Nowadays, when people talk about Electronics, furniture and decor, they seem to talk about the same thing. Of course there are still furniture pieces that are made from purely wood but then these pieces are seldom used and are relegated to art pieces. I don't know when this trend started but it is already here.
People love to show off their electronics, furniture & decor to their guests and friends. A great example would be the common desk lamp that we have on our tables. A long time ago, a desk lamp would be used to light up our desks when it gets too dark. Now, you see lamps which are more expensive than some appliances and are more stylish than things that you see in an art gallery. Not to mention that some lamps have more features than your regular household appliance.
Another excellent example is the TV. Before, when someone mentions television, it would be part of of electronics but certainly not as decor. In years gone by, the TV was something that to be hidden in a TV rack because it was big and bulky and it added very little aesthetic value to a room. With the advent of technology, you can find LCDTVs that are as light as a feather and they look like decor when turned off and even more beautiful when turned on.
So when did electronics, furniture and decor start to meld into each other? When did the terminologies get blurred? This question is easily answered.
In today's cutthroat marketplace, electronics vendors no longer can compete with each other if their products were too utilitarian and unpretty. They would have to make sure that their products were aesthetically pleasing aside from being functional. A perfect example for this would be Apple's iPhone where they release a new version every year, but what has changed? Virtually nothing! The software is very similar, the hardware is practically the same and yet people come in droves to buy the newest version. The reason they do this is because people like to have the newest ones, to them it reflects their fashion sense and a lot of people say that newer iPhones are "Sexier than the previous versions".
Style and fashion has also dictated the design of electronics, furniture & decor. Take for example the so-called "Minimalist Style." With this minimalist look, everyone wants everything to look as simple as possible yet retain the functionality of a full sized device. This school of thought dictates that if full functionality can be achieved by something that looks pretty, then do it.
I remember a time when people used to shop for electronics for their functionality, now they shop for the aesthetic value as well. On the other side of the spectrum, I remember a time when we used to shop for furniture for their aesthetic value, now people are looking for furniture with "added functionality".
This is the general direction we are headed. Down the road, electronics, furniture & decor will all be one and the same.
People love to show off their electronics, furniture & decor to their guests and friends. A great example would be the common desk lamp that we have on our tables. A long time ago, a desk lamp would be used to light up our desks when it gets too dark. Now, you see lamps which are more expensive than some appliances and are more stylish than things that you see in an art gallery. Not to mention that some lamps have more features than your regular household appliance.
Another excellent example is the TV. Before, when someone mentions television, it would be part of of electronics but certainly not as decor. In years gone by, the TV was something that to be hidden in a TV rack because it was big and bulky and it added very little aesthetic value to a room. With the advent of technology, you can find LCDTVs that are as light as a feather and they look like decor when turned off and even more beautiful when turned on.
So when did electronics, furniture and decor start to meld into each other? When did the terminologies get blurred? This question is easily answered.
In today's cutthroat marketplace, electronics vendors no longer can compete with each other if their products were too utilitarian and unpretty. They would have to make sure that their products were aesthetically pleasing aside from being functional. A perfect example for this would be Apple's iPhone where they release a new version every year, but what has changed? Virtually nothing! The software is very similar, the hardware is practically the same and yet people come in droves to buy the newest version. The reason they do this is because people like to have the newest ones, to them it reflects their fashion sense and a lot of people say that newer iPhones are "Sexier than the previous versions".
Style and fashion has also dictated the design of electronics, furniture & decor. Take for example the so-called "Minimalist Style." With this minimalist look, everyone wants everything to look as simple as possible yet retain the functionality of a full sized device. This school of thought dictates that if full functionality can be achieved by something that looks pretty, then do it.
I remember a time when people used to shop for electronics for their functionality, now they shop for the aesthetic value as well. On the other side of the spectrum, I remember a time when we used to shop for furniture for their aesthetic value, now people are looking for furniture with "added functionality".
This is the general direction we are headed. Down the road, electronics, furniture & decor will all be one and the same.
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