Art nouveau - Elves' Architecture and Design - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 01-18-2002, 02:40 PM

I liked Lothlórien quite a bit, and while I liked the Rivendell exteriors and the setting in general, I personally would have gone a different direction on the interiors. Arts and Crafts is right on the money, Lostgaeriel! I would have liked to have seen more wood and less marble; more of the orange glow of friendly fires and less of the soft-focus, glowing, heavenly white light. Also, all of the sculpture didn't seem to fit with Elvishness for me. As I mentioned in another thread, sculpture seems more of a Mannish art -- sort of an imitation of immortality which the Elves do not require. Still, I'd prefer the movie Rivendell to my aesthetic-free 70's era apartment.

01-18-2002, 02:40 PM	#6
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	I liked Lothlórien quite a bit, and while I liked the Rivendell exteriors and the setting in general, I personally would have gone a different direction on the interiors. Arts and Crafts is right on the money, Lostgaeriel! I would have liked to have seen more wood and less marble; more of the orange glow of friendly fires and less of the soft-focus, glowing, heavenly white light. Also, all of the sculpture didn't seem to fit with Elvishness for me. As I mentioned in another thread, sculpture seems more of a Mannish art -- sort of an imitation of immortality which the Elves do not require. Still, I'd prefer the movie Rivendell to my aesthetic-free 70's era apartment.