Among the modern trends in decor, kitsch is presented as a style that expresses an exaggerated use of forms and colors. Emerges as a product of consumerism, globalization and rapid fortunes, coupled with an emerging middle class.
The term Kitsch has its roots in the German language and if it does not have an accurate translation into Spanish, can be understood as the tendency to despise the functional. If minimalism is characterized by expressing beauty through simplicity of shapes, colors and volumes, insists on the use Kitsch, exaggerated and sometimes jarring, shapes colors and textures.
The favorite colors in this trend are vivid and bright, vivid pinks, fiery reds, blues and greens. The textures are often very diverse and include leather, plastic, glass, glass, paper. As for the forms, they tend to be very functional and rather tend to be cumbersome and even difficult.
Decorative objects are preferred those with a strong industry trend, let alone craft. Small ornaments of various styles, materials and sources are often part of the decoration, figurines, ashtrays, miniatures of animals, ceramic flowers, saints, retro items and prints. The kinds of things we could find in stores “all for a dollar.”
The materials used are often imitations of other often more expensive. An example is: simulating marble tiles, stones simulating resin ornaments or pieces of thin plastic that simulate metal.
Interestingly, individual objects can be attractive, but the way they are ordered, overlapping in a chaotic, resulting in a set that seems to defy the premise of good taste.
It is precisely the intent not crowding spontaneous, the arrangement over time, what defines a good way this trend … exaggerated ornamentation on the functionality.
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