Designing liners : a history of interior design afloat / Anne Wealleans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massey, Anne, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean liners--Decoration--History.

Ocean liners.

Interior decoration--History.

Interior decoration.

History.

Ocean liners--Decoration.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 216 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

Designing Liners: A history of interior design afloat covers the interior design of these floating palaces from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The book offers the first history and analysis of this highly significant aspect of the design of interiors, which mirrors and reinforces cultural assumptions about national identity. gender, class and race. The interiors of ocean liners reflect the changing hierarchies of society and shifting patterns in globalization. The trajectory of the professionalization of interior design is the connecting narrative of the book, from the local decorating firm to the internationally renowned architect.

This book provides the first survey of the transient history of interior design in relation to the development of passenger shipping. The history of these great ship interiors is tracked, from their commissioning by the line owners; the materials, methods and sources for the initial creation; their construction; their use and reception. Drawing on a broad range of original research, Anne Wealleans' approach combines design history, architectural history, material and visual culture.

Contents:

1 Decorating technology 6

2 Luxury interiors and Arts and Crafts architects 24

3 Beaux Arts luxury on board 35

4 Floating art deco showcases 73

5 Modern designer liners 103

6 Transatlantic modernism and the interior designer 136

Appendix 1 Ships and their interior designers 165

Appendix 2 Notable ships 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-209) and index.

ISBN:

0415374669

0415374685

9780415374668

9780415374682

OCLC:

63703836

Publisher Number:

9780415374668

9780415374682

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