What is the difference between Modern and Contemporary design?
Although Modern and Contemporary are used interchangeably, there is a difference between the two.
Contemporary design refers to our present time, and latest styles of the 21st century. The word Contemporary is used to describe basically the styles & designs of “today.”
Modern design does not refer to “current” design but rather to a style taken from a time period or era. During the 1920’s the Bauhaus school in Germany pushed the traditional thoughts and styles of the Arts. The Bauhaus school taught a large range of the Arts that turned away the “expressionist” style or idea and looked towards a “rational” style that incorporated functionality, minimalism, straight lines and mass production. These ideas created the Modern style or Modernism.
Modern and Contemporary are often used interchangeably because the Modern style look and ideas are still very popular today. The straight lines, clean look, and functionality are seen in high-end homes, hotels, architecture, and furniture and many aspects of current design. Contemporary designs use these modern elements with new aspects to them. Can get confusing I know…. but hear area a few pictures to compare the two
MODERN EXAMPLES
architect Mark Brand Architecture
architect Hammer Architects
architect Mark English Architects, AIA
architect John Maniscalco Architecture
interior designer Walsh Design Group, Inc.
CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES
contemporary dining room design by nashville
interior designer Jamie Beckwith
contemporary living room design by nashville
interior designer Jamie Beckwith
and bath Venegas and Company
interior designer LUX Design Inc.
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