Product Description

Thirtiestyle is a fascinating and colourful guide to all aspects of decoration and design in the 1930s home. Packed with full colour illustrations and photographs, the book shows the choices available to consumers during this period. Katie Arber has drawn on MoDA's extensive collection of retail and trade catalogues, domestic magazines and household manuals to produce a vibrant and beautifully illustrated guide to the 1930s interior.

No other guide is as comprehensive in its coverage of the features of a home. Detailed sections include bathrooms and kitchens; fixtures and fittings; furniture; wallpapers and paints; carpets, cushions and upholstery; lighting; fireplaces and heating; and finishing touches. Each area is covered in comprehensive detail in a way that is highly informative while at the same time hugely enjoyable to read.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45822 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-15
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

About the Author
Katie Arber is a design historian specialising in 20th-Century design. She is the author of Patterns for Post-war Britain - the Tile Designs of Peggy Angus and has written on design for the Decorative Arts Society Journal, The Independent and World of Interiors. She is the Development Director of St Catherine's College, Oxford and is secretary of the Design History Society.

The Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture houses collections featuring the best of 20th century domestic design. It is a rich resource for academics, students and design professionals. Thirtiestyle draws on that wealth of material.

Customer Reviews

'brings the thirties vividly to life'
No other publication available in the UK brings together the whole range of decorative styles that were on sale in the thirties. The book makes clear what should be obvious - not everyone had Clarice Cliff china or stepped tiled fireplaces. Just like today there was a choice of products and styles available to the consumer and Katie Arber's beautifully illustrated and organised book brings the era vividly to life. It's a book that I read cover to cover in one sitting, but it's also a book to dip into over and over again for anyone interested in any aspect of thirties interior design.

Thirtiestyle Deco
A very helpful and informative little book full of really good photos and inspirational ideas.

Thirties Style
This book was purchaed as a research tool for Dollshouse miniatures it was not as informative as I had hoped. The website related to the book is for students and of little general help.