Modern Homes: The Domestic Interior in 1950s Britain

Synopsis: This slide set outlines some of the key changes that took place in the nature of interior design and domestic furnishings in Britain in the 1950s, and the attempts made by the Council of Industrial Design and other organisations to influence popular taste in the home. These are placed in the context of the far reaching social, economic and cultural transformation of Britain after the Second World War, and are also related to developments in architecture and town planning during the period.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2003
Documentation: 15-page text with introduction, commentary and bibliography by John Davis and Pat Gardner
Subjects: Architecture; Design; History
Keywords: domestic architecture; interior design

Name: Design Council
Phone: 020 7839 8000
Fax: 020 7925 2130
Address: London
SW1Y 4SU
Notes: The Design Council Slide Collection, with over 20,000 images, was transferred to the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1995.

Name: Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design
Email: c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk
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Phone: 0161 247 1930
Fax: 0161 247 6897
Address: The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG

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