Interior design Interior design The Art Workers Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of young architects associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of all the arts', denying the distinction between fine and applied art. It opposed the professionalization of architecture – which was promoted by the Royal Institute of British Architects at this time – in the belief that this would inhibit design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Workers Guild"
Boiserie (often used in the plural boiseries) is the term to used to define ornate and intricately carved panelling. Early examples of boiseries were unpainted, but later they were often painted or gilded. Boiseries were popular in 17th and 18th century French interior design. Versailles has many examples. The panels were often not confined just to the walls of a room but also used to decorate doors, frames, cupboards and shelves. Very often pictures would be set into the boiseries, the carving framing the picture rather like a conventional frame. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boiserie"
Feng Shui or fengshui ( ; is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment that has its origins from Taoism. The practice is estimated to be more than three thousand years old. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feng Shui"
Green design is the catch-all term for a growing industry trend within the fields of architecture, construction, and interior design. Also referred to as "sustainable design" or "eco-design", the broad principles of green design are fairly simple: choose energy efficiency wherever possible; work in harmony with the natural features and resources surrounding the project site; and use materials that are sustainably grown or recycled rather than new materials from non-renewable resources. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green design"
The Gründerzeit ( German, literally: the Founding Epoch) denotes the first decades after the foundation in 1871 of the Prussia-led German Empire. As a design style it was succeeded by the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) ( 1895– 1914). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gründerzeit"
The firm of Herter Brothers, New York, (working 1864 – 1906), founded by Gustave and Christian Herter, expanding from an upholstery warehouse, became one of the first firms of interior decorators in the United States after the Civil War; with their own design office and cabinet-making and upholstery workshops, Herter Brothers were prepared to accomplish every aspect of interior furnishing including decorative panelling and mantels, wall and ceiling decoration, patterned floors and carpets and draperies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Herter Brothers"
The Home Arts and Industries Association was an organisation that functioned as a precursor to the Art Workers Guild in the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain. It was founded in 1884 by Eglantyne Louisa Jebb who was inspired by an initiative of Charles Godfrey Leland in Philadelphia. Another leading member was the designer Mary Fraser Tytler. The organisation sought to revive traditional rural crafts which were threatened by the mechanisation of production and by increasing urbanization. In conformity with the thinking of John Ruskin and with Arts and Crafts philosophy, supporters believed that flourishing traditional crafts helped sustain rural communities and provided workers with far more personal satisfaction than was possible for factory workers. The Association funded schools and organised marketing opportunities for craftspeople. ...more on Wikipedia about "Home Arts and Industries Association" Go crack a shortopedia!
Hotel design is the discipline concerned with the creation of an environment in which guests can be welcomed and provided with facilities for rest, relaxation and respite from their travels or workaday cares in return for payment to their host. As such the designer is providing the hotelier with the tools to do his job. By value Hotel Design may only cost 15% of the budget for creating an hotel but it is said it can leverage up to 70% of the revenue by the creation of an attractive interior experience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hotel Design"
Interior decoration is the art of decorating a room so it looks good, is easy to use, and functions well with the existing architecture. The goal of interior decoration is to provide a certain "feel" for the room; it encompasses applying wallpaper, painting walls and other surfaces, choosing furniture and fittings, such as light fixtures, and providing other decorations for the area such as paintings and sculptures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Interior decoration"
Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment. Interior Design draws on aspects of environmental psychology, architecture, product design and furniture design in addition to traditional decoration. An interior designer is a person whom may be considered an expert in the field of interior design or designs interiors for their job. In some jurisdictions, interior designers must be licensed to practice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Interior design"
A knee wall is a small wall, usually three to five feet in height and found in an attic or loft. They are usually built to separate an area for storage and for aesthetic reasons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knee wall"
Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration, which has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech. Its becoming popular in some circles in France, UK and the USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moroccan style"
A Murphy Bed is a bed that folds down from a wall. William L. Murphy applied for a patent for this idea around 1900. In that year Murphy started the Murphy Wall Bed Company and began production in San Francisco. In January 1990, the company changed its name to the "Murphy Bed Co. Inc." A Murphy bed is used for space-saving purposes, much like a trundle bed is. ...more on Wikipedia about "Murphy bed"
A painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Painter and decorator"
"Shabby chic" is a design style deliberately using worn and deteriorated items. The end result of shabby chic is to achieve an elegant overall effect, as opposed to the sentimentally cute 'pop-victorian.' Neither is it an expression of caring for Mother Earth values through recycling, even though recycling old furniture and fabrics is an important aspect of it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shabby chic"
In traditional Japanese architecture, a shoji (障子) is a room divider or door consisting of translucent washi paper over a wooden frame. Shoji doors are often designed to slide open, or fold in half, to conserve space that would be required by a swinging door. They are used in traditional houses as well as western-style housing, especially in the washitsu, and are now regarded in Japan as a necessity in looking Japanese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shoji"
Tatami mats (畳) (original meaning "folded and piled") are a traditional Japanese flooring. Made of woven straw, and traditionally packed with straw (though nowadays sometimes with styrofoam), tatami are made in individual mats of uniform size and shape, bordered by brocade or plain black cloth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tatami"
A wreath is a ring made of flowers, leaves, and sometimes fruits, used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table. A wreath woven with flowers is used as a garment in some zones of Polynesia around the head, as a diadem; sometimes referred to as a lei. By extension the name wreath applies in art to the carved or modelled representation of this ring. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wreath"
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