{"id":1178,"date":"2023-05-16T09:44:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2024-03-18T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:08:17","slug":"what-is-european-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/what-is-european-design\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS EUROPEAN DESIGN ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1178\" class=\"elementor elementor-1178\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f964c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2f964c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e5c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e5c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>What is European Design?<\/strong><\/h6><p>We weren\u2019t really conscious about the fact that our style was \u201cEuropean\u201d until the feedback we got on our projects made us think about it. I (Jalda, with my realtor hat on) would sit at open houses of properties we had designed to sell, and would hear over and over that there\u2019s \u201csomething European\u201d about them. If a conversation would ensue and I would divulge that we were also the designers, they would ask if we thought about that when we designed. That\u2019s when I realized we really didn\u2019t \u2013 we just are European and apparently it expresses itself in our work.<\/p><p>We wanted to see if we could pinpoint what makes people identify our designs as European, and what that even is. There\u2019s no such thing as one \u201cEuropean\u201d design. A simple yet cool minimalist Swedish cabin is worlds apart from a centuries old French Provincial stone farmhouse, or an idyllic Greek island home.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a65f4 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84a65f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b14724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b14724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Swedish-cabin.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1183\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Swedish-cabin.webp 473w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Swedish-cabin-250x300.webp 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f2a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76f2a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OUTDOOR-DINING-IN-PROVENCE-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1184\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OUTDOOR-DINING-IN-PROVENCE-1.webp 473w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OUTDOOR-DINING-IN-PROVENCE-1-250x300.webp 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99be7fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99be7fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GREEK-ISLAND-GETAWAY-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GREEK-ISLAND-GETAWAY-1.webp 473w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GREEK-ISLAND-GETAWAY-1-250x300.webp 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b125aa7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b125aa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d28d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0d28d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But when we think of Europe, design is definitely top of mind. We think of castles, incredible architecture, hip cafes, art, fashion. Every major European city has opulent buildings funded by wealthy monarchies. Italy and France are the fashion capitals of the world. The Dutch Masters are considered amongst the worlds\u2019 best artists. German car design was historically unparalleled. Design is a part of the European \u201cfabric\u201d, it\u2019s in our blood. And there are definitely key elements from our culture and history that are expressed in our design.<\/p><p>First, there\u2019s the idea that things are built to last, based on the history and how European cities were developed, and the expectation that buildings should last for centuries not decades. To this day, construction workers mostly consider themselves \u201cartisans\u201d. There\u2019s a pride and depth of knowledge that\u2019s often passed from generation to generation, and the focus on quality is a given.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1191 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Amsterdam-canal-houses2-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Amsterdam-canal-houses2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Amsterdam-canal-houses2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Amsterdam-canal-houses2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Amsterdam-canal-houses2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Amsterdam-canal-houses2.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Secondly, the concept of space is quite different in Europe, it\u2019s considered more of a luxury. Look at the skinny tall home along the canals in Amsterdam, or the relative tiny-ness of Parisian apartments compared to the average American home. Europeans often live in buildings that are hundreds of years old when people were literally smaller and had less stuff. We have become pros in space management, making use of each corner and minimizing \u201cuseless\u201d space such as long hallways and oversize rooms that don\u2019t serve a purpose.<\/p><p>And third and most importantly, Europeans attribute a high value to the \u201cplay\u201d end of the \u201cwork-play\u201d spectrum. We love to enjoy experiences, places and things, and derive pleasure from beauty and like to surround ourselves with it. It shows in how fashion-fashion-conscious the average European is, and in how even the simplest cafe or most basic government office has a high \u201cdesign\u201d factor. I remember as a teenager that Amsterdam had a design competition for lamp-posts of all things! And why not\u2026 Every day objects and environments can and should be beautiful and enjoyed.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1193 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Greek-beach-cafe-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Greek-beach-cafe-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Greek-beach-cafe-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Greek-beach-cafe-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Greek-beach-cafe-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.hoffgenoist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Greek-beach-cafe-2048x1367.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This attitude dates back hundreds of years and is ingrained in our culture. Design is not disposable, it\u2019s quality and it\u2019s intentional and it\u2019s there to be enjoyed \u2013 all the time and everywhere. So if any of that that comes through in our work and we can contribute to people\u2019s enjoyment of their everyday life and space, we are proud and appreciative!<\/p><h5>AUTHOR: HOFF-GENOIST<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is European Design? We weren\u2019t really conscious about the fact that our style was \u201cEuropean\u201d until the feedback we got on our projects made us think about it. 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