Introduction to Chinese style interior decoration
Chinese style is the most common in case analysis in the industry. It is the interior decoration design art style of Chinese classical architecture represented by palace architecture. It is magnificent, magnificent and luxurious, with high space, large depth, carved beams and painted columns, and resplendent. The shape pays attention to symmetry, the color pays attention to contrast, and the decorative materials are mainly wood. , the patterns include dragons, phoenixes, turtles, lions, etc., which are exquisitely crafted, magnificent and ingenious. However, Chinese-style decoration is more expensive and lacks modern flavor, so it can only be used as decoration in the home.
Traditional Chinese interior design combines solemnity and elegance. The current Chinese style makes more use of postmodern techniques, redesigning and combining traditional structural forms to appear as another national characteristic symbol. For example, a set of Ming and Qing style mahogany furniture is placed in the hall, and a Chinese landscape painting is hung on the wall. Naturally, a traditional study room is indispensable for its bookcases, bookcases and the Four Treasures of the Study Room. The Chinese-style living room has inherent style. For comfort, sofas are often used in Chinese-style environments, but the colors still reflect the simplicity of the Chinese style. The expression of the Chinese-style style makes the entire space, traditional and modern, modern. Classical. In this way, the rhythm is controlled by an oriental aesthetic concept of "blank space", showing everyone's style. The calligraphy and painting on the walls are not so much in terms of quantity or content, but in the artistic conception they create. It can be said that no matter how strong the west wind is blowing now, the soothing artistic conception is always the unique feeling of the Orientals, so calligraphy is often the best way to achieve this poetic feeling. Lying on the comfortable sofa and home-style cases
like this, let thousands of stories flow through your fingers.
Rise and development
At the end of the 20th century, with the continuous recovery of China's economy, various design concepts emerged in the architectural world, which can be said to be the integration of various design trends in Europe and the United States. It happened again and again. The rise of Chinese studies also made Chinese people begin to look at things around them from the perspective of Chinese culture. The Chinese-style design that followed was also incorporated into their design concepts by many designers. It can be said that twenty There was a trend of revival of Chinese style design in Chinese architecture at the beginning of the century. The reason why the Chinese style is gradually becoming popular is that it is worth noting that the Chinese style that is gradually becoming popular in China is a simple imitation of the Ming Dynasty home culture in ancient China, and is mixed with many factors. First of all, in a modern society where European and American culture is ubiquitous, Chinese people will naturally have psychological needs with Chinese traditional culture as the inner core element. Chinese style is one of them. Of course, it is not a simple superposition of traditional cultural elements. In the eyes of designers, Chinese style is no longer equated with ancient rigidity. Instead, it is close to nature, simple, friendly and simple yet rich in connotation. Secondly, as the second largest economic entity in the world, various buildings are rising every day. The conditions of the new era require a design concept to express, so the Chinese style came into being. In a society where materialistic desires and various contradictions arise one after another, the harmony and tranquility inherent in traditional Chinese culture has been valued again by people. Combined with the aesthetic needs of contemporary people, traditional architectural styles have once again gained new life.
Traditional Chinese interior design combines the dual qualities of solemnity and elegance. In terms of interior space structure, wooden frames are the main form to show the maturity and stability of the owner. The combination of Chinese-style buildings adheres to the principle of balance and symmetry. The main building is on the central axis, and the secondary buildings are arranged on both sides to form important courtyards. The principle is the same when it comes to residences, palaces, palaces, and temples. Its square and stable architectural space reflects the concept of Chinese social ethics. Another feature of Chinese-style architecture is the wooden frame with a door on the front.
In addition, the following distinctions should be paid attention to in the design:
Most classical styles are mainly decorated with window grilles, ancient shelves, Chinese patterns, ceiling beams and columns.
Generally, wooden structures are the main ones, and the Chinese style is more symmetrical.
In addition, Chinese paintings, calligraphy and paintings, hanging paintings, etc. will be added for wall decoration, and some bonsai will be added for harmony.
Chinese style is generally more stable and mature.
The modern Chinese style only partially adopts Chinese style processing, and the overall design is relatively simple.
The selection of decorative materials is also relatively wide, and the matching is fashionable. The effect is more refreshing than the classical Chinese style, and is more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.
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The first is the interpretation of traditional Chinese culture in the modern context; the second is contemporary design based on a full understanding of contemporary Chinese culture. Chinese style is not a pile of elements, but through the understanding and refinement of traditional culture, combining modern elements with traditional elements, and creating a space rich in traditional charm based on the aesthetic needs of modern people, so that traditional art can be reflected in today's society . The Chinese style inherits the essence of the home concepts of the Tang Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties in design, refining and enriching the classic elements, while abandoning the feudal ideas of class, superiority and inferiority in the original space layout, and injecting traditional home culture into the home. The style case
gives a new breath.
