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 The inventive
and pompous style of neo-baroque occurred in the end of XX century as the exceptional
challenge to all the set traditions of functionality and simple design in the
end of the previous century. Straightforwardness and minimalism of the modern
interior caused the designers and consumers get bored. And brighter, more
intensified colors and color contrasts appeared to be demanded, especially the
fanciful classic decor of baroque from neo-classic material. Neo-baroque is the
performance, the unique show off, luxury baroque mixed with modern avant-gardism.
Neo-baroque in the modern interior is met as the slight challenge to the
society when the classic forms and decorations are mixed with the newest
materials. Neo-baroque style is houses or rooms where the feeling of light
euphoria occurs, illusory quality of the being, and the design shifts the owners
into the mysterious and wonderful fairy tale of life.
Baroque introduced
curved lines, scrolls, pompous shapes, all sorts of lighting, complicated curved
contours of the interior elements and the flamboyant colors. The intensive blue,
crimson, scarlet, emerald-green colors matched with the dark wood and gilding creates
the feeling of holiday.
All these details
and elements are expressly highlighted in the neo-baroque style thanks to the
application of modern fabric - stained glass, various kinds of plastic, tiles, synthetic
fabric are wonderfully matched with wood and stone. Blazing «medical» light is close
to the mute lamp bracket, neon light with candles, habitual functional items
with the mirror in the heavy gilded frame with roses and curls, stucco work is
sometimes replaced with the plastic details. This style is especially attractive
for collectors, since in neo-baroque interior the collection of either wine or
butterflies is one of the compulsory elements. The designers often make the new
style approaches on the old baroque base and every single interior style in
neo-baroque occurs to be eye-striking and incredible.
In spite of
the pompous and pretentious performance of neo-baroque interiors, this style is
too luxury and it is often used for restaurants and boutiques. For example,
«Tiffany’s Café» restaurant in St. Petersburg
is made in this style. The vivid and flamboyant luxury mixed with the unique
materials gives the striking results. The floor is made with tiles of limestone
of the Jurassic period, and there are fourteen lusters from the Muran glass,
hand-made decorated walls, Italian furniture, collection tableware and you come
into the luxury fairy tale.
On the
other hand, neo-baroque affords to match the contrast details. For example, «Kokon-light»
boutique in Odessa
performed in this style is opened with spacious premises, minimalism in
furniture and the bright light. The first thing to catch the sight is the
luxury light, the airy table and small classic sofa. All these details look like
the vignette that decorate and trim the collections of famous companies.
Modern
materials provide the opportunity to make the interior in the neo-baroque style
with functional and delicate and unique design. The match of glittering window walls
and the unique luster seemed to be awesome and weird, at the same time. Crystals, glass, mirrors
and light – all basic approaches used by «Maison Baccarat» to create the fairy
tale about the Snow Queen. However, the warmth of this interior will thaw the
ice in the hearts.
Neo-baroque
is often used in restaurants and boutiques as if creating the scenes with the refined
food, luxury clothes and beautiful people. The houses made in this style appear
on the stage among the modern structures from glass and concrete. For example, the
Roman Catholic Church of Ruzhentsova Mother of God in Grodnen area with the
snow-white walls and modern trimming, the railway station in Slonim in the same
area and the Church
of St. John the Baptist
in Benyakoni.
Every single
style is individual and unique when the interior highlights the house and the
designer. Neo-baroque is slightly affected and illusory, artistic and showy and
at the same time is the modern style which came from the past in the new image.
Whatever
serious we are, from the deep inside we are the children and we keep to the
fairy tale which is made in soft curls and refined elegant details of
neo-baroque.
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