Description of modern style in the interior:

Modern style is characterized by curves, rounded lines, multi-level and asymmetry. In the Art Nouveau style, you can see graceful linear weaves, moving plant patterns are scattered on the floor, walls, furniture, stairs, ceiling. and non-standard forms in the interior, as well as an appeal to the natural world due to the unobtrusive inclusion of floral ornaments. 

The main design detail in Art Nouveau (Art Nouveau) style is natural wood, stone and gypsum are no less popular. The decor is the best combination of functionality and decorativeness. Art Nouveau interiors fit perfectly into the spaces of modern apartments. The Art Nouveau style corresponds to original and non-conservative design solutions, the desire for simplification without sacrificing elegance, as well as large spaces. 
 

Art Nouveau walls: In the upper part, the wall can be covered with silk or painted, and in the lower part, a ceramic or oak plinth is mounted. On the walls in the Art Nouveau style, the same floral ornament of the Art Nouveau style is used. The walls seem to grow upward from the floor to the ceiling. The main thing is not to overload the walls with complex ornaments and not turn the apartment into a forest. In the Art Nouveau interior, completely different materials harmonize perfectly with each other, including metal and stone, wood and glass, painting and wallpaper. A lighter version of Art Nouveau can be wallpaper in neutral soft tones with a dimly highlighted floral ornament.

Art Nouveau ceiling: Smooth, painted (or stretched) with an exquisite hanging chandelier, or light stucco in the form of petals and flowers. You can choose thin lines, dark wood beams framing white smooth caissons. Also in the interior in the Art Nouveau style, stained-glass windows with a picturesque pattern are often used. The stained-glass window consists of pieces of glass of various shapes, textures and colors, which are interconnected, depending on the production technology. In any case, the Art Nouveau ceiling should not go unnoticed, but rather attract attention with elegance and beauty.

Art Nouveau floor: In the modern interior, both classic techniques are used, for example, parquet laid in a herringbone or squares, as well as a patterned floor (artistic parquet), the pattern of which repeats the bending of a sea wave or the interlacing of flower stems. Modern shaped cutting also makes it possible to produce floors in stone or porcelain stoneware with a lively Art Nouveau pattern.

Art Nouveau furniture: In the modern interior, these are soft and comfortable sofas and armchairs, wardrobes, tables with ornate legs, sideboards and chests of drawers. The main thing is that they contain artistic "excesses": frosted or colored glazing, beveled mirrors, elegant fittings, mother-of-pearl intarsia, ivory inserts, etc. 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_it is enough to pay attention to objects with a predominantly smooth line, curved outlines and generous natural texture. Given the not so large time gap, you can purchase items from the beginning of the last century.

Art Nouveau decor items: In Art Nouveau design, items should contain a natural theme, whether in figurines, vases, sofa cushions, a baguette by a mirror, curtain ornaments or living plants. Nature also refers to the animal world (from a miniature porcelain frog to a human-sized forged bird) and fabulous creatures (mermaids, elves). An important element of Art Nouveau in the interior is a mosaic, which is also found in a variety of decor items. Of course, paintings in the spirit of Art Nouveau with their ornate and bold strokes will complement the modern interior.

 

Pro Tips:

1. Modern style (Art Nouveau) should be distinguished from the general meaning of the word "modern" and from the concept of "modernism". The main sign of Art Nouveau is its decorative effect, the principle of style is the likening of a man-made form to a natural one and vice versa, the main motive is a climbing plant. These principles are reflected both in modern interiors and architecture. The lines of the ornament should carry the tension of spiritually emotional and symbolic meaning.

2. An Art Nouveau home should be seen as a single organism in which every detail - be it the layout of the rooms, the bedside table, the chandelier in the kitchen, or the towel hook in the bathroom - is equally important. Any little thing from a simple element bought in a store to an author's work should be selected with great attention. Fortunately, today you can easily find various items imitating the Art Nouveau style, for example, a lamp with shades in the form of a drop-down lily.

3. Design in the Art Nouveau style is characterized by soft, muted colors, better than halftones. Especially popular are light green colors and shades of purple. Pearl gray colors are characteristic, as well as rich gold and ocher. The whole setting can be reminiscent of the decadent salon atmosphere of the turn of the century, with muted silver shimmer and mother-of-pearl sheen.

4. Try to make the lighting in the rooms gently subdued, which will create an atmosphere of romance and comfort. More than ever in the modern interior, table lamps, floor lamps, as well as elegant candelabra with wicker patterns are relevant. Lamps, chandeliers, sconces in Art Nouveau style harmoniously combine modern material and ornate form.

5. When installing a fireplace, move away from straightness. A modern fireplace should not be uniform, but contain various stone or metal inserts. Often fireplaces in Art Nouveau style occupy the entire room from wall to wall.

6. To create the individuality and unique beauty of Art Nouveau design, interior items made using artistic forging will help you. These can be stair railings, furniture items, fireplace grates or grilles on the windows of the house.

As in other elements of the interior, the Art Nouveau style dictates the presence of a plant theme in the pattern of forged products, i.e. smooth, viscous lines, bends and kinks, imitating the stems or leaves of plants. Daffodils and lilies bloom on the trellises and railings.

History of Art Nouveau:

MODERN (from French moderne - modern) - a direction in art, the most popular in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. Its distinctive features are: the rejection of straight lines and angles in favor of more natural, "natural" lines, interest in new technologies (especially in architecture), the flourishing of applied art. Art Nouveau strove to combine the artistic and utilitarian functions of the created works, to involve all spheres of human activity in the sphere of beauty.

Before Art Nouveau, Europe was dominated by eclecticism, which cited and repeated previous styles. But in the 1880s, a new style began to develop in the works of a number of masters, introducing new artistic techniques. William Morris created interior items based on floral patterns, while Arthur McMurdo used elegant, wavy patterns in book graphics. The “visiting card” of this style was Hermann Obrist’s embroidery “Blow of the Scourge”.

The language of modern art is abstract forms, but alive, organic, breathing and growing. During the modern period, there was a rapid rethinking of the old and the discovery of new artistic forms and techniques, the convergence and merging of various types and genres of art. Art Nouveau artists boldly broke the usual norms and boundaries.

Art Nouveau strove to become a single synthetic style, in which all elements from the human environment were made in the same key. As a result, interest in applied arts increased during this period: interior design, ceramics, and book graphics.

Art Nouveau was most clearly expressed in the architecture of private houses - mansions, in the construction of business, industrial and commercial buildings, railway stations, apartment buildings. Fundamentally new in Art Nouveau architecture was the rejection of the order or borrowed from other styles (like eclecticism) system of decorating the facade and interior.

New technologies (metal, glass) began to be used on buildings. Victor Horta was the first to use them. The farthest away from the classics Antonio Gaudi. The buildings erected by him seem to be the work of nature, not man.

Art Nouveau sought to create both aesthetically beautiful and functional buildings. Much attention was paid not only to the appearance of the buildings, but also to the interior, which was carefully designed. All structural elements: stairs, doors, pillars, balconies were artistically processed.

The spread of the Art Nouveau style was facilitated by the World Exhibitions, which demonstrated the achievements of modern technologies and applied arts. Art Nouveau was most famous at the World Exhibition of 1900 in Paris. After 1910, the meaning of Art Nouveau began to fade