Sensuous Impulse in Design

Sensuous impulse has played a large role in design and is particularly evident in the styles of art such as Rococo and Art Nouveau. The reading (The Continuing Curve by Penelope Hunter-Stieber) described sensuous impulse in design as decorative or feminine, howeve I think that in today's design a more accurate description of sensuous impulse is how incorporate ergonomics into furniture design, product design and alike. Instead of sensuous impulse in design being purely aesthetic as it used to be, now it is incorporated into the things we use and interact with. A good example of how ergonomic design and sensuous impulse combine is in furniture design and how many designs factor in the shape of the human body, how it feels and its aesthetic appeal. For example 'The Orchid Chair' designed by Sebastian Gronemeyer, it is a chair which considers ergonomics (with an emphasis on comfort) while still including the detail and fluency of the organic forms that influence its design. I would consider design such as this today to demonstrate how sensuous impulse is still very much evident in today's society due to the increasing way we want to interact with the the objects around us.