Interior Design of the 20th Century

by Anne Massey

The Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic Movements, Art Nouveau, the Modern Movement, its rivals Art Deco and the Moderne, American Streamlining and Modern, Pop, Op, Surrealism, Hi-Tech, Post-Modernism, Deconstructivism, and many other styles of interior design are charted in this wide-ranging survey. Some movements, like the Modern, were inspired by leading architects such as Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, or by groups and schools such as the Bauhaus. Others like Art Deco were the work of decorators such as Emile-Jacques Ruhlmannglamorous haut-decor , which was then popularized throughout the world by the mass media. Still others, like the ethnic styles, were virtually anonymous, or were consumer-led. Anne Massey introduces all the styles, signposts the changes of direction, and fully documents the emergence of professional "interior decoration" and its evolution into interior design. This revised edition is brought up to date with discussions of green design and the effect of new technology on the home and workplace. 190 illustrations, 39 in color.

Genres: Design, Nonfiction, Art, History, Interior Design, Reference, Architecture

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

About the author

Anne Massey is professor of design and culture at Huddersfield University and professorial fellow at the University of the Creative Arts, England. She is the author of The Independent Group: Modernism and Mass Culture, 1945–1959; Interior Design Since 1900; and six other books. She has edited five volumes, including A Companion to Contemporary Design Since 1945, and was founding coeditor of the journal Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture. She lives in London.

Reviews

[Tenghe Keita]

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[Caroline Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is an excellent resource book; it covers a wide range of movements throughout the twentieth century- even green design is dicussed thoroughly!

[Nguyễn Phúc · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing