Contemporary furniture design usually is a combination of different technologies.
Contemporary furniture styles are international in character. Designers and manufacturers are cooperating to produce low-cost contemporary furniture scaled for small rooms, combining ease of upkeep and functionalism. Units permitting maximum use of wall space are designed on a modular system to allow flexible combinations.
Synthetic materials are employed, and materials such as metals and glass are put to new uses in contemporary pieces. Lighting is emphasized, and the arrangement of contemporary furnishings is based on a correlation of scale, balance, comfort, pattern, and color.