Revolution : interior design from 1950 / Drew Plunkett [E-Book]
Material type: TextPublisher: [London] : RIBA Publishing, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (iv, 220 pages) : color illustrationsISBN:- 9781000700398
- Interior design from 1950
- 1900-2099
- Interior decoration -- History -- 20th century
- Interior decoration -- History -- 21st century
- Interior architecture -- History -- 20th century
- Interior architecture -- History -- 21st century
- Décoration intérieure -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Décoration intérieure -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
- Architecture intérieure -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Architecture intérieure -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
- ARCHITECTURE -- General
- ARCHITECTURE -- History
- ARCHITECTURE -- Interior Design -- General
- House and Home
- Interior architecture
- Interior decoration
- House and Home
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The last half of the twentieth century saw the emergence, evolution and consolidation of a distinct interior design practice and profession. This book is invaluable for students and practitioners, providing a detailed specialist, contemporary historical analysis of their profession and is beautifully illustrated, with over 200 photos and images from the 1950s through to the present day.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
In the beginning : 1945-55 -- The times they were a-changin' : 1956-68 -- Anxieties and allusions -- Grim down south -- Big bang -- Big beasts -- The next generation -- Shopping gets serious -- And AR begat DJ -- Storms in teacups -- To the 1990s and beyond -- Education lite -- All change -- Onward and inward
"The last half of the twentieth century saw the emergence, evolution and consolidation of a distinct interior design practice and profession. This book is invaluable for students and practitioners, providing a detailed specialist, contemporary historical analysis of their profession and is beautifully illustrated, with over 200 photos and images from the 1950s through to the present day."--Cover
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
Drew Plunkett is an architect and interior designer who has taught Interior Design in Ulster, Glasgow, Cardiff, Beijing and New South Wales. He is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is Elected first honorary fellow of Interior Educators.