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Interiors in the Era of Covid-19: Interior Design between the Public and Private Realms

Hardback

Main Details

Title Interiors in the Era of Covid-19: Interior Design between the Public and Private Realms
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Penny Sparke
Edited by Dr Ersi Ioannidou
Edited by Pat Kirkham
Edited by Stephen Knott
Edited by Dr Jana Scholze
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreProfessional interior design
ISBN/Barcode 9781350294226
ClassificationsDewey:729
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 93 colour illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publication Date 23 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Covid-19 lockdowns caused people worldwide to be confined to their homes for longer and on a greater scale than ever before. This forced many unprecedented changes to the way we treat domestic space - as relationships shifted between the public and the private worlds, and homes were rapidly adapted to accommodate the additional roles of schools, offices, gyms, restaurants, making-spaces and more. Above all, our understanding of the home as a site to support and enhance the well-being of its inhabitants changed in a variety of novel ways. Interiors in the Era of Covid is a collection of essays which explore the complex ways in which our inside spaces (contemporary and historical) have responded to Covid-19 and other human crises. With case studies ranging from US and Europe to Japan, China, Colombia, and Bangladesh, this is a truly global work which examines wide-ranging subjects from home-working and home technologies, to the impact of lockdown on people's identities, gender roles in the home, and the realities of domestic living with Covid in refugee camps. Exploring the roles played by designers (both amateur and professional) in accommodating changing requirements and anticipating future ones - whether Covid or beyond - this book is a must-read for students and researchers in interior design, architecture, architectural and design history, and anyone interested in the home and the relationships between health and design.

Author Biography

Penny Sparke is Professor of Design History and Director of the Modern Interiors Research Centre at Kingston University, UK. Ersi Ioannidou is Senior Lecturer in Interior Design at Kingston University, UK. Pat Kirkham is Professor of Design History at Kingston University, UK. Stephen Knott is Senior Lecturer in Critical and Historical Studies at Kingston University, UK. Jana Scholze is Associate Professor and Course Director of the MA Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston University, UK.