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

Author/creator Baker, Sarah
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Descriptionviii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents The definitions and distinctions of retro style -- Retro style and the cultural politics of everyday life -- A history of the retro aesthetic -- Retailing retro -- Retro interiors and lifestyle media -- Retro homes, taste and cultural distinction -- Retro femininities and domestic labor.
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. This book explores 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 211-227) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017446909
ISBN9780857851079 (hbk.)
ISBN0857851071 (hbk.)
ISBN085785108X (pbk.)
ISBN9780857851086 (pbk.)

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