The Bathroom, the Kitchen, and the Aesthetics of Waste (Village Voice Literary Supplement)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568980965 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Abbot Miller present the history of this change in words and historical images in this attractive and surprisingly informative volume. Ellen Lupton and J. A process for bringing clean water in and removing waste water transformed the home into a quasi-organic being, eating and excreting through an alimentary system whose inherent cleanliness influenced the design of the rooms where it was housed. Where once we dwelt in soft and furry interiors, surrounded by carpets, cloth coverings, and other dust-prone, hard-to-clean surfaces, we now spend much of our time in tiled rooms surrounded by smooth-skinned appliances. The story of how the modern bathroom and kitchen came to be is told in The Bathroom, the Kitchen, and the Aesthetics of Waste. It was in these two rooms that the greatest transformation in home engineering occurred.
Between 1890 and 1940, America's culture of consumption took its modern form: products were mass-produced, mass-distributed, and designed to be rapidly replaced by the buying public. The Bathroom, the Kitchen analyzes these developments with text and historical photographs, drawings, sketches, advertisements, and catalog pages.. The same period also saw the rise of the modern bathroom and kitchen as newly equipped spaces for administering bodily care The streamlined style of modern design, which served the new ideals of hygiene and the manufacturing policy of planned obsolescence, emanated from the domestic landscape of the bathroom and kitchen
A Cultural History of the Kitchen and Bath David Holubetz This is one of my favorite books, out of hundreds on historic houses, architecture, interior design, etc. It is a survey of the way the kitchen and bath evolved in America over the last 100 years or so, in text and pictures. The pictures are great : lots of old ads are reprinted, and some of the photos are hilarious, given our current sensibilities. As much as the rooms have changed, we have changed too, and the real thrust here is that kitchen. "Informative, intriguing, and entertaining !" according to Sandi Smith. I've had this book for several years and it's one of my favorites, to reach for over and over again. There's so much historical info, fascinating illustrations, and excellent writing. Highly recommended !
Her books include Skin , Inside Design Now , and Mixing Messages , among others. Ellen Lupton is one of America's preeminent design educators. She is currently director of the design program at Maryland Institute of Art and Design.