Interior Design - A Critical Introduction

The practice of interior design has become ever more specialised as new technologies have expanded how designers can use light, space, colour and decoration. At the same time, the study of the interior - private, public and corporate - has become a complex field. Interior design is now a rich and sophisticated discipline which draws on many others: psychology, cultural theory, philosophy, gender studies, anthropology, and history, as well as design history, architecture, art and craft, furniture, and fashion. Interior Design presents a critical introduction to contemporary theory and practice. The book highlights the key concepts behind the study of interiors in order to present an inter-disciplinary overview of the subject. Always aware that design is a practical discipline, the book is illustrated throughout with examples and detailed case studies of interior design practice.

About the author

Clive Edwards is Emeritus Professor of Design History at Loughborough University, UK. He is editor of The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design (2015) and author of Turning Houses into Homes: A History of the Retailing and Consumption of Domestic Furnishings (2017); The Twentieth Century Interiors Sourcebook (2013); Interior Design: a critical introduction (2010); How to Read Pattern: A Crash Course in Textile Design (2009); Encyclopedia of Furnishing Textiles, Soft Furnishings and Floor Coverings (2007); British Furniture: 1600-2000 (2006); and Encyclopedia of Furniture Materials, Trades and Techniques (2001).

Product details

• Authors: Clive Edwards
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2010
• EAN: 9781847883131
• ISBN: 978-1-84788-313-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, Interior design, decor & style guides, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Material Culture, Interior design, decor and style guides, HOUSE & HOME / Decorating & Furnishings, Architecture: interior design