ARRANHOS DOMÉSTICOS BRASILEIROS TESTEMUNHADOS POR PERIÓDICOS DA DÉCADA DE 1920

Abstract

This article brings original contributions to a research project that discusses the history of interior environments in Goiânia. The results point towards the influence of Rio-São Paulo axis in choosing materials and way of life of people in relation to the house and the domestic arrangements. The main research objective is to fill the gap in the scarcity of systematized data about the history of interior design in Brazil and understanding it - and, consequently, the domestic environments of Goiânia. Information from specialized magazines reflects facts, choices, ways of life in the 1920s Brazil, almost accurately. However, if these data are not systematically organized, the fragmentation of events does not allow a holistic view of this context. In Brazil, modern trend was a well-received direction and decorative art became necessary in the home's domestic choices. In modern furniture, in particular, without neglecting the decorative effect, it determined that everything should have utility and comfort. Taking into account convenience and hygiene resources, it was essential considering the destination that each piece would have in the home arrangement, making it necessary to master the furniture art. In the 1920s, it was mistakenly believed that the modern style concept resulted from the importation of foreign decorative elements “en bloc”. In fact, modern style, adapted and modified by the national production, showed good taste and, consequently, it was accepted by the people. Modern habits remodeled and reinvented environments, but novelties coming from Europe reinforced the predisposition to trust more that which was foreign. It was normal  thinking that everything which was done abroad was better than what produced in Brazil. In house's arrangements, styles of past were not repudiated by modernism, but it was necessary considering Art, adapting them to the rational and practical demands of  present life, that is, without superfluous decorations. In other words, modern furniture or in antique inspiration, in addition to its rational side, should had individual stylistic elements able to form its physiognomy and complementing the house. That is the reason for eclecticism propensity.