‘But is it possible to live in such a motley setting?’ The modernist interior in Britain
‘But is it possible to live in such a motley setting?’ The modernist interior in Britain
This chapter details the encounters between modernist art and design and the British home. Using a range of case studies – in particular the Omega Workshops, the Isokon building in Hampstead and the activities of the Design Industries Association and Council for Art in Industry – it explores the reception of modernist home design and decoration in Britain in the decades before the Second World War. In particular, it discusses the rise of modernist design and decoration institutions, and charts their development and organisation.
Keywords: Omega Workshops, Design Industries Association, Council for Art in Industry, Isokon, Roger Fry
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