Nine of the major furniture manufacturers of today.
1. Ashley Furniture
2. Bassett Furniture
3. Broyhill Furniture
4. Ethan Allen Furniture
5. Ikea Furniture
6. Lane Furniture
7. Stanley Furniture
8. Thomasville Furniture
9. Wickes Furniture
20th Century Prestige Furniture Designs
20th Century styles – are often produced out of formed wood, metal and plastics. We see these styles all around us. Four major styles were and are:
Art Nouveau – attempted to reject the machine age with carved wood and lines imitating nature with convoluted curves and shapes. An example of this is Tiffany lamps.
Art Deco – glorified ornamentation. Heavily influenced by the cubist movement of the day. It had geometric forms and shapes.
Bauhaus – embraced the machine age. It rejected all ornamentation and elevated function as it’s ideal. A very minimalist style.
Post Modernism – is more of an architectural style really but makes it’s presence felt in prestige furniture design as well. Basically this is what is being produced today and it takes many different forms being explored by many different designers.