Rustic Contemporary Furniture Around the World

The rustic craft continues to be one of the most popular furnishing and decor styles. Although it has ancient roots, the rustic craft continues nowadays through rustic contemporary furniture. As it is based on the cultural values and specific historical particularities, rustic contemporary furniture varies from region to region

Asian rustic contemporary furniture uses mostly exotic trees as construction materials. Plants like teak tree and teak root, bamboo and banana leaf, which are all light in texture, manage to combine the classical finishes with the wildness of the wood. Borrowed from the tropical areas, the woods create a space full of exotic sensations, both optically and olfactory. Indonesian modern rustic furniture uses bright and intense colors to provide a natural optical explosion of freshness and wildness. In China, the contemporary furniture evolved based on the principles of Feng Shui, while in other Asian countries, the Zen aesthetics and harmony is the most important aspect of furnishing. In countries like Korea, there is a wide usage of bright colors, light textures and soft fabrics that build a delicate rustic look of the furniture.
 
Europeans generally stick to pine for the making of their rustic contemporary furniture, to get a more elegant aspect of their homes. In France, elements like solid wood, soft lines and colors ranging from earth tones to evergreens and soft, pale reds create romantic settings, possible fantasies in the modernity of today. The Western furniture and home styling kept the roughness of the older times' craft and managed to give it a more practical approach. Comfort, space and oversize are the main Western characteristics of the contemporary furniture that redefines the rustic style.

Recreating the antiques is another direction taken by the rustic contemporary furniture. Old furniture pieces, like rusted iron benches, tea trolleys, throne stools, shelf units, Parisian beds, glider rockers with Oriental cushions or large sofas bring back the air of older times, to redefine beauty and valuable art. The simple lines and the decorative items, with various patterns that range from fauna and flora elements to geometrical shapes are brought back in style, by including them in the rustic contemporary furniture and decor pieces.

Rustic contemporary furniture tries to keep the authentic cultural values alive and safe, surviving to the pressure of technology and modern art. Rustic contemporary furniture represents the accessible way of combining the old with the new, by taking the beauty out of both periods and cultures.