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How has the Job changed
How has the Job changed
This job has changed over time for the better, generally speaking of course. Through time, more opportunities have been presented to people when looking for jobs in this career. Originally, designers had very little opportunity to rise through the ranks, as one's social status had the utmost importance when one was being employed. The career has also changed in terms of the concept itself. It has also split into 'sub-genres'. Architects used to cover everything of a building, from the furniture, interior and exterior, along with the design (and construction) of the building. Now, there're specialised groups for it, one such is Interior Designers. The era in which all of these changes would be the mid-to-late 19th centuries, around the time of William Morris (well known for the Art & craft movement). That being said, each country had different times, but the above is for Europe and US.
Second Empire Style Victorian times (1870s)
Timelines
Timelines
The below has 2 sections; the first, Ancient history, being a Prezi presentation explaining how and what Interior Design was like in the 'ancient' - so before Anno Domini. The second is a timeline on the modern timeline.
*Click on the title, it guides you to the link on a different tab
This Prezi presentation (click on the title of this section) explains and guides you to what interior design, and its original concept, began at.
Change in design style
Change in design style
Stone Age (6000-2000BC)
Found in prehistoric human dwellings
Decorations involved drawings, usually of plants, animals or humans
Tribes of this era made huts from mud, animal skins and sticks
Greek (1200-31BC)
Improvements in civilization
People could decorate their homes in their own style
The wealthy had furniture containing silver and ivory
The Greeks brought in rules for construction containing impressive pillars
Roman (753BC-480AD)
Decorated with murals, mosaics, and bespoke furniture
Typical Roman furniture had clawed feet and soft furnishings
Industrial Revolution (1760-1820AD)
Interior design was opened to a wider audience and was more accessible
Luxury items became more affordable
Printed media became common
Roman and Greek inspiration
Could be seen in architecture and furniture which used metals such as bronze and fabrics such as velvet, satin and silk.
Victorian (1837-1901AD)
Ornaments were the centre point of a room with collected objects
Colour choices of walls followed a strict code depending on room type and always used colours which were placed beside or exactly opposite on the colour wheel
Crystal Palace was built and set the standard for modern architecture
Art Deco (1920s-1960s)
Art Deco is one of the most well known interior design styles
Elegance and glamour
Clean lines, bold colour, angular shapes and stylised patterns such as zig-zags
Mid-Century Modern (1930s)
- The aim was to bring the outdoors in (big windows and open planned rooms)
- The style is relatively simple
Contemporary (1980s-NOW)
Neutral colours, furniture in basic materials
Wood and stainless steel
Clean and uncluttered feel
Bright colours are sometimes used to contrast against the all-round neutral feel
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