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History and Movements of Interiors: EGYPTIAN 4500-350 B.C

The document outlines the history and movements of interiors from ancient Egyptian times to modern postmodernism. It describes key characteristics of furniture and design elements from different eras, including folding stools and lattice stools from ancient Egypt; tables and vase paintings from ancient Greece; aqueducts and road engineering from ancient Rome; religious designs and decorative carvings from the Middle Ages; proportion and ornamentation from the Baroque style; and minimal furnishings from Early Modernism and the International style. The document traces the evolution of interior design over thousands of years.

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History and Movements of Interiors: EGYPTIAN 4500-350 B.C

The document outlines the history and movements of interiors from ancient Egyptian times to modern postmodernism. It describes key characteristics of furniture and design elements from different eras, including folding stools and lattice stools from ancient Egypt; tables and vase paintings from ancient Greece; aqueducts and road engineering from ancient Rome; religious designs and decorative carvings from the Middle Ages; proportion and ornamentation from the Baroque style; and minimal furnishings from Early Modernism and the International style. The document traces the evolution of interior design over thousands of years.

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HISTORY AND MOVEMENTS OF INTERIORS

EGYPTIAN 4500-350 B.C

Folding stool

Painted aquatic theme

lattice stool

FURNITURES IN EGYPT

GREEK 3000 B.C 150 A.D


KNOWN FOR ORDER , PROPORTION AND REFINEMENT OF DESIGN.

table

Vase painting

GREEK 3000 B.C 150 A.D


Column details Decorative carvings

ROMAN 750 B.C - 400 A.D


KNOWN FOR THEIR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE ,PARTICULARLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROADS AND AQUEDUCTS .

ROMAN 750 B.C - 400 A.D

Furnitures of the roman period

MIDDLE AGES 325-1500


DESIGNS WERE DOMINATED BY RELIGIONS

Door with decorati ve Bosses

Furniture

Window decoration

MIDDLE AGES 325-1500

Furnitures and few other decorative carvings

RENAISSANCE 1400 -1660 ..


MEANS REBIRTH.. Carved archway

Carving

BAROQUE STYLE
Proportion

Painted wall Door entablature

BAROQUE STYLE
Furnnitures of the baroque style

BAROQUE STYLE
Detailed ornamentation done in the furniture of the baroque style.

ROCOCO 1715 -1774..


COINCIDES AND MEANS ROCK AND SHELLS Mirror carving

Furnitures

TUDOR AND JACOBIAN STYLE 1440 -1700 S


DOMINATED BY HEAVY MASCULINE DESIGNS

PROVINCIAL STYLE 18TH CENTURY .


DESIGNS FOR LESSER NOBILITY AND MERCHANTS

High decoration Carved furniture

EARLY MODERNISM
COINCIDED WITH VICTORIAN ERA AND TRADITIONAL REVIVALS

Furnishings with less detail

INTERNATIONAL STYLE
STYLE BASED ON FUNCTIONALISM AND PURITY OF LINE. Modern furnishings

MODERN STYLE -TURN OF CENTURY - 1950


DECORATIVE STYLE ADVOCATING STRONG GEOMETRIC FORMS INCLUDING THE PYRAMID, ZIGGURAT, ZIGZAG AND SUNBURST.

POST MODERNISM
THE STYLE BORROWS FROM THE PAST BUT IN EXTREMELY CONTEMPORARY TERMS

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