Victorian designs for the home
By: Charles Newton.
Publisher: V&A Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Victoria and Albert Museum -- Catalogs; Interior decoration -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Catalogs; Decoration and ornament -- Great Britain -- Victorian style -- Catalogs; Interior decoration -- England -- London -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs.
Description: A survey of Victorian style and design, covering key movements and featuring seminal work by key designers - from Morris and de Morgan to Voysey and Mackintosh. The Victorian period (from 1837 to 1901) produced a wealth of innovative design. It was characterised by diversity and conflicting desires for tradition and progress which gave rise to a rich variety of styles such as revivals of Gothic and Rococo, a new fascination with the East in Japonisme and the appearance of Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Elaborate designs for furniture by Pugin and Burges, or ceramics and silver by Mackintosh and Knox, are seen alongside actual pieces as they were eventually created, while a range of room designs reflect changing tastes in form and colour and different lifestyles.