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2. Art Nouveau furniture - Wikipedia

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   The first Art Nouveau houses appeared in Brussels in 1893, including the Hotel Tassel designed by Victor Horta.Horta designed not only the house and decor but also the furniture, which featured the same nature-inspired curling whiplash lines which were featured in the architecture, wrought iron balcony and stairway railings, ceramic floors, and door handles.

3. Victorian decorative arts - Wikipedia

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   Victorian decorative arts. Dante Gabriel Rossetti 's drawing room at No. 16 Cheyne Walk, 1882, by Henry Treffry Dunn. Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament. The Victorian era is known for its interpretation and ...

4. Farmhouse kitchen - Wikipedia

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   Farmhouse kitchen. A farmhouse kitchen is a kitchen room designed for food preparation, dining and a sociable space. Typical of poorer farmhouses throughout the Middle Ages where rooms were limited, wealthier households would separate the smoke of the kitchen from the dining and entertaining areas. Farmhouse kitchens were also known as smoke ...

5. Alvar Aalto - Wikipedia

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   Alvar Aalto. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto ( pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈɑlʋɑr ˈhenrik ˈɑːlto]; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. [ 1] His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as ...

6. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Table (furniture) A gilded Baroque table, with a stone top (most probably marble), from the Cinquantenaire Museum ( Brussels, Belgium) Rococo writing table; 1759; lacquered oak, gilt-bronze mounts and lined with modern leather; height: 80.6 cm, width: 175.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A table is an item of furniture with a ...

7. Queen Anne style furniture - Wikipedia

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   Queen Anne furniture is "somewhat smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than its predecessors," and examples in common use include "curving shapes, the cabriole leg, cushioned seats, wing-back chairs, and practical secretary desk - bookcase pieces." [2] Other elements characterizing the style include pad feet and "an emphasis on line and form ...