Baker, Sarah ElsieUnknown
Bloomsbury Academic (New York, 2014) (eng) English9780857851086UnknownUnknownINTERIOR DECORATION-21TH CENTURY; UnknownRetro interiors have come to the fore in recent years as a highly desirable and valuable branch of interior design. The emergence of a need for decorative objects and vintage furniture has resurrected retro style and placed it firmly as a key trend of contemporary design. This book explores the modern position of retro by asking important questions around the emergence of the trend, its impact on production and consumption and how it manifests itself in the contemporary interior.
Physical dimension
viii, 236 p. 23 cm.Unknown
Summary / review / table of contents
The definitions and distinctions of retro style -- Retro style and the cultural politics of everyday life -- A history of the retro aesthetic -- Retailing retro -- Retro interiors and lifestyle media -- Retro homes, taste and cultural distinction -- Retro femininities and domestic labor.