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Chinese style is not a retro Ming and Qing Dynasty in the complete sense, but expresses the pursuit of an oriental spiritual realm that is elegant, subtle, dignified and luxurious through the characteristics of Chinese style.
Characteristics
The characteristic of Chinese style is to absorb the "form" and "spirit" characteristics of traditional decoration in terms of indoor layout, line shape, color tone, and the shape of furniture and furnishings. Using traditional cultural connotations as design elements, we get rid of the shortcomings of traditional furniture, remove redundant carvings and home-style cases
engravings, and blend the comfort of modern Western-style homes. Different layouts are adopted according to different types of rooms.
Traditional Chinese homes pay great attention to the layering of space. This traditional aesthetic concept has received a new interpretation in the Chinese style: according to the number of users of the house, separate functional spaces are made, using "dumb mouths" or simplified "bogu racks" to distinguish them; Where sight lines need to be isolated, Chinese-style screens or window lattice are used. Through this new method of separation, unit residences can show the hierarchical beauty of Chinese-style homes.
Key points
The composition of Chinese style is mainly reflected in traditional furniture (mostly Ming and Qing furniture), decorations and decorative colors mainly black and red. Most interiors adopt a symmetrical layout, with elegant style, simple and beautiful shapes, and strong and mature colors. Traditional Chinese interior Chinese style
The furnishings include calligraphy and painting, plaques, hanging screens, bonsai, porcelain, antiques, screens, ancient shelves, etc., pursuing a state of life that cultivates self-cultivation. The characteristics of traditional Chinese interior decoration art are that the overall layout is symmetrical and balanced, upright and stable, and the decorative details advocate natural taste. Flowers, birds, fish and insects are carefully crafted and full of changes, which fully reflects the spirit of traditional Chinese aesthetics.
In Chinese-style decorative style residences, simple, tough straight lines are often used for space decoration. Some families also use panel furniture with Western industrial design colors to match Chinese-style furniture. The use of linear decoration in space not only reflects the living requirements of modern people pursuing a simple life, but also caters to the restrained and simple design style of Chinese homes, making the Chinese style more practical and modern.
In terms of the details of residential decoration, the Chinese style is very particular, and can often create a decorative effect that changes scenery with each step in smaller residences. This decorative technique draws on Chinese classical gardens and brings rich visual effects to the space. In terms of the placement of accessories, the Chinese style is relatively free. The decorations can be green plants, fabrics, decorative paintings, and different styles of lamps.
These decorations can come in a variety of styles, but the main decorations in the space are traditional decorations such as Chinese paintings, palace lanterns and purple clay pottery. These decorations are not many in number, but they can play a finishing touch in the space.
Decorative elements
Flower boards
A variety of shapes, including square, rectangle, octagon, circle and other shapes. The carving patterns are colorful and have rich meanings. Traditional Chinese auspicious patterns can be found on the flower panels, such as good luck, wealth, longevity, good luck, etc. The reasonable geometric puzzle shape and graceful lines give people a variety of aesthetics. In particular, four rectangular pieces are combined together to form a complete pattern, which is hung on the sofa in the living room and on the TV base cabinet, adding a sense of elegance.
Tiaoban
In ancient times, most of them were used as altars. The large ones were 3-4 meters long. The altars were placed with the ancestors’ shrines, and incense was burned during festivals. . It's no wonder that Chinese people have always had the virtue of loyalty and filial piety. The legs of the table are in various shapes, including horseshoes and curled patterns, and the table tops have two types: warped and flat. In modern homes, some houses have small space, and most of them have smaller specifications. They are used as Feng Shui entrances and are placed in corridors, living rooms, studies, etc., and their favorite decorations are placed on the table to create a harmonious and solemn atmosphere. Come.
Screens
Screens can be made in various ways, including screens; solid wood carvings; combinations of puzzle panels; and black gold-painted screens with hand-painted flowers and plants; characters; auspicious patterns and other depictions , strong colors and clear matching. Modern hotel restaurant partitions; living room and other furnishing partitions. It is more peaceful and elegant with pastoral scenery.
Lighting, calligraphy and painting
Modern electric lights did not exist in ancient times, and modern homes are more ideal with them. Reasonable lighting makes those classical elements full of life, makes people energetic, and illuminates a warm and romantic mood. The hanging of calligraphy and paintings also has the atmosphere of a scholarly family. It can be said that there are less and less calligraphy nowadays, on the contrary, there are more and more words typed out by computers.
Arm chair and official hat chair
The entire Chinese style decoration plays an important role and is a representative work of Ming style furniture. The shape is reasonable and the lines are simple. It is still loved by modern people. Putting aside the complicated and cumbersome factors, this is where the Chinese style decoration lies, and these chairs often play an important role. Official hat chairs are divided into: four-head official hat chairs; southern official hat chairs. Two chairs and a few are placed in the living room, study and other places, which are simple and calm.
