1970s in furniture

Furniture of the 1970s refers to the style of furniture popular in the 1970s.

The social climates cause a decline in the dominant modernism trend of the 1960s.The target audience were older youth that went through the modernism of the 50’s and 60’s. The audience have also been part of numerous different social changes that are occurring from the 50’s to 70’s. The ongoing protest of the civil rights in the United States, the Vietnam War and multiple other conflicts have affected the target audience.^[1]

They want more comfortability and flexibility compared to the last decade. The pop and fun furniture of the last decades were now mainstream and transforming into be more practical and less radical.^[2]

Often, the furniture would be laid with bold fabric patterns and colors.^[3] Bold designs and prints were also used profusely in other decor.^[3] Other design elements found in 1970s furniture and interior decorating included the use of the colors brown, purple, orange, and yellow (sometimes all in the same piece of fabric), shag-pile carpet, textured walls, lacquered furniture, gaudy lampshades, lava lamps, and molded plastic furniture.^[3]

• Bold colors

Earthy tones that complement the bright colors. The colors offered less contrast than the modernism of the last century.

• Patterns

Patterns featuring bright col

• Playful Forms
• Modular furniture

Modular and multifunctional furniture was more explored in the 1970s as the more radical aesthetics of the youth of the 1960s ceded the way. The client

• Softer Ergonomic Forms

The furniture is more ergonomic. Allowing for more rounded shapes and softer forms.

• Softer Materials
• Mix of different the old styles with the new and improved design

Another major aspect of 1970s furniture is the use of teak wood.^[4] The use of teak in fashionable furniture and panelling regained popularity in the 1960s and items became chunkier as it progressed into the 1970s. Because of the popularity of wood in homes, dark color palettes also became more widely used as the 1970s progressed. In the mid-to-late 1970s, pine wood began to replace teak wood, and color palettes became even darker.

Material exploration had significant mark on the furniture as they were trying to mix known materials and styles with new iterations.

• Plywood
• Laminates
• Plastic
• Foam
• More sustainable materials
• Natural Materials
• Rattan
• Pine
• Cotton
• Corduroy
• Vonyl

• Lava Lamp
• Sacco Chair Known by Bean Bag chair

It was released in 1969 by Chesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro, and Piero Gatti. Then it got traction in the 1970's and became a staple.^[5]It was concistent with the trends of the 1970's. It offered comfortability.

• Omkstak Chair by Rodney Kinsman

Designed in 1972.^[6] It is still in production as of today.

• Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo

It was released in 1970 in Italy. It is now part of the MoMa's permanent collection.

• Ciffra 3 by Gino Valle
• Impala chair by Gillis Lundgren

It was released in 1971 sold by Ikea.

• Papasan Chair
  

• 1970s in fashion