Forms and motifs are largely borrowed from the Restoration style, but are weighted and simplified. Industrial furniture production is gradually replacing the cabinet makers. As a result, there are massive objects, almost devoid of thread and ornament

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Materials prepared: Julia Sakharova

Magazine: N (87) 2004

The setting of the Louis Philippe period is surprisingly close to our day. That classics that is available to us. The otgadka is so simple that you will not believe right away. Flow production in an instant turns the design into a stamp. A piece of art - in the furniture. We take for what we are accustomed to Forms and motifs are largely borrowed from the Restoration style, but are weighted and simplified. Cabinet makers are becoming smaller, they are gradually replaced by industrial furniture production. As a result, there are massive objects, almost devoid of thread and ornament. Bronze plates are missing, and sometimes the only decoration is the copper-finish lock holes on the drawers of drawers. Dark woods in combination with light inlays are back in fashion. Polished wood is brilliant. In all senses. The armrests of the seats are often twisted ends inward in the manner of the antennae of the butterfly. A favorite piece of interior are Voltaire chairs that were invented a little earlier. The most popular upholstery is velvet and plush; tapestries are not in circulation because of the high cost of production. Along with small functional tables and jardinieres, the interior is often complemented by everything necessary for playing music: a piano, musical shelves and a rotating high chair. We can safely say that today a significant part of the "classic" furniture in one way or another is in the style of Louis-Philippe. He is not pompous, and this is his charm. This style is for home and family, for dining rooms and bedrooms.Return to the Library of Styles