Fusion and innovation of various technologies of furniture and the beauty of classical art in Louis XVI period of France

The innovation of French neoclassical furniture is also manifested in the combination of various technologies and classical art, which is also the characteristic of some styles and schools in the evolution history of western furniture.

1) skills such as architecture, painting, sculpture and furniture are integrated.

French Louis XVI style furniture is often a combination of various skills, especially cabinet furniture. A filing cabinet with movable shelves is used for writing. The whole cabinet adopts a rectangular linear structure of classical architecture, and the classical column feet gradually taper from top to bottom. Exquisite flower baskets and flower patterns with branches are depicted on porcelain plates embedded in doors, side panels and drawers of furniture, and the outline is outlined with exquisite bronze gold-plated carvings, and bronze gold-plated pendants, roses and other patterns are carved around them. Architecture, painting, sculpture, inlay, furniture and other technical forms are integrated, showing the classical art beauty of exquisite and elegant French neoclassical furniture.

2) Combination of mechanical structure and wood structure

Table furniture in Louis XVI period in France is often equipped with mechanical devices, which can adjust the various states of the writing desk to meet the requirements of multifunctional use. 1778 a piece of furniture made by a mechanic and a furniture craftsman. There is a mechanical device in the workbench, which can be adjusted by the handle on the side plate. With the rise of the steel pole, the upper table is driven to rise, and the table top is adjusted to rise, forming an inclined table top. For people to read and write when standing, there are three drawers with different sizes on the front, and each drawer has an inclined table that can be opened after being pulled out, providing different ways of use. The vertical and horizontal linear structure of the whole piece of furniture, with slender legs, shows an unpretentious artistic image. Clever ideas and clever brains are hard to explain in many languages. How did the ancients design new ways of use to realize the unity of function and aesthetic feeling and create the beauty of classical art?

3) Wood, rattan, copper, porcelain and marble are integrated into the furniture.

French Louis XVI furniture combines wood, copper, porcelain, marble and even rattan, and shows the classical artistic beauty of furniture with different materials and different technical means. Gold-plated bronze carvings, porcelain plates inlaid with patterns and marble as the roof are common decorative techniques of French neoclassical furniture. What deserves special mention here is the use of rattan. From18th century, during the Regency period in France, wooden chairs became popular to make rattan chair backs and rattan chair seats. Rattan was first planted in Indonesia, and was introduced to Europe in17th century. Two countries, the Netherlands and Britain, mainly began to produce wooden chairs with rattan backs and rattan seats. This kind of chair also appeared in Louis XIII and Louis XIV in France, but it was not until 1722 regency that France began to produce and popularize it in its own factories. During the Louis XV period in the middle of18th century, a large number of chair furniture appeared, such as dressing chairs, office chairs and lounge chairs with rattan backs. The innovation of French neoclassical furniture lies in the application of rattan production technology to cabinets, which has created a brand-new image, which is refreshing and admirable.

During the period of Louis XVI, France from 65438 to 0788, the cabinet designed by an unknown furniture designer was trapezoidal and linear, with three classical Corinthian round legs on each side and rattan at the upper and lower ends, which was very imposing. The top plate is white marble, the upper rung of the cabinet is decorated with the spiral pattern of scopolamine in ancient Rome and the continuous pattern of rose ornaments in Pompeii Temple, and the decorative belt woven with rattan around the black cabinet outlines a bright outline, just like exquisite carving ornaments. The middle front panel is symmetrically decorated with four round bronze gold-plated carved monster heads. The bottom plate below is like a mirror, reflecting the scene of the upper plate and cylindrical decoration. The natural exquisiteness of rattan materials, majestic architectural columns, ancient decoration with continuous scroll patterns, contrast between black and yellow, and spectacular image of meticulous carving are interwoven into an ideal neoclassical artistic aesthetic feeling. When we appreciate this artistic image interwoven by different textures, we can't help falling for it. This is the best example of artistic innovation and the coexistence of ancient and modern times at that time.