I guess I almost feel like a minority in my own country with lack of home decor products which are comtemporary in looks. Everywhere you go, its the same heavy traditional crap. The only place you can find most modern stuff is online. It’s sad that while in Europe designers are as big as film stars but here people don’t give a damn about any designer products.What’s wrong with our country?
Mainly its a durability and affordability problem. To get the contemporary look that lasts with kids and everything it costs a pretty penny. Plus many americans are collectors of trinkets and things. this lends their nature to be more eclectic in how they decorate not uniform.
So modern is out and traditional, expansive is in. its slowly changing with what is being sold to kids, and what is in a lot of condos is being transferred.
I don’t know where you are looking, but I have been furniture shopping quite a bit lately and am almost overwhelmed with the amount of modern/contemporary designs out there. In fact I would say that many of the stores I shopped had a majority of contemporary or modern furniture vs. traditional. And I live in the midwest!
In any case, I think personal taste, style and design choices vary greatly, so it is unfair to assume “Americans do not like stylish contemporary furniture” simply because you don’t seem to know any.
You’re just looking in the wrong places. In almost any somewhat big- to big city, you can almost always find contemporary furniture.
Problem is that “contemporary” styles usually go out of style relatively quick. No one wants to spend big amounts of money on stuff that’s gonna look outdated in a few years, and that’s why traditional styles have always remained so popular.