ELEMENT OF DESIGN

centuries, it is indispensable to know the historical background of those periods. An

important point to note is that European interior designs developed under the system of

absolute monarchy in each country. England and France are among those countries,

which had established monarchies. A long term antagonism between England and France

generated such unique furniture for instance designs in each country, and not only did the

designs widely influence all of Europe, but also many areas of the world. The most

interesting point of furniture history in the 17th and 18th centuries indicates that new

designs were always generated by the tastes of the Kings/Queens of each period.