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Let’s learn about the most iconic designers of the 1900s. Which one is your favorite?
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Just like painters study Claude Monet and photographers study Ansel Adams, if you want to be a great interior designer, it helps to study the greats. Save this list as a reference.
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In order:
@dorothydraperco
@tonyduquetteofficial
David Hicks
Elsie de Wolfe
@sergiorodriguesatelier
@billybaldwinstudio
Arthur Elrod
Harold Curtis Brown
Florence Knoll
Shirt Kuramata
@sisterparishdesign1933
Mark Hampton
Candace Wheeler
(It’s nice to see some of these artists’ legacies continued online!)
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One note about Harold Curtis Brown. There are no known images of him, and very little of his life and career after 1938 is documented. But his story and legacy still deserve to be shared.
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#interiordesign #design #interiors #history #vintagedecor
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Dorothy Draper. She was known for bold theatrical interiors with black and white and unexpected color. Tony Duquette. He began his career as a set decorator and was known for his maximalist interiors. David Hicks. Known for bold use of color, geometric patterns, and mixing modern with traditional. Elsie de Worse, considered the first interior decorator, she famously rejected Victorian interiors calling them stuffy. Sergio Rodriguez, known as the father of Brazilian furniture. Billy Baldwin, known as the Dean of Decorating. His style was bold and tailored. Arthur Elrod, known as the design king of the desert for his contributions to Palm Spring modernism. Harold Curtis Brown. Known as one of the first black interior designers in The US, he shaped Harlem Renaissance nightlife designing glamorous interiors of popular clubs. Florence Knoll. Known for revolutionizing the modern corporate office. Shiro Kuromata, known for his experimental furniture blending minimalism and surrealism. Sister Parish, known for popularizing the American country style. Mark Hampton, known for refined historically informed interiors. And Candace Wheeler, known as the mother of interior decoration and a leader in the art Candace Wheeler, known as the mother of interior decoration and a leader in the arts and crafts movement.
