Vienna and the new Wohnkultur, 1918-1938

• Verfasst von: Jackson-Beckett, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Vienna and the new Wohnkultur, 1918-1938
• Verf.angabe: Michelle Jackson-Beckett
• Verlagsort: Oxford ; New York
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: xviii, 243 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Pläne
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 211-228
• Schrift/Sprache: Text auf Englisch teilweise auf Deutsch, Überschriften teilweise deutsch teilweise englisch
• ISBN: 978-0-19-887949-7
• Schlagwörter: (g)Wien / (s)Wohnkultur / (s)Innenarchitektur / (z)Geschichte 1918-1938
• Sprache: eng ger
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Jackson-Beckett, Michelle: Vienna and the new Wohnkultur, 1918-1938. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024. - 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 243 Seiten)
• RVK-Notation: ZH 8100
• RVK-Notation: ZH 8950
• RVK-Notation: LL 10190
• RVK-Notation: ZH 8020
• K10plus-PPN: 188379532X

Abstract

"This book examines interior design exhibitions, press, and debates about modern living in interwar Vienna, an overlooked area of modern European architecture and design history. It argues for a reconsideration of the contours of European modernism. It analyzes varied interpretations of modern domestic culture (Wohnkultur) in Vienna and why these interpretations were distinct from other strands of European modernism. The book introduces new research and translations of primary sources on flexible, adaptable, and affordable design by architects, designers, and retailers. Vienna's design discourse also prefigured important postmodern and contemporary discussions on historicism, eclecticism, empathy, and user experience. While the domestic sphere might seem tangential to the dire political situation and humanitarian crises of interwar Europe, it was nevertheless at the forefront of debates about cultural identity and economic policy in the Viennese press, culture, and arts. This book explores why and how the Viennese design landscape was set apart--aesthetically and theoretically--from other European explorations of modern design"--