Monday, July 15, 2013


Modern Baroque

 

We finished a very interesting period of design in one of our Deco arts class called Baroque.

Baroque is a design style from the 17th and 18th century that was very exaggerated and had a lot of movement both with interiors and architecturally.  I really enjoyed researching the Italian and French Baroque periods especially because of the pure awe inspiring architecture, sculptures and elaborate interiors.  There is something so genius, so brilliant about an artist and architect, like for instance Gianlorenzo Bernini, who could make marble look like it was breathing, so soft and real.  Borromini had an incredible talent for the curves in his architecture, and Grinling Gibbons would carve wood so exaggerated it could look like fabric.   Such attention to detail in the carvings of the furnishings made me do a little cruising through the internet.  I have some pictures of what I think that would look like today, a sort of baroque revival! I found some beautiful inspiration rooms for you to view and I hope you enjoy!

See the modern pargework on the ceiling and the marquetry on the flooring...

 
I would venture to guess the inspiration for this dining room was the Hall of Mirrors...what do you think?

 
I love the bold fuscia pop of color behind the bookshelf.
 
 
I think this is a beautiful example of modern baroque.
 
 
The wall covering is in excess geometrically but works so perfectly with the lucite carved side lamps and the glamorous gold fabric
 
 
I love this inspiration for hanging framed mirrors over a mirror and the ooh lala chandelier


 
Large and overexhaggerated, love it


 
the architecture of the room here is what catches my eye, that long barrel vaulted hallway...how clever to have rounded seat backs for the dining chairs to continue with the curved lines.





 
 

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