The idea of adding glass to the interior originally came to the Soviet avant-garde artists. They thought about the buildings of the future, the forms of which resembled some ships, following in a new, bright world. In this regard, innovations in construction have appeared. This is a variety of concrete structures with a metal frame, and, of course, huge glass surfaces, sometimes painted in various bright colors for giving picturesqueness.
So, let's consider glass as a material for construction and design in different styles, replacing each other, and how gradually glass furniture began to pour into our life and environment.
In the early twentieth century, the introduction of glass into the furnishings of the houses takes its origins. In those days, a whole epoch was born in the art of decorating interior decorations. It was possible to observe the windows in the whole wall, the impressive size of the room with walls of pastel tones, almost without decorative design and half-empty rooms.
Geometry of forms.
In the middle of the twentieth century, geometric shapes are gaining popularity in the interior, but the glass still does not come out of fashion. Particularly in demand at that time were small tables with a glass table top, resting on legs of wood or iron.
The naturalness of the tree.
Over time, when one style replaced another, the fashion changed, it becomes clear that the glass still occupied an honorable niche in the creation of the interior. For example, when the next style was replaced by a fashion for a natural tree, the architects very harmoniously inscribed in it glass inserts, why all the interior decorations gained weightlessness, and as a whole there was a feeling of lightness and spaciousness. You could also see large windows from floor to ceiling, ceiling, tables, doors, high mirrors, which together with natural wood and bright space formed, so-called, classics in a modern way. In addition, the glass colored stained glass windows, which are a fashionable detail of modernity, which is relevant to this stage of style development, come back from the distant past.
Historical interiors. Vintage.
Modern interior designers always attracted ideas for decoration, taken from the history of the development of fashion and style. They tried to interpret them on the present, which led to the emergence of the "vintage" style. To review it is possible to take a table of glass on curved legs in the form of twigs from bronze. This could be seen in aristocratic palaces a hundred or two hundred years ago, along with fur carpets in the form of skins lying on the floor, or hanging on the wall. And now, such elegant elements and objects can be observed in some interiors, but in a slightly different form. And this, undoubtedly, adds its "zest".
Antiquity.
Modern designers have also borrowed ideas from ancient Rome to create their own unique interiors. In those days, everything was made of marble. Actual at that time, the columns in architecture and buildings were repeated in furniture. For example, marble columns supported the countertops, as for the tables. This idea has also passed into the present, in combination with glass. The truth passed to a slightly different, semicircular, carved form of glass legs supporting the table top, and having a clear kinship and resemblance to those same pillars of Ancient Rome. Initially, this table may seem quite primitive, but the grace and grandeur of the ancient forms is obvious, and looks very luxurious.
Minimalism.
When the style of minimalism dominated the fashion, the interior was rather simplified. Preference was no longer given to beauty, but to practicality and naturalness. Thanks to this style, it came to realize how great the combination of wood and metal along with the glass lines in the interior. And it is the absence of any additional decor maximally ennobles the forms.
Modernity.
With the advent of new technologies in the modern world, the interior situation of the premises has become similar to a new-generation spacecraft. Accordingly, designers and architects began to actively reflect the technical progress directly in their projects. A distinctive feature is the appearance of transparent ceilings, floors, ceilings, and not just doors and walls, as seen in the previous styles.
Thanks to this, the space visually increases, together with the window. Proceeding from this, furniture acquires transparency, thereby dissolving in the air.
Over time, more and more glass structures appear in the interior. These are shelves, racks, tables, sinks, shower cabins, cabinet doors. Transparency of lines is present everywhere in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, on the balcony, in the corridor. All objects in contact with them seem to be weightless, frozen in the air, which gives a certain charm and spirit of modernity, filling the house with sunlight, rays, air, space. Surprisingly, designers are introducing glass furniture tables, shelves, doors, even in children's rooms, vouching for high security. Technologies of glass development in everyday life allow it to be so strong that the risk of broken furniture is minimized and practically impossible. This material is very durable, as it is hardened and it is made with smoothed edges, due to which, accordingly, safety is guaranteed.
In conclusion, it can be said that the influence of glass furniture increases every year and the presence becomes traditional. The presence of this building material in its situation at home or at work and in other places speaks of its popularity, fashion and is even a sign of well-being. And, despite the fragility at first sight, glass furniture has already proved its great practicality and manufacturability, and I use it to design my own house, you can create an individual, unique and modern image.