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Article #187: The Oriental Vs. Contemporary Bedroom Design Theory.

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






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