Everything about the avant-garde style in the interior

Avant-garde is one of the youngest stylistic trends in design, which appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. This youth explains such characteristic features of it as revolutionary, daring rejection of traditions, self-will in design. Sooner or later, any interior gets boring. And when there is a desire to change something, the rebellious avant-garde is best suited for this.

The avant-garde appeared in the 20s of the XX century in the era of revolutions and world wars - they always contribute to the reassessment of absolutely all values. This is innovation: progressive ideas emerge as a protest against conservative norms. Even today, the avant-garde is breaking traditions in interior design. The main features of the innovative direction:

• the presence of space, large volumes;
• finishing with innovative materials;
• interesting non-standard furniture - unusual shapes, interesting colors, materials;
• bright palette of colors in decoration;
• non-standard planning solutions, interesting and original zoning techniques;
• the presence of a semantic center of the composition in each room;
• breaking canons and traditions, objects used in a new light, uncharacteristic colors and shapes;
• multifunctionality has sounded here in a new way.

The concept of modernity in the avant-garde is a kind of exaggeration - reality is presented from the perspective of a person of the future. This style is often compared with other directions - futurism, fusion, loft, kitsch, with which it has related features. But the avant-garde stands apart from other interior styles - it cannot be confused with any other.

Decorating any space in the avant-garde style is innovative and unconventional. The avant-garde interior is a kind of experimental platform for innovations in the construction market.

Previously, for the implementation of this interior direction, the designers absolutely did not recognize wallpaper. Basically, the walls were covered with paint or plastered. Today, various new textures, new wallpaper options appear that correspond to the concept of the avant-garde.

When decorating avant-garde walls, it is impossible to do without cutting-edge technological materials:

• wallpaper - liquid, metallized canvases;
• laminated panels;
• panels with a 3D pattern;
• leather trim.

Partitions as such may not be seen. They are simply removed; in extreme cases, they are given an unusual shape. A popular option for partitions is transparent and translucent, which refract light. Such an element will transform the most ordinary setting into an original and unusual one.

At the forefront of the ceiling, there are no stringent requirements. It can be stretched, suspended, and painted. In this case, not necessarily one color - 2 tones are often combined, and one will be in priority.

Atypical shapes are welcome, it is possible to diversify it with levels, niches or tiers. But the main thing is the contrast with the walls, floor, furniture. Of course, there should not be any painting or stucco molding.

This avant-garde interior element also features cutting-edge technology.A podium of any configuration will look great; it is also used for zoning.

Often there is a spectacular self-leveling floor in 3D format, and smooth or geometric shapes are used for images. Floor ceramic tiles, porcelain stoneware, laminate look organic.

It is not easy to choose furniture for an avant-garde interior, because it should be special, possess not only functionality, but also some zest in design. An ordinary sofa, armchairs, classic headsets are categorically unacceptable for decorating an apartment or house in the avant-garde style. But an armchair-glass, a sofa a la piano, in the shape of lips is a common thing here. In the living room, original hanging and frameless chairs will be appropriate.

A bed in an avant-garde bedroom must be of an unusual shape. It is also possible to refuse it altogether: there will be enough podium, all that remains is to buy a good mattress - and here is a ready-made sleeping place for you. And directly under the podium bed itself there will be space for storage systems.

At the same time, anatomical chairs made of glass or plastic, bright or transparent, borrowed from high-tech, will ideally fit into the avant-garde design. Tables must certainly be folding or retractable. There is, of course, cabinet furniture, but for the authenticity of the style, it is built into the walls or it must take an unusual or asymmetrical shape. Wardrobes - built-in, with sliding doors.

Ideally, such furniture is custom-made. However, if you try, you can find interesting modern serial or designer items (models made in high-tech, minimalism styles are suitable) with interesting colored upholstery. In this case, it is better to choose lightweight and functional models.

A significant feature of the avant-garde interior is the complete absence of small decor items and accessories. There is no place for various figurines, candles, other small things, and soft lines will not work. But this does not mean at all that adornments are alien to the avant-garde. This requires complex shapes of correct geometry, without detailing and openwork elements. Decor items must be quite large, and their abundance is also unacceptable. Austere huge vases of regular shapes, which are made of glass, plastic, metal, will be appropriate. In a spacious room of the avant-garde style, exotic vegetation finds its rightful place in flowerpots or tubs, again of large shapes.

But the main decoration of the avant-garde is, of course, paintings in any style of our time. - abstractionism, cubism, other similar painting, sculpture, for example, surreal metal products. However, any accessories, unusual items must look as if they are real works of modern art.

