{"id":5254,"date":"2016-01-11T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2016-01-11T09:00:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:00:49","slug":"modern-vs-contemporary-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/modern-vs-contemporary-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern vs. Contemporary Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that \u201cmodern\u201d design and \u201ccontemporary\u201d design are different? If you like clean lines and are trying to describe your tastes to a designer or architect, it\u2019s very easy to be confused!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>Modern vs. Contemporary Design<\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5258\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/chair-650x488-1.png\" alt=\"chair\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern<\/strong> design is actually a style named for what was popular between 1920 and 1950. Think retro, mid-century modern \u201cform follows function\u201d design, natural wood and fibers, molded plastics, bare floors, neutral colors, high-shine metals and an overall open, airy feeling (though spaces tended to be dark). Think about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hermanmiller.com\/products\/seating\/lounge-seating\/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herman Miller Eames chair<\/a>, Art Deco, and institutional Bauhaus style. This L.A. house by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/119471\/William-Hefner-Architecture-Interiors-and-Landscape-modern-living-room-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Hefner Architecture Interiors &amp; Landscape<\/a> is a great example:<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/119471\/William-Hefner-Architecture-Interiors-and-Landscape-modern-living-room-los-angeles\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/modern-living-room.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"662\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #444;\"><small><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/modern\/living-room\">Modern Living Room<\/a> by <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/professionals\/architect\/c\/Los-Angeles--CA\">Los Angeles Architects &amp; Building Designers<\/a> <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/pro\/williamhefner\/studio-william-hefner\">Studio William Hefner<\/a><\/small><\/div>\n<p>Take away the molded plastics and Modern design sounds a lot like architecture and design trends popular today. However, Modern and Contemporary can be very different things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contemporary<\/strong> design just means whatever is popular now. Currently, contemporary design elements include open spaces with lots of windows or natural light sources, neutral colors found in nature with bright accent pieces, bare floors, a mix of new and rustic materials and hidden technology. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/portfolio\/east-cooper-eclectic\/\">East Cooper Eclectic<\/a> project is the perfect example of Contemporary design. We started with a very neutral palette and punched it up by mixing organic materials, local art with exotic textiles and plenty of bright colors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5262\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/MDI-12-650x433-1.jpg\" alt=\"MDI-12\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5263\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/MDI-311-650x585-1.jpg\" alt=\"MDI-311\" width=\"650\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/portfolio\/debordieu\/\">Casual Creekside project<\/a> also reflects Contemporary design:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5264\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/MDI.Fall2013-16-650x433-1.jpg\" alt=\"MDI.Fall2013-16\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5265\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/MDI.Fall2013-35-650x425-1.jpg\" alt=\"MDI.Fall2013-35\" width=\"650\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That definition of Contemporary can change fairly quickly, so if your tastes lean toward transitional (a blend of traditional and contemporary), industrial or rustic farmhouse elements \u2013 you probably like Contemporary design more than you like Modern design. Knowing the difference between the two can help you express yourself to your builder, architect and designer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that \u201cmodern\u201d design and \u201ccontemporary\u201d design are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,25],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5254"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}