Screens (from the French paravent) room divider or opaques, gobos, partitions are the names for an interior accessory which has been a natural part of a living space, which granted our predecessors the comfort of safety, separation, hiding and was a movable decoration.
The oldest forms could be found in Chinese era of Han in the 2nd century BC. They were simple paper shades (varying from small and thin placed on tables to more complex models, few meters in height) with symbolic meanings. Later in the era of Ming, they shifted to lacquering types, which were imitated in Korea or Japan. They found their way to Europe in the medieval age and functioned as a barrier against draft. They were hearthstone partitions, usually made of one part, which were used as a cover for the fireplace and prevented the ventilation of the air from the chimney. One curious type of an oval shape (ecran a lumiére) was used as a cover of a candle when reading. Until then, the screen wasn’t used as a form of separating space, covering what should be kept hidden from sight. Those screens mostly consisted of three parts of folding screens with a wooden frame and panel boards made of cloth, leather or chintz (Chinese wallpaper).They were usually decorated by stamping, gilding, drawings, embroidering or even with ceramic (porcelain) tiles. The most unique were fully carved from wood. The screen noted its peak in late 18th and 19th century when almost every household had its own screen. Unfortunately, with the start of the industrial era, screens almost dissolved from the interiors. Although the reasons for it might vary, it would be a great pity to completely loose this neat piece of furniture. Thus, our main goal is to synergize the past with the modern to create screens that will be an original accessory to any contemporary interior.
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