A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series)

Synopsis

Furniture is a unique witness to the transformations of private and public experience amidst the upheavals of the 20th century. How we work, rest and play are determined by the embodied encounter with furniture, defining and projecting a sense of identity and status, responding to and exemplifying contrasting social conditions, political and economic motivations, aesthetic predilections and debates. Assessing physical and archival evidence drawn from a spectrum of iconic and under-represented case studies, an international team of design historians collaborate in this volume to explore key methodological questions about how the production, consumption and mediation of furniture reveal shifting cultural habits and histories across diverse contexts amidst modernity. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume presents essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the period on the themes of Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types and Uses; The Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations.

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ISBN-13:

9781350280199

Related ISBNs:

9781472577887

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

05/14/24

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Language:

English

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Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Dr Claire I. O'Mahony