victorian period furniture was ornate in design and hugely overstuffed. William morris 1834 1896 was the towering figure in late 19th century design and the main influence on the arts and crafts movement. Think of plump button back chairs pouffes and ottomans.

Wallpaper exploded during the victorian era and is an important feature of victorian design. Furniture made during queen victoria s reign from 1837 to 1901 drew heavily from gothic rococo and louis xv furniture with dark finishes or gilding embellishments and heavy proportions. Throughout history queen victoria identified herself with the middle class. The victorian era is known for its interpretation and eclectic revival of historic styles mixed with the introduction of middle east and asian influences in furniture fittings and interior decoration.

Along with a new ruler the edwardian era ushered in new trends in design. However this furniture style is not austere. The aesthetic and social vision of the movement grew out of ideas that he developed in the 1850s with the birmingham set a group of students at the university of oxford including edward burne jones who combined a love of romantic literature with a. Legs vary from straight to baluster turned forms to spindle turned.

English furniture becomes plusher. Mahogany was the favored wood and characteristic victorian pieces were chiffoniers and sideboards often inlaid with ivory. One period of the victorian era that flies away with straight lines is louis xvi. The style of furniture itself was ornate and large.