What is interior design?

Design Languages Interior design is the practice of artists working on interiors and the furnishing of architectural spaces. It has some elements but mainly we may investigate seven topics: Space, form, line, light, pattern, texture and colour. There is a balance between them in order to create a healthy environment. Moreover, the balance of some textures or colours or spatial elements created some architectural styles and interior design styles. These styles create a language and tell us about both the designer and the user.

Traditional Interior Design Languages

The traditional interior designer was created in the 20th century, based on 18th and 19th-century European design elements. This style spread due to end of the WW2 and people needed to create a new but feeling-like home space. Since this is a revival of an era, designers kept up with the century we live in; however, some features kept original. These original elements can be open plans, light and contrast colours, kitchen islands and vintage furniture. It is set functional and bright, with some ornaments. Includes wooden floor materials and light colour-painted or floral-painted walls.

Modern Interior Design Languages

Modern Design Languages was created in mid 20th century in order to modernise and keep up with the new era coming up. It is based on a monochromatic colour palette, natural materials and texture, clean lines and most importantly daylight. Modern interior design traces back to German Bauhaus and Scandinavian design. It has some art works in painting, sculpture, architecture, design and other kinds of art. New technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques made it much easier such as steel structures and clean finishes. Some features are floor to ceiling windows which provides fresh air supply and natural light, clean finishes, open spaces, neutral colours and low and long furniture.

Minimal Interior Design Languages

Minimal Design Language is a subject which confuses some people due to its similarity with modern interior design. Here is a tip: Minimal design is a subtitle of modern design. It is very fine to have some commons, however, there is some differences. For example, modernism mostly prefers neutral colours whilst minimalism requires white alike colours.

Minimal design also involves simplicity, natural light, clean lines and finishes. Moreover, minimalism concentrates on storage solutions since it removes many furnitures. Minimalism benefits the usage of shapes- shapes create some decoration plays.

Scandinavian Interior Design Languages

Scandinavian design has some modern textural and linear essentials and traditional furniture essentials, the difference is that Scandinavian tends to compose both modern-minimalism and cosiness. Some architects state that Scandinavian design applies fermitas, utilitas, venustas (Vitruvius, BC70-15). It is firm, functional and beautiful. It blends textures, uses soft colour palettes, wooden furnitures and cosy looking and feeling furnitures. In Scandinavian design, it is very common to use faux fur carpets and furry or soft blankets as decorative elements.

Rustic Interior Design Languages

Rustic interior design is based on beauty of nature and ruggedness. It focuses mostly on wooden and stone based elements, lets some greenery relieves all livings in a spatial area. Since it is based on nature, rustic elements don’t have to finish very clean- it allows to do mistakes. These mistakes make a space much home alike, warm and cosy. Some hotels design their lobbies or winter resorts in rustic style just to make users comfortable and make them feel like it’s their home and welcomed there- it became a part of marketing. Rustic is also simple, not minimal but simple; also functional.

Eclectic Interior Design Languages

Basically, eclectic style is a mixture of vary of styles and eras. Eclecticism doesn’t have any specific rules but mixing and mixing. However, it is very challenging to design eclectic. It is a mash up, yet, the elements need to be coherent, they need a relation and that’s what makes it cosy. Completeness make humans less anxious and it is mostly cosy and comfortable. These elements gathering together creates an exciting experience and unexpected forms. To create eclectic design, layering is a must. Rugs, wooden furnitures, wicker chandeliers and plants help to create eclectic too.