A History of Interior Design

by Pile, John

• ISBN13: 9780470228883
• ISBN10: 0470228881
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The first edition of this major survey on interior design by John Pile won the 2001 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Educational Foundation/Joel Polsky Prize. Now this standard history has been updated to reflect greater coverage of non-Western design, as well as vernacular and residential interiors. A deeper exploration of sustainable design and a CD-ROM with an interactive presentation of periods and styles makes this the most relevant text available. Includes more than 500 photographs and drawings in color and black and white.

Author Biography

John Pile was Professor of Design at the renowned Pratt Institute, Brooklyn for most of his teaching career. He is the author of twelve books on furniture, colour, draughtsmanship, office planning, and other aspects of interior design.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prehistory to Early Civilizations

Classical Civilizations: Greece and Rome

Early Christian, Byzantine, and Romanesque

Islamic and Asian Traditions

The Later Middle Ages

The Renaissance in Italy

Baroque and Rococo in Italy and Northern Europe

Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo in France and Spain

Renaissance to Georgian in The Low Countries and England

Colonial and Federal America

The Regency, Revivals, and Industrial Revolution

The Victorian Era

The Aesthetic Movements

Art Nouveau and the Vienna Secession

Eclecticism

The Emergence of Modernism

Art Deco and Industrial Design

The Spread of Early Modernism in Europe

Modernism in America

The Ascendancy of Modernism

Contemporary Design

Glossary

Bibliography

Picture Credits

Index

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