The Difference Between Contemporary Luxe and This: Fat Isn't Sexy

A space that is clumsily round rather than elegantly round. The curves of contemporary light luxury are elongated, restrained, and taut: an curved sofa has a slender profile, an arched opening is taller than it is wide, and fluted surfaces have vertical fine lines, reading as soft and sensual overall. Plump design's roundness is the opposite: wider than it is tall, with a very low center of gravity, and lines that bulge at turns rather than recede, appearing naive rather than alluring. Avoid: elongating volumes to create slender proportions, using arched openings that are taller than they are wide, making curves obviously taut and restrained, using velvet and suede to create light-absorbing, sensual surfaces.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個圓得笨拙而不是圓得優雅的空間。當代輕奢的曲線是拉長的、收斂的、有張力的:弧形沙發有修長的側身、拱形開口高比寬大、溝槽面是垂直的細紋,整體讀起來是柔軟性感。胖胖設計的圓是相反的:寬大於高、重心壓得很低、線條在轉折處鼓出來而不是收進去,看起來是憨的不是媚的。避免:把量體拉長做出修長的比例、使用高比寬大的拱形開口、讓曲線有明顯的張力與收束、使用絲絨與麂皮做出吸光的性感表面。