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lot has happened in the past hundred years. From the Bauhaus to the
White House, we’ve seen two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the
first African American president. Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum, of
course; interiors are always shaped by the cultural and social contexts
of their time. At its best, great design can influence the world around
it, too. And as interiors evolve, so can our traditions, well-being, and
even humanity, as is evident in the dozens of touchstone moments below.
1919
German architect Walter Gropius founds the Bauhaus, a radical new school that combines architecture, sculpture, painting, and various crafts in its curriculum. The result is an entirely modern approach to design, based on the belief that it can be useful, beautiful, and mass-produced.
Mid 1920s
Elsie de Wolfe’s career is in full swing. Known as “the first interior designer” (though she may have given herself that title), de Wolfe popularizes animal-print carpets and upholstery—faux, if necessary—and mirrored surfaces, motifs that signify sophistication and worldliness to this day.
1920
Architectural Digest publishes its first issue. The magazine was initially focused exclusively on California, where innovative modernist houses were springing up next to old-world-style cottages and châteaus.
1925
The Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris, ushers in the era of Art Deco. The glamorous, sinewy style is soon embraced in New York and Hollywood. The Great Gatsby is published the same year.
1933
1919
German architect Walter Gropius founds the Bauhaus, a radical new school that combines architecture, sculpture, painting, and various crafts in its curriculum. The result is an entirely modern approach to design, based on the belief that it can be useful, beautiful, and mass-produced.
Mid 1920s
Elsie de Wolfe’s career is in full swing. Known as “the first interior designer” (though she may have given herself that title), de Wolfe popularizes animal-print carpets and upholstery—faux, if necessary—and mirrored surfaces, motifs that signify sophistication and worldliness to this day.
1920
Architectural Digest publishes its first issue. The magazine was initially focused exclusively on California, where innovative modernist houses were springing up next to old-world-style cottages and châteaus.
1925
The Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris, ushers in the era of Art Deco. The glamorous, sinewy style is soon embraced in New York and Hollywood. The Great Gatsby is published the same year.
1933
Billing
herself as a budget decorator to the upper crust, Sister Parish opens
her office. Her informal style, which comes to be known as American
Country, favors chintz and overstuffed armchairs, and still endures
today.
1937
Jean-Michel Frank decorates the living room in Nelson Rockefeller’s Fifth Avenue town house, mashing up his own furniture designs with Louis XV–style French furnishings and paintings by Matisse. The colorful, eclectic, and avant-garde space was a spectacular departure for the designer, and was also his final project.
1946
Architect, interior and furniture designer, and entrepreneur Florence Knoll Bassett becomes a full business partner in Knoll Associates, and revolutionizes office design with open-plan layouts and clean-lined furnishings built for how humans actually work.
1946
Renowned decorator Dorothy Draper overhauls The Greenbrier resort, which served as an infirmary for soldiers during World War II. She remains the resort’s decorator into the 1960s, when her protégé, Carleton Varney, takes over. Known for vibrant colors and bold prints, Draper is a marketing and publicity whiz, who sets the blueprint for running a successful design firm.
1949
To escape Nazi Germany, a wave of European modernists, including Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, had already emigrated to the United States; their work influences a generation of upcoming American architects like Philip Johnson, whose iconic Glass House is built in 1949.
1937
Jean-Michel Frank decorates the living room in Nelson Rockefeller’s Fifth Avenue town house, mashing up his own furniture designs with Louis XV–style French furnishings and paintings by Matisse. The colorful, eclectic, and avant-garde space was a spectacular departure for the designer, and was also his final project.
1946
Architect, interior and furniture designer, and entrepreneur Florence Knoll Bassett becomes a full business partner in Knoll Associates, and revolutionizes office design with open-plan layouts and clean-lined furnishings built for how humans actually work.
1946
Renowned decorator Dorothy Draper overhauls The Greenbrier resort, which served as an infirmary for soldiers during World War II. She remains the resort’s decorator into the 1960s, when her protégé, Carleton Varney, takes over. Known for vibrant colors and bold prints, Draper is a marketing and publicity whiz, who sets the blueprint for running a successful design firm.
1949
To escape Nazi Germany, a wave of European modernists, including Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, had already emigrated to the United States; their work influences a generation of upcoming American architects like Philip Johnson, whose iconic Glass House is built in 1949.
1950
Postwar technology has made materials like aluminum, steel, bonded wood, fiberglass, and plastics widely available, enabling designers to create remarkable new products, like Charles and Ray Eames’s molded fiberglass dining chairs, which remain in demand today.
1951
Henry Francis du Pont transforms his 175-room mansion in Delaware into the Winterthur Museum. The 90,000 objects and period-decorated rooms—from the 17th to the 20th centuries—celebrate American arts and crafts, elevating their place in the global history of design.
1956
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum in New York features corkscrew-like interior circulation and galleries, including a spiraling ramp and no stairs. The space forever changes how museumgoers experience cultural spaces.
