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Interior Design and Identity
Sally Rooney
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Description for Interior Design and Identity
Paperback. This fascinating collection provides a chronologically arranged set of case studies looking at how interior design has constantly redefined itself as a manifestation of culture, from the eighteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): McKellar, Susie; Sparke, Penny. Series Editor(s): Breward, Christopher; Sherman, Bill. Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: AMR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
This fascinating collection provides a chronologically arranged set of case studies looking at how interior design has constantly redefined itself as a manifestation of culture, from the eighteenth-century to the present day. The book looks at the amateur activities of female 'home makers' in search of creative outlets and married couples seeking to modernise their homes as well as the contributions of early professional (female) 'interior decorators', and later, (male) 'interior designers'. It also considers the more anonymous role of commercial enterprises, such as hairdressing salons, ocean-going liners or modern offices as well as public institutions, ... Read more
This fascinating collection provides a chronologically arranged set of case studies looking at how interior design has constantly redefined itself as a manifestation of culture, from the eighteenth-century to the present day. The book looks at the amateur activities of female 'home makers' in search of creative outlets and married couples seeking to modernise their homes as well as the contributions of early professional (female) 'interior decorators', and later, (male) 'interior designers'. It also considers the more anonymous role of commercial enterprises, such as hairdressing salons, ocean-going liners or modern offices as well as public institutions, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Studies in Design and Material Culture
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719067297
SKU
V9780719067297
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Ref
99-15
About Sally Rooney
Susie McKellar is Researcher at the Royal College of Art Penny Sparke is Professor of Design History, and Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Music, at Kingston University -- .
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