Retro style : class, gender and design in the home

Author

• Baker, Sarah Elsie

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9780857851086

Series

Subject(s)

• INTERIOR DECORATION
• INTERIOR DECORATION-21TH CENTURY

Notes

. Bibliography p. 211-227. Index : p. 229-236

Abstract

Retro 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

Number of Page(s)

viii, 236 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

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.

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