English Summary
Editor’s letter
When we speak about traditional, conservative interiors we usually describe them as “classical”. Yet “classical style” is widely diverse. Greek and Roman antique, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Empire, Rococo, Biedermeier, Eclecticism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco — all these styles look completely different and each has a different philosophy. Just because they all are historical we call them all “classical”, as if they are essentially the same. Well it is true that they all are connected, they influenced and sometimes opposed each other, and most traditional interiors present us with a mix of several styles. But we need to know the difference well if we want to do our own mixing smartly. To clarify things at least a little bit in this issue of AD we have prepared a “classical list”. It features some of the most important historical classical styles, such as architecture of Andrea Palladio; there are also designers that work with historical styles and major brands that produce traditional furniture. This list is far from being complete — one cannot tackle such an extensive subject in one issue of a glossy magazine. But we had to try. Everyone likes classical interiors, but one needs to know how to live in them. And one shouldn’t be afraid of classical style — it is by no means for palaces only. Classic is fl exible: one of the interiors in this issue is a 45square meter apartment decorated in... well in, a classical style. I have yet to come up with amore suitable name for it. Eugen