Two different styles? Not so sure... Mixing cosmopolitan inspirations and nostalgia of a past, the ethnic style oscillates between caricature and real creations, which emphasize ancestral cultures.
The "ethnic style" ... The expression is vague, too vague for us to know what exactly it refers to. To a people? To an ethnic group? To a country? To a particular culture? It's a little bit of all of that, actually!
In the audio chronicle above, you will see how the ethnic style actually stems from the colonial style.
50 years after decolonization, freed from all negative connotations, the ethnic style evokes travels to distant countries such as those in Africa, Asia or America.
It refers to the work of wood in Africa (especially ebony), Indian know-how (for textiles and silk) or geometric patterns of Indians in North America.
But it is still marked by our Western eyes: Bollywood amuses and seduces us with its brightly colored musicals? The Indian ethnic style will be pink, yellow and red with golden and flashy accessories!
However, the interiors of Indian palaces, for example, are far from being so colorful. Indian silks are also much more elegant. Whatever ... the caricature is there.
Same thing for the red and orange tones of the "so-called" African decoration: these are hot countries, the colors are hot in the ethnic style! Yes, but not always... The patterns of batiks (these fabrics from the Ivory Coast or Burkina Faso) can be very colorful with silhouettes of black women on red or green. They can also be very neutral in gray, black or white tones.
But besides these caricatures, the ethnic style is also translated by real creations, just inspired by the ancestral traditions of many peoples. Patterns or colors associated with lines and more modern forms, and this in the decoration as in the fashion! A small tour through this site (go down to the chapter "ethnic influence in society") will give you more details.
The "ethnic style" ... The expression is vague, too vague for us to know what exactly it refers to. To a people? To an ethnic group? To a country? To a particular culture? It's a little bit of all of that, actually!
In the audio chronicle above, you will see how the ethnic style actually stems from the colonial style.
50 years after decolonization, freed from all negative connotations, the ethnic style evokes travels to distant countries such as those in Africa, Asia or America.
It refers to the work of wood in Africa (especially ebony), Indian know-how (for textiles and silk) or geometric patterns of Indians in North America.
But it is still marked by our Western eyes: Bollywood amuses and seduces us with its brightly colored musicals? The Indian ethnic style will be pink, yellow and red with golden and flashy accessories!
However, the interiors of Indian palaces, for example, are far from being so colorful. Indian silks are also much more elegant. Whatever ... the caricature is there.
Same thing for the red and orange tones of the "so-called" African decoration: these are hot countries, the colors are hot in the ethnic style! Yes, but not always... The patterns of batiks (these fabrics from the Ivory Coast or Burkina Faso) can be very colorful with silhouettes of black women on red or green. They can also be very neutral in gray, black or white tones.
But besides these caricatures, the ethnic style is also translated by real creations, just inspired by the ancestral traditions of many peoples. Patterns or colors associated with lines and more modern forms, and this in the decoration as in the fashion! A small tour through this site (go down to the chapter "ethnic influence in society") will give you more details.