Elsie de Wolfe, (1865-1950) is a design legend and to many, she is referred to as America's first decorator. According to the New Yorker, "Interior design as a profession was invented by Elsie." Because of her support system and increasing social status, de Wolfe's style and interiors were noticed, and accepted. She was able to open up a whole new sense of style to her era. Her reputation as an actress, her success in decorating the interior of her own home at the Irving House, and her social connections
Elise de Wolfe used her aesthetic sensibility and her family background to introduce aesthetics to the field of architecture. The professional term "interior design” now born in architect’s industrial. She subverted the prevailing Victorian design. Her work was considered as a break through from old design and a cornerstone of merging modern interior design. She was hailed as one of those pioneers who prevailed on the development of the career of interior design. In an era which Elsie de Wolfe from
Interior Decorators such as Elsie de Wolfe, Eleanor McMillen Brown, and Dorothy Draper helped to pave the way for the Interior Design profession today. Their influential decisions to stray away from the Victorian style of design helped guide both the interior decorating profession, as well as architects who no longer wanted to design in the bulky and cluttered Victorian Style. Elsie de Wolfe designed during the Victorian movement, however “had adopted the 1890’s preference for Neoclassicism” (Smith
photographers of the period, including David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Brassaü, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, and Irving Penn. The pictures feature designers, models, and celebrities inspired by Vreeland, such as Cecil Beaton, Marisa Berenson, Truman Capote, Carmen, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Lauren Hutton, Jackie Kennedy, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Elsa Schiaparelli, Andy Warhol, and Elsie de Wolfe. The beginning of the book introduces Diana Dalziel, a privileged yet insecure debutante
Look around. Chances are, you are sitting somewhere that was designed by a professional, or maybe even by you. Designing the interior decoration of a room or building is the art of interior design. It can be as simple as choosing a paint color for a wall or two, or as complex as reconfiguring and redesigning the whole house! Interior design is a very interesting, broad subject and can entail almost anything. It encompasses all art, from furniture to sculptures and paintings. We will discuss interior
places for the richest of people. He made quantum use of his beautiful sculptures and paintings to create a rich ambiance. This is how interior design first began as a career. Years later, furniture, draperies, and wall coverings were included. Elsie de Wolfe was the first to practice interior design in the 1950s. Adam and Louis Comfort Tiffany, two American brothers, began a company to create beautiful furnishings and art, especially stained glass. The ... ... middle of paper ... ...s estimated
Ieoh Ming Pei Ieoh Ming Pei is a brilliant, Chinese-American architect. He combines learned skill with his gift of knowing what works both functionally and aesthetically. Early Life He was born in Canton, China, on April 26, 1917. Art and commerce were both ingrained in Pei's upbringing. His family had lived for more than 600 years in Suzhou (formerly Soochow), a city in the Yangtze basin northwest of Shanghai. The history of Suzhou goes back some 2,500 years,, but it became prominent