1957
Billy Baldwin had already built a career on swapping out silk and taffeta for more durable, comfortable fabrics when fashion editor (and soon-to-be Vogue editor in chief) Diana Vreeland called on him to make her Park Avenue living room “look like a garden, but a garden in hell.” The room’s mirrored walls, crystal sconces, and decorative seashells make a distinct impact, but it’s the scarlet floral chintz that covers the room—walls, curtains, furniture—that sends it over the top.
1957
Postwar technology has made materials like aluminum, steel, bonded wood, fiberglass, and plastics widely available, enabling designers to create remarkable new products, like Charles and Ray Eames’s molded fiberglass dining chairs, which remain in demand today.
1951
Henry Francis du Pont transforms his 175-room mansion in Delaware into the Winterthur Museum. The 90,000 objects and period-decorated rooms—from the 17th to the 20th centuries—celebrate American arts and crafts, elevating their place in the global history of design.
1956
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum in New York features corkscrew-like interior circulation and galleries, including a spiraling ramp and no stairs. The space forever changes how museumgoers experience cultural spaces.
1957
Billy Baldwin had already built a career on swapping out silk and taffeta for more durable, comfortable fabrics when fashion editor (and soon-to-be Vogue editor in chief) Diana Vreeland called on him to make her Park Avenue living room “look like a garden, but a garden in hell.” The room’s mirrored walls, crystal sconces, and decorative seashells make a distinct impact, but it’s the scarlet floral chintz that covers the room—walls, curtains, furniture—that sends it over the top.
1957
Paul
R. Williams becomes the first African American to be inducted into the
American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows. Williams was
well-known for his brand of California glamour and creating homes for
Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and Lon Chaney.
1958
American Nancy Lancaster, who expatriated to England and became a partner in Colefax and Fowler, inspires color enthusiasts everywhere with her “buttah yellah” (she never lost her Virginia accent) living room, the pinnacle of the English-country look she helped create. Vibrant walls, loads of chintz, and a casual mix of cozy furnishings define the look.
1962
Unveiling a much publicized restoration of the White House, Jackie Kennedy’s televised tour of the landmark captivates the nation. The $2 million overhaul features spaces blinged out by Frenchman Stéphane Boudin and Sister Parish, who had previously decorated the Kennedy’s Georgetown home.
1975
Bucking trends, Michael Taylor brings an earthy elegance and mix of high-low decor to the Beyer residence in Malibu, California, which was designed by architect John Lautner. The groundbreaking project is the advent of California cool—and is still relevant today.
1976
Ikea debuts the Poäng chair, designed by Noboru Nakamura. The bentwood chair is a harbinger of the company’s future success (30 million pieces have sold to date)—and our collective obsession with Scandinavian design.
1958
American Nancy Lancaster, who expatriated to England and became a partner in Colefax and Fowler, inspires color enthusiasts everywhere with her “buttah yellah” (she never lost her Virginia accent) living room, the pinnacle of the English-country look she helped create. Vibrant walls, loads of chintz, and a casual mix of cozy furnishings define the look.
1962
Unveiling a much publicized restoration of the White House, Jackie Kennedy’s televised tour of the landmark captivates the nation. The $2 million overhaul features spaces blinged out by Frenchman Stéphane Boudin and Sister Parish, who had previously decorated the Kennedy’s Georgetown home.
1975
Bucking trends, Michael Taylor brings an earthy elegance and mix of high-low decor to the Beyer residence in Malibu, California, which was designed by architect John Lautner. The groundbreaking project is the advent of California cool—and is still relevant today.
1976
Ikea debuts the Poäng chair, designed by Noboru Nakamura. The bentwood chair is a harbinger of the company’s future success (30 million pieces have sold to date)—and our collective obsession with Scandinavian design.
1977
Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell open Studio 54 in a former theater. Though the nightclub closed just three years later, its legendary parties and mirrored- and neon-bedecked interiors leave an indelible impression.
1981
Ettore Sottsass founds the Memphis Group. Their brightly colored, oddly shaped, and generally outrageous objects and furnishings defy convention—and announce that the ‘80s have arrived.
1984
Andrée Putman’s interiors for the Morgans Hotel show a disciplined, monochromatic, and totally ‘80s approach to hospitality. The project marks the beginning of the boutique-hotel era.
1984
Meanwhile, star decorator Mario Buatta earns the nickname “Prince of Chintz” and French country and shabby chic are trending upward, in another bifurcated decade of design styles.
Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell open Studio 54 in a former theater. Though the nightclub closed just three years later, its legendary parties and mirrored- and neon-bedecked interiors leave an indelible impression.
1981
Ettore Sottsass founds the Memphis Group. Their brightly colored, oddly shaped, and generally outrageous objects and furnishings defy convention—and announce that the ‘80s have arrived.
1984
Andrée Putman’s interiors for the Morgans Hotel show a disciplined, monochromatic, and totally ‘80s approach to hospitality. The project marks the beginning of the boutique-hotel era.
1984
Meanwhile, star decorator Mario Buatta earns the nickname “Prince of Chintz” and French country and shabby chic are trending upward, in another bifurcated decade of design styles.
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