Suitable for people
People with a calm personality and who like traditional Chinese culture.
What you need to pay attention to in Chinese style: As long as the appropriateness of various building materials is used, even modern building materials such as glass and metal can still express Chinese style.
Modern Chinese style
Concept
Modern Chinese style refers to a decorative style that refines and integrates Chinese classical architectural elements into modern people's lives and aesthetic habits. , making the classical elements more concise, grand, fashionable and other modern elements. Let modern home decoration have more Chinese cultural charm and reflect the unique charm of traditional Chinese home culture.
Concrete embodiment
Modern style fabric sofa picture
1. The pace of modern people’s lives is accelerating, information is being transmitted more and more quickly, and people understand the world more and more quickly. Come more and more. In order to show that more and more people choose to pursue distinctive and unique personalities and express them in daily clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and people consciously or unconsciously have behaviors that follow the masses, this is how it emerged. Different fashion popular elements and styles.
2. The fast-paced life makes modern style popular. However, some people are not satisfied with the paleness of the modern style and want to give it a certain cultural connotation; some people who accept the traditional Chinese style are not satisfied with its complexity and functional shortcomings, and want to change it while maintaining the charm. . Thus, the modern Chinese style was born.
3. The design of modern Chinese style is not a simple merger of two styles or the stacking of elements, but must be carefully considered from the aspects of function, aesthetics, cultural meaning, coordination, etc. Taking all aspects into consideration, starting from the economic and living needs of modern people, using traditional cultural and artistic connotations or appropriately simplifying and adjusting traditional elements, and re-creating materials, structures, and processes, the designed works will be A mature work, otherwise it would be either too cliche or too frivolous, and it would make people laugh if it were a tiger rather than a cat.
4. To grasp the design of modern Chinese style well, it is inseparable from the designer’s own cultural accomplishment and design skills. This is a multi-faceted accumulation of knowledge and requires an understanding of traditional Chinese culture and understanding of traditional Chinese culture. The sensitivities of contemporary social fashion elements can be effectively combined and complement each other in a harmonious way. Both are one or even several branches of broad and profound knowledge. The former includes the integration of Chinese history, humanities, geography, classical architecture, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, painting and calligraphy, gardens, Feng Shui... and other knowledge; Those who include modern and Western architecture, fine arts, understanding of life and familiarity with various processes of modern life, and sensitivity and understanding of popular elements.
Chinese Elements in Home Decoration Design
Overview
Authentic Chinese style starts from the space pattern. Modern new Chinese style
There is a popular opinion in the Western design world: "Without Chinese elements, there is no nobility." The charm of Chinese style is evident. Although urban young people today are more accustomed to wearing suits, drinking foreign wine, and watching "Friends" to practice English listening, as long as you are Chinese, it is not difficult to understand China's traditional culture. The key is whether you understand it.
Chinese style space
A cheongsam looks graceful and luxurious when worn by some people, dignified and elegant when worn by others, and shows off its vulgarity when worn by others. This is actually the ultimate expression of Chinese style. Charming is also the most difficult charm to grasp. It considers an inner and implicit temperament. For home furnishings, if possible, the authentic Chinese style starts with the spatial pattern. Precisely because architectural enclosure is an art, our feelings in big houses and small houses are different. One type of Chinese-style architectural space is a palace, such as the Forbidden City. The second type is residential buildings, and the third type is gardens. Traditional Chinese-style houses have an enclosed courtyard layout and generally include three main areas: hall, bedroom, and study. It has the characteristics of etiquette on the whole and is more pleasant in function. What is the proportion of the length, width and height of the house to achieve warmth in winter and coolness in summer? Chen Clan Ancestral Hall gave the answer.
In a single internal space, typical Chinese-style spaces also pay great attention to partitions.
In addition, the balance of yin and yang and the roundness of the aura derived from the Five Elements and Bagua are all characteristics of Chinese space. Therefore, some experts pointed out that the advantages of traditional Chinese architectural space are in line with today's "eco-environmental protection and energy saving" needs. World thoughts.
Zhang Qiman, director of the Interior Design Department of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, pointed out that when choosing a residence in nature, the ancient Chinese people had a saying of "appreciating its yin and yang and observing its flowing springs." This means paying attention to the choice when choosing a residence. Where there is the flow of the sun, running water and air, it is the place where "landscapes and rivers gather together, and the wind and the wind get the water" in the folk style water theory. When analyzing the reflection of Huizhou merchants' "getting rich" ideas in architectural modeling and indoor material selection, she said: "In order to prevent theft and accumulate wealth, there are few windows on the exterior walls, and all lighting and ventilation rely on patios, so it is not convenient to set up a patio." It is auspicious that wealth does not flow out. When it is sunny, the sun pours from the patio into the front of the hall, which is called "sprinkling gold". When it rains, the rainwater falls into the front of the hall, which is called "liquid silver". The roofs on all four sides slope toward the patio, and when the rainwater from all sides flows into the front of the hall, it is auspicious. It is called "Four Waters Return to the Hall". Chinese people believe that "water" means "wealth". According to the custom of "rich water does not flow out of other people's fields", it means "money flows in from all sides"
Except for the body. The grasp of quantity and the prominence of Chinese-style space temperament are also reflected in the layout method. According to historical records, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in his later years lamented that although the magnificent palace was good, the small rooms were more comfortable and pleasant.
So the designer Xiang Sheng designed a "maze" with thousands of houses and twists and turns for the emperor. Once a person enters by mistake, he will not be able to get out without anyone to guide him. Perhaps starting from Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the layout of Chinese-style homes is characterized by clever "twists and concealments."
In a single internal space, typical Chinese-style spaces also pay great attention to "partitions", and the purpose of such partitions is not to cut off the space, but to serve as a transition, a reminder, and an instruction. Often "continuously separated". Bisha cabinets, floor covers, flying covers, screens, ancient shelves, and curtains are not only used to "separate but continue", but are also highly decorative. Therefore, the solid walls and virtual walls that are popular today were used by the Chinese a long time ago.
The decorative techniques of traditional interior design are the embodiment of the reserved temperament of the Chinese people.
Chinese-style furniture
The Western design community believes: “Without Chinese elements, there is often no elegance.” One of the most fashionable home styles nowadays is based on Western decorative styles and Mainly furniture, mixed with one or two pieces of Chinese furniture, often produces a very beautiful effect.
In fact, after thousands of years of inheritance, the Chinese furniture that can still be seen today has become a classic that has been washed away by the waves, so it has a high degree of integration. When we pay attention to Chinese furniture, in addition to considering its material, I am afraid we should pay more attention to its inner design. Cases are further divided into confession cases, painting cases, and book cases. Confessions are usually displayed in the hall, often decorated with carvings. Cases appeared on sacred occasions, and later painted cases and calligraphy cases were the everyday versions of case furniture, which can well reflect the aesthetic characteristics of Chinese literati.
Tables Tables in Chinese furniture include long tables, square tables, desks, Kang tables, etc. The square table in the hall is the facade of a house. It is usually made of fine hardwood, has a steady and dignified shape, meticulous workmanship and elegant decoration. The distance between desktops is usually 1M, which is the social distance of ancient Chinese people. Chairs: Chinese-style furniture chairs include Taishi chairs, official hat chairs, and armchairs. Different chairs have different sizes. Among them, the Taishi chair in the Qing Dynasty is the largest and is often placed in the main hall.
Beds The Chinese-style beds we can see at present are four-poster or six-poster frame beds. The frames can be surrounded by curtains and there is a top cover on the top of the bed. Doesn't this mean something like a "house within a house"? There are also Chinese-style beds and Arhat beds, which are a bit like widened benches without shelves. They are usually placed in the study for lunch breaks.
Chinese style decoration
The decorative techniques of traditional interior design are the embodiment of the subtle temperament of the Chinese people.
Chinese style decoration pictures (7 photos) Bats, deer, fish, magpies and plum blossoms are the more common decorative patterns. The reason is that "bat" and "福" are homophones, which can embody the classical Chinese style.
Blessed; "deer" and "lu" are homophones, and they can embody wealth; "There is more than enough every year."
Patterns such as "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum" and "Three Friends of Suihan" are metaphors, borrowing certain ecological characteristics of plants to praise human beings' noble sentiments and conduct. Bamboo has "sections", which means people should have "integrity"; plums and pine are cold-resistant, meaning people should not be afraid of violence or difficulties.
Similarly, the pomegranate symbolizes many children and grandchildren; the mandarin duck symbolizes the love between husband and wife, and the pine and crane represent health and longevity.
Traditional Chinese architecture is particular about the number of bays and steps. The ancients respected "yang numbers" as odd numbers, and respected "nine". Nine characters or multiples of nine characters are good choices.
In addition, Chinese-style interior decoration also includes famous calligraphy, painting and calligraphy. They may not be written by famous artists, but whether it is from the perspective of the concept or the skill of the painter or calligrapher, it must be good. Otherwise, hanging some perfunctory ink marks will ruin the overall home environment.
Chinese style decoration generally refers to the traditional Chinese style decoration that has gradually formed since the Qing Dynasty. This style best embodies our nation's home style and the aesthetic connotation of traditional culture, so it has been deeply loved by people for a long time. However, among the tens of thousands of home decoration projects that have been completed in Beijing, Chinese-style decoration is still rare.