An introductory guide to the products of the major British factories and designers between the wars Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper and Charlotte Rhead, setting them in the context of their age. About the author Greg Stevenson is a material culture historian who also lectures in Design History. He lives in West Wales. Other titles for Shire by this author are: The 1930s Home
An introductory guide to the products of the major British factories and designers between the wars Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper and Charlotte Rhead...
The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centers found themselves able to afford new-build homes with hot running water, a bathroom indoors, and even aerials for the wireless already installed. Some four million houses were erected, and interest in interior home decoration boomed. This fully illustrated book introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them. It is not only a practical and valuable...
The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accom...