Contrary to the predictions of futurologists, in the 21st century we are soand have not moved into high-tech apartments filled entirely with glass and metal, but still prefer to surround ourselves with items made of natural wood, stone and fur. With the growing popularity of high-tech interior solutions, the demand for natural materials, oddly enough, is only growing. Moreover, natural materials are increasingly chosen in minimal processing, or even without it at all.
Rough wood is now used not only for finishinginteriors, but also assemble furniture from it - right up to dining tables. Animal skins, as many centuries ago, cover floors and furniture. Natural stone decorates walls, and seafood is still placed on shelves.
Mito Melitonyan, architect:— Natural materials are used quite often in the interior. The appropriateness of their preference depends on the purpose of the room and style solutions, but they always look advantageous. Very often, designers and customers, commenting on the use of natural materials, mention their high cost. In fact, this is not always the case, sometimes artificial material is more expensive than natural, and this is primarily due to production costs. Natural materials will always be valued more than artificial ones, not in terms of cost, but in terms of their perception. Indeed, natural materials retain the heat of the sun, even if it is stone. If necessary, put your palm on a natural marble or granite slab and then compare the feeling of an artificial kitchen countertop. Marble is clearly more pleasant. The tactile sensations of natural materials are fundamentally different from artificial ones.
Mito Melitonyan, architect:— Among the disadvantages of natural materials, I can note, for example, the impossibility of making certain shapes — say, artificial stone with internal reinforcement will allow you to make some kind of large kitchen console, but for a natural material you will have to look for another solution. You can often hear that you should not make kitchen countertops from marble, because they leave marks. My answer: there are various impregnations for this. Wood is a more flexible material in this regard. Natural wood flooring is the best solution for any living space, even if it is not solid wood, but parquet or engineered board or block parquet. Laminate is nothing compared to solid wood, especially if you have a dog. You will hear the clicking of its claws from any corner of the apartment, and the natural material will muffle all the sound. Well, then, laminate is, in fact, pressed paper.
The use of natural textiles will makethe interior is noticeably more comfortable: linen and cotton as curtains, felt in furniture upholstery, woolen blankets or bedspreads. Mito Melitonyan, architect: - I really like fabrics based on hemp, bamboo or jute, matting. In order to make a modern interior from natural materials, it is worth choosing a texture without obvious processing, or such that it looks unprocessed or aged. Roughness of the surface, brutality and simplicity of design solutions in combination with softness of textiles and open (concrete, metal, glass) materials, matte surfaces - this is what is trending now.
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What is natural, it is always wonderful: natural materials in the interior
