Designing Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloat

by Wealleans; Anne

• ISBN13: 9780415374682
• ISBN10: 0415374685
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-10-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Designing Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloatcovers 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 professionalizations of interior design is the connecting narrative of the book, from the local decorating firm to the internationally renowned architect. Designing Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloatprovides 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; theirconstruction; their use and reception. Drawing on a broad range of original research, Anne Wealleans' approach combines design history, architectural history, material and visual culture.

Author Biography

Anne Wealleans is Professor at the School of Art and Design History at Kingston University

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Decorating technology	p. 6
Luxury interiors and Arts and Crafts architects	p. 24
Beaux Arts luxury on board	p. 35
Floating art deco showcases	p. 73
Modern designer liners	p. 103
Transatlantic modernism and the interior designer	p. 136
Ships and their interior designers	p. 165
Notable ships	p. 170
Glossary	p. 200
Bibliography	p. 202
Index	p. 210
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