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For more than three decades, Bova Contemporary Furniture has been the premier destination for high-quality contemporary furniture in Cincinnati, Ohio. The largest store of its kind in the Tri-State area, the family-owned retailer has set itself apart from other furniture stores with their selection of unique accessories, sleek living room furniture, and bold use of color.

Here, they share their insights on a few of the most popular contemporary furniture styles:

  • Modern Furniture: The contemporary furniture of its time, modern pieces embraced functionality over form. Ornate and overly decorative elements in everything from dining room tables to living room furniture were left behind in favor of cleaner lines. It remains such a timeless style that it rose again in the 1970s with a new twist. That later modern classics would take the style evolution even further by using injection molding machines in its manufacture.

  • contemporary furnitureArt Deco: In the early 20th century, art deco rose to popularity. Unlike the more organic styles of design that preceded it — art nouveau and neoclassicism — art deco featured stainless steel and glass elements in a sleek and smooth style. Bold patterns — like animal print living room furniture — and geometric influences further set this groundbreaking style apart.

  • French Chic: If modern furniture embraced simplicity, and art deco pushed boundaries, then French chic embodied much of what the other styles eschewed. A tribute to earlier French provincial design, French chic was all about elaborate detail. The incredibly ornate details were overtly feminine, and it captured an older style so thoroughly it pushed it into its own kind of modernity.

Bova Contemporary Furniture has an impressively vast showroom for many reasons. More importantly, it’s so they can showcase the impressively wide array of furniture styles that make up the contemporary movement. To learn more about the history of contemporary furniture, check out the store’s website or give them a call at (513) 247-9100. You can also stop by their storefront in Cincinnati to see their striking pieces in person.

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