The tenants of Art Deco Interior Design are easy to summarize. Favoring verticality, geometric shapes, and theatrical contrast, it’s inspired by industrial materials more than Art Nouveau. Art Deco represents a sea-change in the history of design.
Continue readingReady to decorate that spare room? How about new home office furniture? A baby on the way? You don’t have to go into a store to buy furniture but you do want to know how to do it right when shopping online!
Buying furniture online is simple and convenient. Check out Denzilla’s 11 helpful tips for online furniture shopping to shop smarter and save more!
Legend has it, the term “mid-century modern” was coined by designer, architect and business owner Florence Knoll Bassett. Knoll Furniture Company began in 1941 and by 1950, the term “mid-century modern” solidified itself as a household name. There were vast amounts of influences shaping its origin and evolution.
Continue readingWell, we’ve almost been in this house for a month. How crazy is that?! We moved on the 14th of last month and this Sunday is the 14th again! The pod is all unpacked and picked up (you can listen in here about what the heck we overpacked & then donated when we got here)
Continue readingOften misidentified and confused for something else, the antique commode is both widely sought after and widely misunderstood. How can that be? First and foremost, the commode has a variable definition. It is the proper term for the antecedent of the nightstand (in other words, a piece of furniture containing a concealed chamber pot). But it is also the proper name for a decorative chest of drawers.
Continue readingA Biedermeier desk is the kind of antique that can transform your office or living room. For frequent readers of our blog, it should come as no surprise that we at Denzilla are big fans of the Biedermeier period.
Continue readingCustom-made furniture is becoming an ever-growing part of the Denzilla catalogue. Sourced from real artists and artisans working today, around the globe, these pieces range as widely in form and function as they do in origin. But one simple philosophy unites them all: avant-garde design from the highest-quality materials, showcasing true artistry.
Continue readingRecently we have been exploring how artisan objects interact with the social movements of their time. Our exploration of antique sewing tables, and of the groundbreaking impact of the Worpswede Artist Colony, shed light on the critical role reflection furniture can offer from an art historical perspective.
Continue readingFrom the 19th century onwards, through art deco and mid-century modern, they have served an essential role in the history of homes everywhere. In today’s blog, we will explore how exactly that came to be – and why the nightstand remains an essential fixture in the modern home.
Continue readingExisting circumstances are forcing us to look hard at what it suggests to ‘live’ in our living-room. Previously a location where we invested an hour or more at the end of the day, in between rushing in from job as well as entering the bath, it is now where we address e-mails, take our morning coffee, attempt our finest to exercise, and instruct our youngsters.
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