The avant-garde is distinguished by the presence of a spacious, bright room. In the daytime, natural light will be provided by windows, large stained-glass windows, and in the evening - by a variety of lighting devices. There should be an abundance of lamps - they are one of the important components of the decor. Many chandeliers, floor lamps, lamps are distinguished by their bright palette and unusual shapes.

For their manufacture, glass, plastic, metal are most often chosen. At the same time, they either act as an accent of the entire interior, its highlight, or they are an element that is not at all striking, but only accentuates attention on any zone.

A rich palette reigns in the avant-garde style - there are only bright colors, contrasting combinations. At the same time, there are practically no halftones, pastel shades.Experimenting with color, it is extremely important to follow the rules of harmony when combining shades - so the interior will not look gaudy, a random choice of colors.

The fundamental criterion when choosing a palette for any room will be contrast. He is everywhere: in any detail, wall paints that are located nearby. Only pure open colors such as red and blue, green, yellow and black are taken.

Organic characteristic combinations:

• blue with green;
• black and white palette (this combination is borrowed from Art Deco);
• white with yellow;
• red with metallic gray;
• bright blue + light gray;
• red + green;
• orange to a gray, purple or coral stripe (the shades in the stripe will not be so saturated).

It is difficult, but possible, to embody the avant-garde style in a separate apartment, room or house. For this, first of all, you should arm yourself with imagination.

In the avant-garde style, the bedroom always looks interesting. The key element of the bedroom is definitely the bed. Here it is worth focusing on either the non-standard form or the original material. Instead of a bed, a podium is often used, on which a comfortable mattress is located. When decorating a window, you should avoid multi-level curtains, lambrequins. The window opening in the avant-garde bedroom is designed simply, without draperies and frills.

By the way, you can do without textiles altogether in favor of blinds. But if curtains are still needed, they should not attract attention. The wardrobe is only of an unusual shape, an extraordinary color. Mirror ceiling tiles will successfully fit into the avant-garde bedroom.

Avant-garde is also appropriate in the interior of the kitchen, especially if it is large and spacious. It is not at all impossible to borrow the ideas of hi-tech and loft here. In an avant-garde kitchen, built-in technical innovations will be organic against the background of black facades with chrome handles.

The interior of the avant-garde living room should have an original idea that justifies the choice of style - this concerns the background, contrasts, accents. A budget solution is also possible. The interior is embodied using original wallpaper, transparent plexiglass furniture in the dining area, an unusual bright sofa, chandeliers and other interesting lighting fixtures.

For a teenage or children's room, you can also take the avant-garde style as a basis. And this does not contradict the basics of the style. The ceiling with stars in the black sky, decorative panels, any installations, 3D-wallpapers depicting your favorite cartoon characters that literally tear apart the masonry - all this will delight any child. As well as fancy-shaped furniture, instead of pillows - soft volumetric toys made by the parents themselves with the help of the baby himself.

If you want to use completely unusual plumbing fixtures, for example, a black washbasin and toilet bowl, a glass bathtub, you should use the unique features of the avant-garde to decorate the interior of such a bathroom.

The choice of tiles for cladding, a self-leveling 3D floor, as a volumetric image - dolphins, corals, sharks will be appropriate here.

The general idea of ​​an avant-garde residential interior can be seen already in the hallway. It is from there that the presentation of an extravagant apartment begins. You can think of a lot here. Soaring ceilings will be useful, as well as panels on the floor that glow when people walk on them.

The advantage here will be the fact that the space is small, so it will not require large costs for the original finish. Here you can afford a lot: sconces in the design of torches reflected in a glass wall, panoramic wallpaper with the streets of London or skyscrapers of New York.

• The aesthetic principles of this avant-garde interior are based on white, black, red colors, which are the color code of the Russian avant-garde. Here, white serves as a background, and on it red and black accents stand out quite contrastingly. To soften the effect, the designers use wood paneling in this living-dining room.

• This avant-garde hallway is a large, graphic cube that is embedded in a wood cladding. All surfaces are faced with white porcelain stoneware. Against its background, pieces of furniture that have a contrasting black color are well read in the interior.

• This open-plan interior is based on the Russian avant-garde. These motifs can be seen on the surfaces and in the color scheme.

• Red and white bedroom. There is a low podium bed, interesting contrasting wall decoration, a floor lamp and an armchair have original forms - everything is as it should be for an avant-garde interior.

• In Russia, the avant-garde did not emerge from scratch. Many world names have come out of this trend. Among them is Alexander Rodchenko, who is an iconic figure of the Russian avant-garde. He worked with equal success in various fields of art - book graphics, photography, posters and scenography, interior design. Here is an example of his work on the interior design of a workers' club in the avant-garde style - it still looks quite modern today.

In the next video, you will find a design project for an avant-garde apartment.