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The soft pastels and the classic and historical contemporary furniture design motifs that characterize postmodernism was giving method to a far more robust approach. This new trend takes its inspiration from two sources: the Art Nouveau design of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which emphasized richly evocative forms, sinuously curving lines, and flat patterns; and the Bauhaus School of design originating in the 1920′s, which stressed functionalism and a ‘new unity’ between art, craftsmanship, and technology. Interior designers was merging and at the same time updating both of these traditions. They sought to reestablish the criteria of ornamentation, function, warm color and materials, and human-scale objects and environments in the context of the contemporary world. The new approach has had home design into relation with many different disciplines, including environmental planning, graphics, and architecture. During the year, in fact, several furniture collections designed by important architects were drawing wide attention. The most noteworthy example was a collection made for Knoll International by Philadelphia architect Robert Venturi. Like Venturi’s books and buildings, his furniture aroused controversy in the press and within the profession. The collection, including nine chairs, three tables, and an overstuffed sofa, represented a radical departure from the sleek surfaces and polished chrome this is the hallmark of most contemporary furniture. The sofa was pure Victorian. The chairs made of molded bits of plywood and in some cases laminated with patterns suggesting chintz and cretonne prints, appeared to caricature classic Queen Anne, Regency, and Chippendale designs. The acceptance of the modern or contemporary movement in america is gradual but very definite. A better refinement is noticeable in acme furniture; the harsh structural lines are being softened, with less importance being positioned on the strictly functional aspect. The interior designer has had this about due to the theory that the fine contemporary interior is one wherein the easy 18th century English and French pieces are blended with the modern. To achieve this, modern contemporary furniture needed to be refined to a degree that would permit its association with fine period pieces The concept for returning the elegance of the past was not an isolated phenomenon but has been increasingly visible in the work of most contemporary decorators and designers. From the home furnishings departments brought back original furniture and accessories; in addition, they arranged to possess lots of the designs copied in quantity by craftsmen in Europe. There is a noticeable increase in heavily carved wood, Moorish scrolls, grillwork, and brass based on ancient and medieval cultures in Spain, France, Italy, Egypt, and Greece. The creation of contemporary furniture has made the world realize the value of classical look and elegance