Louis XV Furniture Style (1715 -1774)
Replacing the massive, boxlike, more formal style preceding, Louis XV furniture is characterized by curved forms, lightness, comfort and asymmetry. However, it continued using inlays of exotic woods as well as ivory and mother of pearl.
Curves flowed over every surface and line informing chair design in Europe for the next century. French chairs reached the height of the style by becoming lighter, more graceful, and more comfortable through shape, proportion and soft upholstering.
