One of the most important principles of modern design' is, first of all," simplicity. This is achieved through elimination of ornate detail ina manner that is almost classic.
The newness of the idea is no newer than the simple columns of ancient Greece, but its application to modern design in both building and furniture has developed new forms, Some of these have left us gasping, unfortunately, because amateurs and seekers after the setisational, have twisted and warped the idea away from the purity with which it was first embraced, It is amazing what an intricate pattern nature has sometimes woven ftito even. the plainest. of woods, and what purity of lustre can be brought out even in tin. Rosewood, satinwood,- ebony and other rare woods are used, also ivory and solid silver, but in modern design beauty is not dependent upon the Iuxuriousness of materials; rather it prefers to shine through simpler mediums.
Therefore, through simplicity, utility and beauty it is hoped that the best forms of modern art will in time become to be regarded as.
This is not always so, but ha: been so to such an extent that a little education is necessary to remold the popular idea of modern art, Modern art does not have to be queer. There are in New York today men of experience, genius-and ability who are devoting their time and talents to the creation of forms of art, exteriors as well as interiors, which' are different from anything that has ever been done before, and which are beautiful, striking, classic and a direct expression of the times in which we live.
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