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The Oriental Vs. Contemporary Bedroom Design Theory.

Dear  friends,These cities attracted large amount of people
to migrate fromrural areas to city centers in
If you have read any interior design bookssearch  of  a  living.
articles, visiteda few websites on the
internet, you will find the word themeBecause of this migratory effect there was a
usedquite  often.sudden need ofhousing requirement for the
workers. This is where the concept ofan
What  exactly  is  a  theme-based  design?"apartment" was introduced. Because of the
pressure of demand,a school of thoughts
A theme according to me is a collection ofemerged within the architects, whobelieved
various parameters ofdesign of an interiorthat "simplicity" is the need of today's era.
space. So a theme may include a certain
setcolors, materials, repetition of a certainThey thought that, the design of the building
element,  such  asa  decorative  item, etc...has to be simpleand easy to build, then only
we can compete with the growingdemand of
Primarily there are two basic themes underhousing needs in cities. That's why simple
which a design canbe categorized, 1)Orientaldesigns with mostly plane and square faces
2)Contemporary.with square or rectangular openingswere used.
These forms and masses were easy to build and
Oriental  Bedroom  Design  Theme:stillbeautiful. If everything from "safety
pins" to "space ships"could be built on a
These kind of themes have a still drilledmass  scale,  why  not  "buildings".
down niche designthemes, such as country,
rustic,  vintage,  elegant,  etc...The school of thought believed that a plane
rectangular formis in itself beautiful and
One of the major thing about these kind ofthey proved this using infinitepermutations
themes is that muchemphasis is given on theand combinations of the basic square form.
natural  beauty  of  any  material.That'swhy decoration was given a second
preference. Today we call thisschool of
These designs are close to nature or arethought as "contemporary". In contemporary
shown  to  be  close  tonature.designevery  element  has  an  order.
These kind of design styles are very rarelyThat's why in today's modern interior design,
found in the urbancity interiors. Mostly thesimplicity is thekey to an efficient design.
countryside homes adopt these kind ifthemes,Unlike the previous oriental designtheme, the
to replicate the flora and fauna of thecontemporary design theme states that any
outside  environment.kind ofarchitectural decoration is always
dependent on the basic formof the building.
The designer tries to include the pattersThe form itself is so beautiful, that the
seen in nature, such asleaves, flowers,needto further decorate it is not required.
plants. All these natural patterns are seenToday's modern interiorsspaces are simple to
onwallpaper patterns, decorative lamps,understand, simple to construct, andproject a
curtains, furnitureupholstery, wallkind  of  simplicity.
paintings,  etc...
By reading the above paragraphs some of you
Homes which are build on country side such asmight say that,decoration is no more needed.
farm houses, the scarcityof space is not anBut this is not true. I am not tryingto force
issue, but this creates another problem assome ideas here. But most people confuse the
far  asdesigning  interiors  is  concerned.wholeconcept of "Interior Design" and
"Interior Decoration". Bothare quite
A bedroom, no matter of what size it is,different and both have a unique value in
requires some basicfurniture elements astoday'scomplex  society.
functional needs, such as a double
bed,dressing table, wardrobes, study tables,Decoration was something the primitive man
a  book  shelf  etc..learned, looking atthe nature around him. He
saw plants, flowers, birds, animalsand tried
It is sometimes possible that because of theto copy these elements. We still use
large spaces, thebedroom looks empty after"embroidery" onour dresses. But the modern
the furniture is arranged. At suchtimesdesign theory says that any sortof decoration
"decoration" plays a major role. Duringcan only "enhance" the existing form, but can
ancient yearsthe palaces and castles had suchnotbe  an  element  of  design.
large built spaces, whereextensive use of
decoration was used in the form ofWhat  does  this  mean?
paintings,heavy decorative flooring patterns,
carvings, moldings as adecorativeIn the above said example the "embroidery"
architectural  elements.pattern can certainlyadd to the beauty of the
cloth, but the modern theory denies toaccept
So in this oriental design trend, decorationthe cloth to be of a cheap quality. It states
of the space usingvarious accessories plays athat every form, texture, material, shape is
major  role.in itself beautiful and must beaccepted as it
is. Because of this the need to further
Contemporary  design  Theme:decorate  itdoes  not  arise.
These kind of design themes are very new asThus decoration whether used in architecture
compared to thepreviously mentioned orientalor elsewhere is alwaysdependant on the form
design theme. But how did thedesigners cameon which it is used, but design isan
along  using  these  kind  of  designs?independent entity which does not need any
justification  from  theexternal  factors.
During the starting years of the 20th
century,  the  "IndustrialThe two design themes mentioned above are
still  widely  used  today.
Revolution" in Europe changed the face of our
planet. Itwas easy to design and manufactureThe user must look upon them from a point of
goods on a mass scalewith amazing speed andview of what best suitshis/her likes and
efficiency.dislikes. Only then can you give yourself
andyour  family  the  best quality of living.
This created a flood of industries in and
around  the  cities.I hope this article was informative to
everyone.



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