Furniture in the style of "Luisa"
Design history, and specifically in the field of furniture, is closely related to political or social issues, such as ideas of a leader, wars or revolutions. The so-called style of "Luisa" set fire to furniture design in its different variants, which correspond to the stages of the reign of French kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI.
In principle, we note that it was a period of great artistic growth, a period of great palaces and mansions, where the furniture had a great importance, that he had so far. Thus there is an unusual passion for the inventory of furniture, or research on the techniques associated with the design and restoration.
Emerging trends, sophisticated and sexy, had a lot of touch and taste of women, including figures such as Anne of Austria were widely influential in emerging decorative. The first period or sub-style called Louis XIV appears the mid-seventeenth century and was marked by heavy furniture and large imprint, with a baroque ornamentation to recharge much detail.
Forms allow the transmission of exuberant passions through art and decor, with furniture that was carved in the shapes of animals, mermaids or characters from mythology. The designs are noted for their variety, and were also very important to the angular shape.
During the period of Louis XV, meanwhile, eased the Baroque and Rococo gave way to renewing technical grounds and environments, a more austere. The libraries, such as break and have a great new important influence on the decoration, like the use of oriental techniques.
Called the Louis XVI style, finally, is an aesthetic drawing to mark the return to the straight line and geometric shapes are typical of the Renaissance. The furniture is designed with the current elements marked as angles and motives classics, such as columns animal. Explores heavily on the other hand, the world of the perfect and finished jewelry.
In the picture above we see a pair of Louis XV-style armchairs, walnut carved and molded by hand, with Gobelin tapestry with. Down, meanwhile, it is possible to see a Louis XVI style sofa with Art Deco influences, because it is a design of the early twentieth century. The signing Daniel Miranda Antiques & Design markets these creations.
