
Vanguard is not a movement born in the design, but we can find in it, parts that fit their principles. The name comes from leading a military concept that refers to the forefront of an army, thus leading to understand as all that is ahead of trends.
Edge flows are characterized by break that mold, in the face of convention, with results surprising and previously unseen. This movement emerged in Europe in the early decades of the twentieth century.
In the field of decoration, the avant-garde is opposed to the old, the naturalist, what comes of bourgeois art. The furniture of this period, became classics. The house is dominated by avant-garde urban architecture, interiors bit overdone, and with elements that seek visual impact.
This arrangement is present Barcelona chairs by Mies van der Rohe and Eileen Gray tables. The feature of this furniture is the use of steel tubes as the predominant material.
A room should look like a blade cutting edge abstract, either by Picasso, Braque, Mondrian and Kandinsky. The decoration of the current state of the art:
In the current art, decorative artificial materials represent the ideal. The use of synthetic fabrics, fiber art, is indicated.
Carpets are used very long hair, curly. The patterns of tissue, are geometric and subtle.
There is a tendency to reduce the objects of the rooms. Neutral colors are used, combined with striking decorative elements that provide the necessary touch of color.
The use of straight lines is heavy, pointing to a clean form. Ornamental items such as vases, sculptures and centerpieces, get a leading role. And they are accompanied by unconventional colors, highlighting in white environments, brown or gray.
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