Art Nouveau vs Art Nouveau Interior
Art Nouveau Interior is the cross-discipline counterpart of Art Nouveau — the Art Nouveau architecture it forms a whole with.
Art Nouveau
A short-lived but radical style of flowing, organic line — whiplash curves, plant and vine motifs, and ornament fused with structure.
- Sinuous 'whiplash' curves and asymmetry
- Plant, vine, and floral motifs
- Ornament integrated with structure, not applied on top
- Decorative ironwork and stained glass
- Curving, sculptural facades and openings
Art Nouveau Interior
The sinuous, nature-driven interior of 1900 — whiplash curves, flowering tendrils, stained glass and furniture, walls and light fused into one organic whole.
- Sinuous 'whiplash' curves drawn from plants and flowing forms
- Total design unifying furniture, metalwork, glass and walls
- Wrought-iron balustrades and structural iron used decoratively
- Stained and art glass — Tiffany, Gallé — and floral mosaic
- Marquetry furniture of carved tendrils, irises and blossoms
At a glance
| Art Nouveau | Art Nouveau Interior | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1890–1910 | 1890–1910 |
| Discipline | Architecture | Interior Design |
| Region | France, Belgium, Spain, Austria | Belgium, France, Austria, Spain, Scotland |
| Family | Art Nouveau | Art Nouveau, Organic |
| Formal traits | organic, curvilinear, ornamental | curvilinear, organic, ornamental, unified |
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