Clive Edwards

Turning Houses into Homes

A History of the Retailing and Consumption of Domestic Furnishings

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Produktbeschreibung

Turning Houses into Homes surveys the developments and changes in the retailing and consumption of home furnishings over the past three centuries. By taking a cross-disciplinary approach it explores and evaluates the inter-relations between two constitutions. The important but often contradictory role of the retailer as both a supplier and advisor is considered in relation to the needs and aspirations of consumers who wish to turn their houses into homes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9780754609063
• ISBN-10: 0754609065
• Artikelnr.: 47777398

Autorenporträt

Clive Edwards is a Senior Lecturer and Research Co-ordinator in the School of Art and Design at Loughborough University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction
Early developments in furniture retailing and consumption
The rise of the retail tastemaker: 18th century furniture retailing and distribution
From being to well-being: the growing demand for comfort and convenience in the 18th century home
The retail revolution: the response to the demands from the 19th century consumer
Aestheticisation of everyday life: 19th century homes and their importance in society
20th century retail responses: from mass to niche marketing
Changing visions of the ideal and the real: the consumption of home furnishings in the 20th century
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.