Warmth in Contemporary Furniture

Many of us are all to familiar with the eye catching materials and designs of contemporary furniture made of materials like steel, glass, and light colored woods. For those that have a taste for contemporary simplicity and elegance, and yet seek warm looking furniture, there are many new options available on the marketplace today. Wenge (dark brown) colored tables and beds, richly colored modern sofas that maintain sleek lines, yet are cushioned well for long lasting comfort. These are the new trends in contemporary furniture; a new take that most people can live with in the long term.

Warm contemporary furniture is available from a multitude of furniture stores and online retailers these days, but there are a few like www.azzia.com that almost exclusively carry contemporary furniture and decor in warm tones, or with slight ethnic elements (e.g asian ispired modern furniture) to make them more homely.

Even in interior decor styles, decorators are getting creative mixing the modern with the kitschy. Think of start modern acrylic chairs in a palatial environment with extavagent chandeliers and thick faux fur rugs. A interesting blend between the very simple and very gaudy. The direction of contemporary furniture has opened its doors to many venues which it can evolve down.

What next in Ergonomic Office Furniture?

With more of us working at desks, computer desks most likely, the importance of ergonomic furniture has increased ten fold over the last decade. Having a comfortable seat may have been the only requisite a decade ago, but in today's day and age we realize that we are all built slightly differently and hence need greatly adjustable furniture. Ergonomic office furniture has taken the market by storm and we are now all to familiar with seating with adjustable seat heights, adjustable arm rests, tilt ability and lumbar support. There are many variations of these available now on the market, but what is next?

The incorporation of textile technology into seating is the next new thing. Patented materials provide that extra level of comfort and breath-ability to the user. Materials like Matrex are not only modern looking, but allow for the creation of highly ventilated seats and back to office seating which takes the meaning of ergonomic furniture to another level. Advanced seating of the likes described above is readily available at sites like Zing Furniture.