The Women Who Professionalized Interior Design

ISBN-13: 9780367485290 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str.

Peter Dedek

Opis

The Women Who Professionalized Interior Design explores the history of interior decorating and design from the late nineteenth century to the present, highlighting the careers and contributions of significant American female interior designers in the field of residential and commercial interior design.

Spis treści

Introduction.  1. Architects, Furniture Salesmen, and Upholsterers: The Origins of Interior Design (1700s-1860s) 2. The Feminization of Interior Decoration (1840s-1910s) 3. Reforming Victorian Chaos (1860s-1910s) 4. The High Society "Lady" decorators (1900s-1950s) 5. Turf, Taste, and Gender: Fraught Relationships among Interior Decorators, Designers, and Architects (1840s-1980s) 6. "Decorators may be Compared to Doctors:" The Professionalization of Interior Design and the Female Interior Designer (1870s-2000s)