English Periods

From the English Period, I chose to focus on the late Renaissance Neoclassic. The main designers of this time were Chippendale, Adam, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton. My favorite in particular was Robert Adams, an architect, interior designer, and furniture designer. He was willing to share his theories and ideas with others seeing as he wrote the book, "The Works in Architecture."  He was very good at planning and working out every detail and every inch of a space. Seeing as he was serious about the revival of classical design, he often times implemented architectural elements in to his interiors like columns and naves. Other effects came in to play with entablatures, arch forms, domes, and panels with classical motifs. Another great characteristic of his designs was the fact that the ceiling detail matched the floor usually. Adam used furniture, light fixtures, floor coverings, textiles, silver, pottery, and metal work all together to achieve a finished space. It was also interesting that the focal point was not the fireplace with his designs. He was famous for creating the sideboard too. It is a wide table with drawers created to be placed in the dining room for serving. Below are many of his interiors. You can see why he is my favorite from this time period.

Here are some current day applications of the Neoclassic style that could have been inspired by Adam style. They very much relate to his work.