Interior Design of the 20th Century

by Anne Massey

Surveys the leading styles of design, from the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco, to Hi Tech, Deconstructionism, and Post-Modernism, and describes the development of the interior design profession.

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

216 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

[Skinzy K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dense but informative survey of interior design as both a practice and a profession in europe and the US from 1900-1980. I wish there was more exploration of Japanese interior design, though it was alluded to several times throughout

[Tenghe Keita]

bratz-vinessa

[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