Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Elsie de Wolfe, photograph from The House in Good Taste, 1913. According to The New Yorker, "Interior design as a profession was invented by Elsie de Wolfe". [3] [4] She was certainly the most famous name in the field until the 1930s, but the profession of interior decorator/designer was recognized as a promising one as early as 1900, [5] five years before she received her first official ...
The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897.In the book, the authors denounce Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture.
The book is considered a seminal work, and its success led to the emergence of professional decorators working in the manner advocated by its authors, most notably Elsie de Wolfe. [19] Elsie de Wolfe, taken from The House in Good Taste, 1913. Elsie De Wolfe was one of the first interior designers. Rejecting the Victorian style she grew up with ...
Along with enthralling photos of the historic property, the book is filled with clever design tips, life reflections, and a healthy sprinkling of Elsie de Wolfe quotes—all of which are sure to ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Upon graduation in 1926, he joined the faculty and eventually was appointed director in Paris. In that position, he was drawn into the international set as decorator and friend and became a friend of Elsie de Wolfe. The Paris branch later evolved into Parsons Paris (autumn 2013). World War II forced his return to New York in 1939.
Reese Witherspoon always planned to write a book for kids for the holidays.. The Morning Show star, 48, whose third book in her children's series, Busy Betty & the Perfect Christmas Present, is ...
Her Delineator articles under the byline of the interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe formed the basis of de Wolfe's decorating manual The House in Good Taste, for which Goodnow also was the ghostwriter. She also ghostwrote de Wolfe's Ladies Home Journal articles, which later were adapted for The House in Good Taste and continued to contribute ...