The House in Good Taste: Design Advice from America's First Interior Decorator (Dover Architecture)

De Wolfe, Elsie

ISBN 10: 0486819272 / ISBN 13: 9780486819273

Published by Dover Publications, 2017

Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges. Seller Inventory # DBV.0486819272.VG

Synopsis:

In this timeless 1913 book, the "first lady" of American interior design defines her decorating methods and philosophy. Elsie de Wolfe pioneered the concept of the home as a representation of the owner's identity and her practical approach to creating spaces for gracious entertaining illuminate the attitudes of a century ago while retaining their resonance for modern-day interior designers. Includes period photographs.

About the Author: Elsie De Wolfe (1859–1950) is regarded as America's first interior designer. Starting with her first official commission in 1905 at Stanford White's Colony Club, she designed the interiors of homes for Amy Vanderbilt, Anne Morgan, Henry Clay, and Adelaide Frick, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Styled as Lady Mendl after her marriage to an English aristocrat, she lived in the limelight and spearheaded a new American style that swept away Victorian-era holdovers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The House in Good Taste: Design Advice from ...
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good