Retro style : class, gender and design in the home / by Sarah Elsie Baker

By:

Baker, Sarah Elsie

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.Description: viii, 236 p. : illISBN:

9780857851086

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DDC classification:

747 BAK-R

Contents:

Contents : 1. Introduction-- 2. The Definitions and Distinctions of Retro Style -- 3. Retro Style and the Cultural Politics of Everyday Life -- 4. A History of the Retro Aesthetic -- 5. Retailing Retro -- 6. Retro Interiors and Lifestyle Media -- 7. Retro Homes, Taste and Cultural Distinction -- 8. Retro Femininities and Domestic Labour -- 9. Conclusion

Summary: Retro interiors have come to the fore in recent years as a highly desirable and valuable branch of interior design. The emergence of a need for decorative objects and vintage furniture has resurrected retro style and placed it firmly as a key trend of contemporary design. Retro Style: Class, Gender and Design in the Home is the first book to explore the modern position of retro by asking important questions around the emergence of the trend, its impact on production and consumption and how it manifests itself in the contemporary interior. Examining themes ranging from design, taste and the aes.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB L-1	Non Fiction	747 BAK-R (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009430

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Includes Bibliographical references and Index.

Contents : 1. Introduction--
2. The Definitions and Distinctions of Retro Style --
3. Retro Style and the Cultural Politics of Everyday Life --
4. A History of the Retro Aesthetic --
5. Retailing Retro --
6. Retro Interiors and Lifestyle Media --
7. Retro Homes, Taste and Cultural Distinction --
8. Retro Femininities and Domestic Labour --
9. Conclusion

Retro interiors have come to the fore in recent years as a highly desirable and valuable branch of interior design. The emergence of a need for decorative objects and vintage furniture has resurrected retro style and placed it firmly as a key trend of contemporary design. Retro Style: Class, Gender and Design in the Home is the first book to explore the modern position of retro by asking important questions around the emergence of the trend, its impact on production and consumption and how it manifests itself in the contemporary interior. Examining themes ranging from design, taste and the aes.

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