When shopping for furniture, bear in mind that each piece needs to be functional, as well as look good. Also think about your favourite colours and styles. Do you prefer something modern and chic or do you prefer your furniture to be ornately carved and richly embroidered? Perhaps you like solid, rustic furniture in warm, wooden tones. Designer furniture reflects the style and philosophy of the brand or individual designer who created it. Some designers (e.g. Le Corbusier) excelled in creating functional furniture with a clean, modern look, while others (e.g. George Nelson) were renowned for their utilisation of space. In time, you will inevitably be drawn towards a particular designer whose vision of interior living resonates with your own. From then on, acquiring furniture will become a journey of self-discovery. There is currently a fashion for creating flexible, adaptable living spaces, whereby pieces of furniture from different designers are combined in unique and exciting ways, usually with creative lighting and colour schemes. Modern designer furniture is often lightweight and easy to move in contrast to the heavy pieces of the past. The mark of a sophisticated modern urbanite is the ability to choose appealing combinations of designer furniture that can be re-arranged as the mood changes.
