Author : James Lileks
Publisher : Crown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Lileks delivers a jaw-dropping retrospective of the worst of the worst rec rooms, dens, bedrooms, and other interior spaces of homes in the years when shag rugs ruled. Everything here is straight out of the pages of 1970s interior design magazines, books, and other supposed arbiters of style and taste.176 pp.
Author : James Lileks
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 21,51 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Cookbooks
ISBN : 0307383075
Presents photographs, illustrations, food ads, recipes, and culinary miscellany from the 1950s and 1960s with commentary on an array of the "best of the worst" dishes from the period.
Author : Drew Plunkett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1000033651
Democratic in intention and approach, the book will argue that the home interior, as independently created by the ‘amateur’ householder, offers a continuous informal critique of shifting architectural styles (most notably with the advent of Modernism) and the design mainstream. Indeed, it will suggest that the popular increasingly exerts an influence on the professional. Underpinned by academic rigour, but not in thrall to it, above all this book is an engaging attempt to identify the cultural drivers of aesthetic change in the home, extrapolating the wider influence of ‘taste’ to a broad audience – both professional and ‘trade’. In so doing, it will explore enthralling territory – money, class, power and influence. Illustrated with contemporary drawings and cartoons as well as photos, the book will not only be an absorbing read, but an enticing and attractive object in itself.
Author : D. Medina Lasansky
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1472526694
How have architecture and design been represented in popular culture? How do these fictional reflections feed back into and influence 'the real world'? Archi.Pop: Architecture and Design in Popular Culture offers the first contemporary critical overview of this diverse and intriguing relationship in cultural forms including television, cinema, iconic buildings and everyday interiors, music and magazines. Bringing the study of architecture and culture firmly to the contemporary world, Archi.Pop offers a unique critical investigation into how this dynamic relationship has shaped the way we live and the way we interact with the constructed world around us.
Author : James Lileks
Publisher : Crown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Cooking
ISBN :
Recipes and food photography from the 1940s, '50s, and '60s assembled with humorous commentary.
Author : James Lileks
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Parenting
ISBN : 9781400082285
From satirist Lileks comes a hilarious collection of questionable childcare tips from a bygone era.
Author : Anne Bony
Publisher : Flammarion-Pere Castor
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,36 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
The 1940s marked a period of transition in interior design: the quarrel between ancient and modern was outdated, the combination of function and art was essential, and interior designers were more focused on new creations rather than on post-war reconstruction. The style of this period exhibits all the contradictions that arise from a society that was in a general state of shock, unsure of what the future would hold. Exemplary cabinet making marks the period, featuring famous names like T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbing and George Nelson from the United States. In France, Adnet, Arbus, Dominique, Kohlmann, Jallot, and Leleu produced sumptuous ensembles, with beautiful detailing. "Furniture and Interiors of the 1940s" features the work of numerous designers in 300 archival images and recent color photographs that shed new light on this transitional period in design, as it evolved both in Europe and in the United States.
Author : Martha Amore
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 24,19 MB
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1602233012
Diversity has always been central to Alaska identity, as the state’s population consists of people with many different backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences. This book opens a window into these diverse lives, gathering stories and poems about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer life into a brilliant, path-breaking anthology. In these pages we see the panoply of LGBTQ life in Alaska today, from the quotidian urban adventures of a family—shopping, going out, working—to intimate encounters with Alaska’s breathtaking natural beauty. At a time of great change and major strides in LGBTQ civil rights, Building Fires in the Snow shows us an Alaska that shatters stereotypes and reveals a side of Alaska that’s been little seen until now.
Author : Olivia Graf
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 40,45 MB
Release : 2008-03-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780313334962
Beginning with the homes of the first European settlers to the North American colonies, and concluding with the latest trends in construction and design of houses and apartments in the United States, Homes through American History is a four-volume set intended for a general audience. From tenements to McMansions, from wattle-and-daub construction in early New England to sustainable materials for green housing, these books provide a rich historical tour through housing in the United States. Divided into 10 historical periods, the series explores a variety of home types and issues within a social, historical, and political context. For use in history, social studies, and literature classes, Homes through American History identifies ; A brief historical overview of the era, in order provide context to the discussion of homes and dwellings. ; Styles of domestic architecture around the country. ; Building material and manufacturing. ; Home layout and design. ; Furniture and decoration. ; Landscaping and outbuildings.
Author : David Heathcote
Publisher :
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 29,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This volume is a guide to all aspects of decoration and design in the 1970s home. It shows the choices available to consumers during this period. It includes sections on bathrooms and kitchens, fixtures and fittings, furniture, wallpapers and paints, carpets, cushions and upholstery, lighting and much more.
