The Rise Of Design - Couverture souple

Saumarez Smith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0712664769 ISBN 13 : 9780712664769

Editeur : Pimlico, 2000

Synopsis

An original and authoritative account of the appearance of rooms at all levels of society, and how and why attitudes to decoration changed. Examines the role of the architect, traces the emergence of the professional designed, and gives a pioneering account of how women first began to take a special interest in decoration.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A milestone in the history of interior design, The Rise of Design provides a highly original and authoritative account of the appearance of rooms at all levels of society and how and why attitudes to decoration changed. It will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone interested in eighteenth-century style, design and decoration, as well as social history, art and architecture. Charles Saumarez Smith examines the role of the architect, traces the emergence of the professional designer, charts how various industries flourished and the skills of specialist craftsmen grew in response to fresh demands, and gives a pioneering account of how and why women first began to take a special interest in decoration.

Biographie de l'auteur

Charles Saumarez Smith is the Director of the National Portrait Gallery. He is a member of the editorial board of Art History and an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pimlico
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712664769
• ISBN 13: 9780712664769
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible