What’s the difference?

1. What’s the difference? Comparison of styles

2. Modern vs. Contemporary

3. Modern • Modern design is simple and sober and features minimal accessories. • The modern design is characterized with • Angular frames • Low profiles • Geometric • Abstract patterns in textiles • Abstract artwork

4. Natural materials like linen, leather and teak wood are mostly used. • The lines are unembellished as well as straight. Danish Modern

5. Modern • In modern design, the furniture is often raised from the floor with the help of legs in order to create an airy and open atmosphere. • Colors used in modern design are neutral shades that are highlighted with splashes of color. • Walls are generally cream and white in color. • Floors are mostly made of cement or bare wood. • In addition, sculptures and paintings are used as an integral part of modern design. Bauhaus

6. Modern Art Kandisky Pollock Warhol

7. Contemporary • “the present moment” • the style of the design is of the day • reflective surfaces • clean and sleek lines • innovative graphical patterns • unusual colors • rounded forms • asymmetrical designs

8. Modern vs. Contemporary

9. In the Country

10. French vs. English vs. American • American • Down-to-earth practical style with a few spare frills • Aged patinas • Antiques • Primitives • Home spun in character • Often patriotic in theme • French • Rustic flooring stone, clay, or brick • Pale plaster (stucco) walls and ceilings • Dark rough wood beams • Raw wood cabinets • Rooster • Copper pots • English • Bright colors • Evocative of the garden • Embroidered rugs • Floral prints • Delicate china arranged on the wall • Framed botanicals, and landscape painting

12. English