1970s in furniture

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A 1970s hotel bathroom with characteristic color patterns associated with 1970s decor

Furniture of the 1970s refers to the style of furniture popular in the 1970s.

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Context

The social climates cause a decline in the dominant modernism trend of the 1960s.The target audience were older youth that went through the modernism of the 50’s and 60’s. The audience have also been part of numerous different social changes that are occurring from the 50’s to 70’s. The ongoing protest of the civil rights in the United States, the Vietnam War and multiple other conflicts have affected the target audience. [1]

They want more comfortability and flexibility compared to the last decade. The pop and fun furniture of the last decades were now mainstream and transforming into be more practical and less radical. [2]

Design Elements

Often, the furniture would be laid with bold fabric patterns and colors. [3] Bold designs and prints were also used profusely in other decor. [3] Other design elements found in 1970s furniture and interior decorating included the use of the colors brown, purple, orange, and yellow (sometimes all in the same piece of fabric), shag-pile carpet, textured walls, lacquered furniture, gaudy lampshades, lava lamps, and molded plastic furniture. [3]

Trends:

Earthy tones that complement the bright colors. The colors offered less contrast than the modernism of the last century.

Patterns featuring bright col

Modular and multifunctional furniture was more explored in the 1970s as the more radical aesthetics of the youth of the 1960s ceded the way. The client

The furniture is more ergonomic. Allowing for more rounded shapes and softer forms.

Materials

Another major aspect of 1970s furniture is the use of teak wood. [4] The use of teak in fashionable furniture and panelling regained popularity in the 1960s and items became chunkier as it progressed into the 1970s. Because of the popularity of wood in homes, dark color palettes also became more widely used as the 1970s progressed. In the mid-to-late 1970s, pine wood began to replace teak wood, and color palettes became even darker.

Material exploration had significant mark on the furniture as they were trying to mix known materials and styles with new iterations.

Examples

It was released in 1969 by Chesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro, and Piero Gatti. Then it got traction in the 1970's and became a staple. [5] It was concistent with the trends of the 1970's. It offered comfortability.

Designed in 1972. [6] It is still in production as of today.

It was released in 1970 in Italy. It is now part of the MoMa's permanent collection.

It was released in 1971 sold by Ikea.

References

  1. Berger, Dan (2010). The hidden 1970s: histories of radicalism. New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press. ISBN   978-0-8135-4873-9.
  2. ابو المجد, مريهان محمد يحيي (2023-02-20). "دور الحركة الرجعية في تصميم الأثاث السكني المعاصر". مجلة التراث والتصميم (in Arabic). 0 (0): 0–0. doi: 10.21608/jsos.2023.188275.1351 . ISSN   2735-508X.
  3. 1 2 3 "www.clairewalter.com". www.clairewalter.com. 2006-09-16. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. "70s Retro Furniture". Retrowow.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  5. Markovski, Maya (2016-01-30). "Bean Bags in History: Interesting Origins of an Iconic Furnishing". Architecture Art Designs. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  6. "Omkstak". OMK 1965. Retrieved 2025-11-27.

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