Taste: A Cultural History of the Home Interior 1800 to the Present Day by Plunkett, Drew

Taste: A Cultural History of the Home Interior 1800 to the Present Day

Democratic in intention and approach, the book will argue that the home interior, as independently created by...
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Author: Drew Plunkett
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Language: English
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Taste: A Cultural History of the Home Interior 1800 to the Present Day by Plunkett, Drew

Taste: A Cultural History of the Home Interior 1800 to the Present Day

$186.48

Taste: A Cultural History of the Home Interior 1800 to the Present Day

$186.48
Author: Drew Plunkett
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Democratic in intention and approach, the book will argue that the home interior, as independently created by the 'amateur' householder, offers a continuous informal critique of shifting architectural styles (most notably with the advent of Modernism) and the design mainstream. Indeed, it will suggest that the popular increasingly exerts an influence on the professional. Underpinned by academic rigour, but not in thrall to it, above all this book is an engaging attempt to identify the cultural drivers of aesthetic change in the home, extrapolating the wider influence of 'taste' to a broad audience - both professional and 'trade'. In so doing, it will explore enthralling territory - money, class, power and influence. Illustrated with contemporary drawings and cartoons as well as photos, the book will not only be an absorbing read, but an enticing and attractive object in itself.



Author: Drew Plunkett
Publisher: Riba Publishing
Published: 03/26/2020
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781859469255

About the Author

Drew Plunkett qualified as an architect in 1970 and graduated from the Royal College of Art in Environmental Design in 1981 at a time when interior design offered a particularly exciting testing ground for new ideas. He went on to teach the subject in Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow. Throughout his academic career he has been a close observer of the emergence of a distinctive interior design profession while continuing to practice, principally as a designer of restaurants and exhibitions.




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