Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau was a movement in design that was lead primarily by Belgium and France and the architect associated with Art Nouveau were all accomplished furniture designers. Art Nouveau was a reaction to the victorian period of design and was heavily inspired by nature but also used modern materials such as iron and glass. Unlike the arts and crafts period art nouveau embraced the modern times and its new technology and manufacturing processes. One designer that was influence to this time period was Henry Van de Velde. He designed many chairs that were key to this time period. Such as those seen below:

Modern Applications:

This chair reminds me of the Hector Guimare side chair with its curves and leather strap seat.

This interior shows the use of organic nature inspired shapes as well as the use of modern materials in the iron staircase.

Peer reviews:

The first blog I read was Miryam's blog. She did an excellent job of giving a precise description of this period in design. I also really liked the examples she shared!

I also reviewed Tiziri's blog. The example she shared of the detail shot in Le Grand Palais was such a neat shot and a really stunning architectural feature. I felt like ti really exemplified the time period.