The history and styles of furniture

Furniture in History

                      Hi, Welcome to the Furniture Style's introduction and pictures in the history, and I will talk the development of furniture in different periods and eras around the world. As we all known, furniture has a close relationship with human life. Since thousands yeares ago, furnirue had been appeared in our daily life, until early 16th century,  morden styles furniture come to our life. So, furniture histiry should a long history. The development of furniture not only go by many times innovation, nowadays, also I think furniture has been a art in our life.

Function and Definition

The American  Dictionary defines "furniture" as "movable articles in a room, that it fit for living or working". It's basic uses are:

• storage;
• sitting or reclining;
• to provide platform for writing, eating and so on.

In the majority of design styles for furniture from chairs to sofas to desks, however, since ancient times to modern society, furniture design and making has been an expression of culture and civilisation, and furniture shows people  how we view the world and why do we design it.

Furniture is all around our life,  and the real meaning of furniture in different periods will show the different life style of local people. In fact, in my opinion, furniture likes a mirror. It can reflect our life level and make our life become wonderful. Next, I will show some examples about how the culture influence the furniture style in different countries.

The European & American Traditions

American style

European furniture design styles and North American furniture styles generally follow the main divisions in European and American culture, and their furniture all design form their history. People can feel a romantic atmosphere when you use the European style furniture. Therefore, the style of furniture has a close relation with the local culture, in another world, the different cultures will make different styles of furniture. Especially in European countries,

European style

as we all known the Europe has a long history. Long long ago, war was often broke out in people's life. Because lacking of the materials to make a weapon. So, In that time, people got no weapon. In stead of the weapon, people use their furniture as a weapon. Therefore, furniture can be very sharp and very dangerous in the past. But with technology development, people got more styles of materials. So, in our daily life, this kind of furniture has been disappeared.


                                                                                                 

Chinese & Japanese

The development of traditional Chinese furniture went from the simple to the intricate, and was closely linked to the Chinese lifestyle and cultural and economic changes in China.In early ancient, most of Chinese people sat on straw mats on the floor. After the Warring States period, beds and couches began to come into widely use as seating. After few years later, Western-style chairs, folding stools, and other seating gradually entered China. From this point on, Chinese everyday living began to be conducted from chairs rather than sitting cross-legged on the floor. Straw mats came to be used as coverings for beds and couches.

1.  As in traditional Chinese architecture, wood is the major material used in the manufacture of furniture. This was in response both to needs arising from Chinese lifestyles, and to China's rich forest resources.
2. Bamboo and rattan furniture also have a long history. Bamboo is a product unique to Asia, and is an especially developed industry in Taiwan. Simple  techniques are used to make clever and useful products. Bamboo may be used in combination with other materials, such as wood, rattan, metal, and ceramic tile, in endless variation. Much bamboo and rattan furniture is exported to Europe and the United States, where it enjoys great popularity. 

Chinese style

Haiku Designs is pleased to offer beautiful designed Oriental furniture and Oriental Decor. The term Oriental furniture is a broadly used term encompassing furniture, art, and design from a wide range of countries and cultures including the areas of Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Burma, and India.

Although many of the basic design themes are similar in each of these countries they each have also evolved their own unique styles and tastes. For instance, Feng Shui principles of design originated in China, while the use of bright colours and material began in Korea. Shoji screens and the Zen aesthetic of harmony was born in Japan.

Over time each of these individual styles and themes spread to other areas of the Oriental world creating a large palette of styles and designs now termed Oriental.

Most Oriental and Japanese furniture is designed around the theme of simplicity and harmony, in an effort to create a sense of beauty and accord with the minimal use of materials and space. Enjoy the unique and distinctive Asian furniture pieces offered here at Haiku Designs as you create your own harmonious environment.

Japanese style