| Everyone has head the term "contemporary" but | | | | furniture design and the 1950s were the first time |
| many people are still unsure what it really means | | | | that plastics began to make their way into |
| when it is used to describe furniture design. What | | | | furniture. It was during the 80s that rattan made |
| it refers to is furniture designs that were created | | | | its return and it is still being used today in |
| in the second half of the 20th century. It was | | | | contemporary furniture design. |
| during the time after WW2 that contemporary | | | | Now in this day and age there is so much that |
| furniture design realy took root. | | | | designers have to select from when creating their |
| This was the beginning of the baby boomer era | | | | furniture designs and many are welding the old |
| when many new families were starting up after | | | | with the new. Materials such as polished marble or |
| the war. During the 60s the advent of the space | | | | granite for table tops that have their origins in |
| age gave many designers inspiration and their | | | | ancient times are being used in conjunction with |
| designs reflect this. It was during the seventies | | | | more modern materials for contemporary |
| that the bean bag chair made its debut and it | | | | furniture that blends the old with the new. |
| worked well for that point in time. The sixties | | | | Mission influences are again making their way into |
| brought us the water bed and the lava lamp and | | | | modern contemporary designs also. If you are |
| they have both gone in and out of style since | | | | thinking of furnishing your home or office with |
| then. | | | | contemporary furniture then you may want to |
| As new materials have been developed they | | | | invest a little time in research before you make |
| have also found their way into contemporary | | | | your final purchases. |