Art Nouveau Furniture: Flowing Lines and Organic Forms

You’ll spot Art Nouveau furniture (c.1890–1914, sometimes into the early 1920s) by its sinuous, plant-like lines, asymmetry, and a refusal of past revival styles. Structure and ornament run as one silhouette, with handles and hardware integrated into the curve. Makers favour quarter-sawn oak or walnut, tight mortise-and-tenon joinery, steam-bent profiles, and marquetry of iris or […]