{"product_id":"designing-liners-a-history-of-interior-design-afloat-9780367858964","title":"Designing Liners A History of Interior Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigning Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloat\u003c\/em\u003e covers the interior design of these floating palaces from the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, the design heritage of the ocean liner is also explored in this age of a growing holiday cruise market. The book offers the first history and analysis of this highly significant aspect of the design of interiors, which mirrors and reinforces cultural assumptions about national identity, gender, class, and ethnicity. The interiors of ocean liners reflect the changing hierarchies of society and shifting patterns of globalization. The trajectory of the professionalization of interior design is the connecting narrative of the book, from the local decorating firm to the internationally renowned architect. It is an important addition to interior design research and takes this transitory building type as its subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides the first survey of the transient history of i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDesigning Liners\u003c\/em\u003e was the first study of ocean liner interior design. This revised edition adds detailed analysis of the glamorous, nostalgic interiors designed for today’s giant cruise ships while also considering growing concerns over the environmental impact of these behemoths and anticipating their future in an age of pandemic. It remains the definitive study of passenger ship interiors.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Gregory Votolato\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVictoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum and Royal College of Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderful to see this seminal text in its second edition; updates on enduring popular fascination with ocean liners and the current compelling discussion of the cruise industry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Harriet Mckay\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cass School of Art, Architecture \u0026amp; Design, London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Decorating Modernity 2. Luxury Interiors and Arts and Crafts Architects 3. Beaux Arts Comfort on Board 4. Floating Art Deco Showcases 5. Modern Designer Liners 6. Transatlantic Modernism and the Interior Designer 7. Glamour and Sustainability Appendix 1: Interior Designers and Their Ships Appendix 2: Designing Liners: Notable Ships Glossary Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018080616791,"sku":"9780367858964","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367858964.jpg?v=1750775569","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designing-liners-a-history-of-interior-design-afloat-9780367858964","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}