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Period furniture styles, from Antiquity to Rococo, were characterized by the constant use of ornament as a way to connect visually and intellectually to Nature, as did Art in general. The evolution of furniture design in the last hundred years was marked by the almost total disparition of ornament. The thesis that form should originate solely from function, lead to the crisis of Modern Architecture. Innovation in furniture design faces today a number of challenges, which originate in part from the limitations set ...

Animal representation can be traced back to the very first examples of parietal and rock art. Animal symbolism in the Arts parallels the development of humankind. Figurative visual expression and ornament were used throughout the period furniture styles. Furniture design is dominated today by the so called “minimalist expression”, which stands mainly for the elimination of the figurative and of the ornament. Nevertheless, as we enter the third decade of 21’st century, there are numerous signs of a figurative comeb...