What is "modern" style?

The Art Nouveau style emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It emerged as a reaction to earlier artistic movements such as historicism and neoclassicism, which were popular in the 19th century. Historicism attempted to imitate ancient styles such as Gothic, Renaissance, or Baroque, while neoclassicism used motifs and forms from ancient Greece and Rome. Art Nouveau sought to transcend traditional styles and embody a new way of thinking and aesthetics.

The new vision spread simultaneously to several countries, each of which presented its own vision and interpretation. Despite its century-old history, this type of design is still relevant today.

The Art Nouveau style is characterized by elegant simplicity and functionality. An important accent is the presence of natural materials, especially wood. On the one hand, despite its restraint, modernism is endowed with a rebellious character, in which there is no place for clear geometric lines and symmetry. The shapes of furniture are usually smooth, rounded, distinguished by visual softness.

The compositional correctness of modernism dictated the use of calm and natural colors that give space and light: shades of brown, beige, peach, white. However, the concept of the style includes bright accents , which are realized thanks to green, yellow, red, as well as dark shades of gray, blue or even black. In addition, the Art Nouveau style is characterized by ornaments and patterns on glass.