On one hand I believe that as our culture and society has advanced we have realized that we can have functional lives without ornaments. We see that ornamentation is not paramount to the actual use and although it can add pleasure to the object, it is not critical. For this reason, we have seen a decline in ornamentation, but I don’t believe this is because we discarded the idea. It is purely because in our busy lives we yearn for simplicity. Also we have become aware materials use and how we shouldn't waste them.
For example, the chairs shown portray the transition between centuries. The top chair shows detail craftsmen put into simple household objects, despite lack of necessity in the 1900's. It simply added work and time to the craftsmen's job and clutter to the room. Conversely, the chairs shown
at the bottom are extremely simplistic
and made from simple geometric shapes.
It lacks ornamentation and would creates a simplistic line.
Although the first example is extreme, I believe that ornamentation is still a crucial part of society and without it we would not have evolved into the present culture. I think that we learnt a lot from the design of ornaments in the 1900's and although I think we have developed as designers and in our culture since then, it definitely played a major role.
Although we often don't ornament in the same way as the 1900's, we still do subconsciously. We have simply changed ornamentation and now incorporate it into materials.
Although this isn't traditional ornamentation I believe it is today's modified version.
Although I agree our culture has changed- ornamentation becoming less of a focus, I don't agree that it is synonymous. It has merely changed forms. It has become incorporated into materials saving work and time. This has adapted through our culture realizing the importance of not wasting material and resources.
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