The contemporary design style is more and more known and applied in workspace design. What feature of this design style makes so many people love it?
The concept
Contemporary Style became popular in the 1970s, around the
same time as postmodernism. Contemporary
design is a mixture of different styles, borrowing elements from modernism and
postmodernism. In addition, contemporary
is also a combination of many other styles such as art deco, and futurism.
Contemporary is a design style that is momentary because it
is constantly changing. We call it the
ability to "catch the trend" of this style. Instead of being bound by time and specific
characteristics such as modern, classical, and neoclassical... contemporary
style is constantly evolving and changing to reflect what is happening at
present.
Characteristics of contemporary design style
Always create a focal point for space
If modern style sometimes feels cold, or too minimalistic,
contemporary has more balance thanks to the use of similar techniques. contrast to create the main or the highlight
for the space.
Not designed in a complicated way, contemporary design
towards simplicity, cleanliness in colors, lines... to focus more on space.
Some of the following ways can be applied to create accents
for your workspace:
· Use bold, striking colors such as
black, blue, burnt orange, and pure red... on the neutral color background of
the office: white, gray, beige...
· Use unique shaped furniture or
artistic decorations such as paintings, clocks...
· Apply the graphic design to create
bright graphic spaces to create, inspire, and interact with space users
Combining many design styles
This is the difference between contemporary design styles, it
allows architects to unleash their creativity by combining the characteristics
of different styles with the contemporary.
still create a harmonious whole.
Contemporary style flexibly transforms to suit different
styles. For example in some projects, people combined modern and contemporary
styles with an 80-20 ratio.
Always Changing
As mentioned in part 1, contemporary style is always changing
to keep up with the latest interior design trends.
In 2020, interior design favors bold, bold colors; using many layers in one space ... For
example, the design of an office stands out with the contrasting color blue -
burnt orange, the space is also divided into different layers, which are
distinguished by color.
By 2021, when design trends change, the color pair of the
year is predicted to be yellow-gray, and the contemporary style is quickly
updated and applied.
Reflecting the local culture
Exploiting the cultural and indigenous elements that the
design is attaching to find the connection in terms of design language with the
context, story, or intent... Perhaps only contemporary can do this, bringing
any culture into the interior space.
Some examples of contemporary space applications
Mixing contemporary design with other styles:
Some creative office design projects combine modern style
with contemporary style. The personal
workspace is designed in a modern style to create a minimalist space to
increase the ability to focus.
The functional spaces are created through the use of
contemporary style. The space is still
minimalist with gray colors but is emphasized with orange and red brand colors,
along with traditional motifs.
Conclusion
Contemporary design style has some confusing features with
modern design style. However, in this
article, we have outlined the most distinctive features of this style and
provided you with some design samples to help you visualize it better. If you have any questions, you can contact us
for specific advice.
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